In an email to colleagues on Saturday, reviewed by Reuters, she said the independent Council of the Inspectors General on ...

Phyllis Fong had become a fixture at the USDA, serving in her role for over two decades since she was appointed by George W. Bush.

And what the seemingly illegal mass firings could mean for the future of independent agencies in the federal government.

Phyllis Fong, the USDA inspector general, was escorted out of her office after disputing her dismissal by the Trump ...

The White House removed the independent inspectors general of nearly every Cabinet-level agency including the Agriculture ...

Last May, one inspector documented “general filth” in a room at the Indiana plant. The U.S. Agriculture Department released the inspection records in response to Freedom of Information Act ...

The inspectors general reportedly removed included those for the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense and Education. Michael Horowitz, the longtime Justice Department inspector general ...