WSJ Exclusive: Inspectors General Fired by Trump Speak Out
Three of the Inspectors General recently dismissed by President Trump sit down with WSJ’s Damian Paletta to discuss why it’s important for this role to remain independent and what the long-term ...
The retaliatory firing of USAID’s inspector general is a travesty
If an independent oversight professional can be summarily fired for doing his or her job, there will be a permanent chilling ...
Judge Refuses to Immediately Reinstate Inspectors General Fired by Trump
Judge Ana C. Reyes, a Biden appointee, excoriated lawyers representing the former government watchdogs for how they handled ...
Senate Dems slam USAID inspector general’s firing as doing more harm than good on curbing waste
A pair of Senate Democrats slammed President Trump’s firing of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) ...
What is an inspector general and what do they do?
On October 12, 1978, Congress passed the Inspector General Act, which established twelve Federal Offices of Inspector General tasked with rooting out fraud and waste and providing non-partisan ...
Inspectors general fired by Trump file lawsuit to get their jobs back
Eight inspectors general who were fired by Donald Trump are suing the federal government over what they allege are "unlawful ...