Congress must hold the president accountable for these personnel decisions and take steps to maintain inspectors generals' abilities to monitor the government’s honesty and efficiency.

The Hill

Washington

District of Columbia

United States

Trump’s inspector general purge declaws a government watchdog

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Nexstar Media Group

New York State Inspector General Lucy Lang told Newsweek that "there should be public outrage" at the dismissal of federal IGs.

Newsweek

IBT Media

Why Donald Trump's plan to fire government watchdogs might not work

WASHINGTON – A year after the Inland Northwest became the testing ground for a new computer system that promised to revolutionize veterans’ health care, leaders at the Department of Veterans Affairs had received grave warnings from staff at Spokane’s VA hospital and evidence that flaws in the software had contributed to serious patient harm.

The spokesman-Review

Cowles Company

Spokane

Spokane County

Chief VA watchdog who helped expose flawed computer system in Spokane speaks out after being fired by Trump

Like at least 16 other IGs who were fired at the same time, Mike Missal said he received an email from Trump's director of presidential personnel, Sergio Gor, saying only that "due to changing priorities," he was "terminated, effective immediately."

Military.com

Randstad Holding

San Francisco

San Francisco County

California

VA Watchdog Who Exposed Flawed Computer System Speaks Out After Trump Firing

President Donald Trump’s endless stream of chaotic, misguided and unconstitutional acts is achieving their desired goal. Trump and the Republicans have created a smokescreen that James Bond would envy. While the courts are tied up with challenges created by this chaos, Trump and his GOP backers believe the public and media will take their eyes off their prize -- the complete dismantling of the administrative state.

Cleveland

Cuyahoga County

Ohio

Trump’s chaos strategy - distract the public while eliminating watchdogs

A top official at USAID is being forced to leave the agency after trying to stop Donald Trump’s mass firings.

The New Republic

Win McCormack

Top Official Who Fought “Illegal” Trump Purge Now Being Pushed Out

Recently fired Inspector General Mark Greenblatt joins Sam Stein to discuss the Trump administration’s unprecedented purge of inspectors general, the importance of having independent oversight, and what happens going forward.Leave a commentAs always: Watch, listen, and leave a comment. Bulwark+Live is home to short videos, livestreams and event archives exclusively for Bulwark+ members.Don’t care for video? Use the controls on the left-hand side…

The Bulwark

Inspector General Fired By Trump Reacts: Never Been Anything Like This

President Donald Trump abruptly dismissed 18 inspectors general, leaving key federal agencies without independent oversight at a time when his administration is reshaping climate and environmental policy.Zoya Teirstein reports for Grist.In short:The firings affected watchdogs at agencies like the EP...

Trump’s mass firing of government watchdogs weakens climate oversight

Last Updated on January 31, 2025 Security agents had to escort  Phyllis Fong, the inspector general of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, out of her DC office on Monday after she refused to comply with her dismissal by the Trump administration. The White House terminated Fong on Friday, but the 22-year veteran of the department […]

National File

USDA Inspector General Escorted Out of Office By Guards After Refusing Trump’s Dismissal - Nemos News Network

President Trump’s surprise move to fire 17 watchdogs, including USDA's Phyllis Fong, raises concerns about oversight and accountability in agricultural programs.

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