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.

The former inspector general of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) was reportedly escorted out of her office Monday after she "refused to comply" with her termination – though the USDA denies ...

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An inspector general was reportedly escorted out of her office after she failed to comply with mass firings initiated by ...

What better time for the USDA to be without an inspector general—or, worse, some MAGA hack pretending to be one—what with bird flu decimating cattle and poultry, and leaping between species to 67 ...

In a dramatic turn of events, Phyllis Fong, the USDA Inspector General, was escorted out of her office for refusing to comply with her dismissal by the Trump administration. This incident raises ...

USDA and other agencies need closer oversight as the Trump administration purges inspectors general, Senate Agriculture Chair ...

Security agents escorted the inspector general of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) out of her office Monday after she ...

According to a report from Reuters, she was escorted from the building today by security. Fong is a 22-year veteran of the inspector general office with the USDA. And while that multi-decade career is ...

The USDA Inspector General deals with food safety, audits and investigations of the Agriculture Department and violations of ...

The inspector general of the USDA was reportedly forced out of her office by security after refusing to comply with her ...

The Trump Administration's house-cleaning efforts went into high gear Friday night, as it ousted Inspectors General (IGs) at ...