The inspectors general for at least 17 agencies were terminated in late January, with one such official receiving a letter ...

A group of 39 U.S. senators, led by Senators Mark Warner (D-VA) and Tim Kaine (D-VA), has called on President Donald Trump to ...

A group of nearly 40 Senate Democrats is calling on President Trump to reinstate all of the inspectors general (IG) he fired in one night last week, arguing the decision does not comply with ...

The top watchdogs for the Defense Department and Department of Veterans Affairs were among the individuals dismissed by Trump ...

Trump also replaced multiple key inspectors general in 2020, including those leading the Defense Department and intelligence community, as well as the inspector general tapped to chair a special ...

All are expected to be nonpartisan. Trump also replaced multiple key inspectors general in 2020, including those leading the Defense Department and intelligence community, as well as the inspector ...

The dismissals appeared to violate federal law, which requires Congress to receive 30 days’ notice of any intent to fire a ...

Conversations about removing these watchdogs began during Trump's transition. In a late-night Friday move, President Donald Trump fired at least 17 independent watchdogs -- known as inspectors ...

In 2020, he replaced multiple key inspectors general, including those leading the Defense Department and intelligence community, as well as the inspector general tapped to chair a special ...

The role of the modern-day inspector general dates to post-Watergate Washington, when Congress installed offices inside agencies as an independent check against mismanagement and abuse of power.