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 ...
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 ...
Trump fires USAID inspector general one day after blistering report
Paul K. Martin, appointed by President Joe Biden in December 2023, was informed of his dismissal through an email from the ...
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USAID inspector general fired days after publishing report critical of aid pause
The White House has fired the inspector general of the U.S. Agency for International ... USAID is under fire from the Trump administration as the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and ...
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Trump fires USAID inspector general who released report on impact of agency cuts
Washington — President Trump fired the inspector general for the United States Agency for International Development on Tuesday, one day after he released a report detailing the impact of the ...
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Trump fires USAID’s inspector general after report critical of funding freeze
CNN earlier reported the firing. Spokespersons for the State Department, USAID, the National Security Council and the USAID inspector general’s office did not immediately respond to requests for ...
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Longtime Albany prosecutor among inspectors general suing for jobs after abrupt firings
Storch was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Nov. 30, 2022 as Inspector General of the Department of Defense. Although that confirmation came during the Biden administration, Storch was previously ...
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Trump fires USAID inspector general after report critical of funding freeze
To fire IGs, in other words, is to open the door to abuses. (The inspector general at the U.S. Department of Agriculture was, among other things, investigating an Elon Musk startup. When she ...
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New Orleans inspector general accused of sexist remarks
A New Orleans City Council committee is looking into allegations that Inspector General Ed Michel made sexist and disparaging comments about public officials, based on a leaked complaint made by ...
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USAID inspector general fired by White House after critical report
(The Hill) — President Trump’s White House fired the inspector ... least 17 inspectors general, including those who worked in the State Department, Energy Department, Defense Department ...
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Trump fires USAID's inspector general after his office released a report critical of the administration
The inspector general at the U.S. Agency for International Development was fired Tuesday, a day after his office released a report detailing the negative impact of the Trump administration’s ...