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.

And what the seemingly illegal mass firings could mean for the future of independent agencies in the federal government.

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

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 ...

The White House removed the independent inspectors general of nearly every Cabinet-level agency including the Agriculture ...

The inspectors general reportedly removed included those for the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense and Education. Michael Horowitz, the longtime Justice Department inspector general ...

Last May, one inspector documented “general filth” in a room at the Indiana plant. The U.S. Agriculture Department released the inspection records in response to Freedom of Information Act ...