1 day ago · Phyllis Fong, a 22-year veteran of the Agriculture Department, had told colleagues that she intended to stay after the White House fired her Friday. ... The USDA inspector general has a broad ...

Phyllis Fong is an American attorney who served as the inspector general of the United States Department of Agriculture from 2002 until her removal in 2025. She was physically removed from her office because she refused President Trump’s dismissal order. Fong was nominated to the position in 2002 by President George W. Bush. [1]On January 24, 2025, President Donald Trump removed her, along ...

1 day ago · Fong declined to comment and the Office of the Inspector General did not respond to multiple requests for comment. After this article was published, a USDA spokesperson said Fong left the office ...

1 day ago · Phyllis Fong, who was recently dismissed as the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Inspector General by the Trump administration, was escorted from her office on Monday, Reuters reported.

Phyllis Fong, a 22-year veteran of the department, had earlier told colleagues that she intended to stay after the White House ... The USDA inspector general has a broad mandate, pursuing consumer ...

1 day ago · Phyllis Fong, a 22-year veteran of the department, had earlier told colleagues that she intended to stay after the White House terminated her Friday, saying that she didn’t believe the ...

United States Department of Agriculture Inspector General Phyllis K. Fong, J.D. was removed from her office by security after she refused to comply with the Trump Administration firing her ...

3 days ago · The Trump Administration has fired 17 Inspector Generals serving different federal agencies, including Phyllis K. Fong, J.D., who held the role of Inspector General at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) since 2002.. As Inspector General, Ms. Fong was the senior official responsible for audits, evaluations, investigations, and law enforcement efforts relating to USDA's programs and ...

Phyllis K. Fong was sworn in as Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on December 2, 2002. Ms. Fong was nominated by President George W. Bush and confirmed by the U.S. Senate.

19 hours ago · Phyllis Fong was a fixture at the USDA, serving in her role for over two decades since being appointed by former President George W. Bush. The Trump administration ordered her termination on ...