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On January 24, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump announced the immediate firing of at least 17 inspectors general across various federal government agencies. The late-night mass dismissal has raised significant concerns about government oversight, accountability, and potential legal violations, and was called a "Friday night coup", "Friday night purge", "midnight purge" [1] or "illegal ...
In the United States, other than in the military departments, the first Office of Inspector General was established by act of Congress in 1976 [1] under the Department of Health and Human Services to eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse in Medicare, Medicaid, and more than 100 other departmental programs. [2]
The Inspector General of the United States Army serves to "provide impartial, objective and unbiased advice and oversight to the Army through relevant, timely and thorough inspection, assistance, investigations, and training." [1] The Inspector General has historically been a high-ranking Army official before their appointment to the position ...
In a late-night Friday move, President Donald Trump fired at least 17 independent watchdogs -- known as inspectors general -- at multiple federal agencies, sources familiar with the move told ABC ...
Office of Inspector General, U.S. Agency for International Development; U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Inspector General; Inspector General of the Department of the Air Force; History of the Office of the Inspector General of the United States Army; List of Inspectors General of the United States Army
Inspectors general can be fired by the president, but only after communicating a reason for the removal to both houses of Congress 30 days in advance. In 2022, Congress strengthened and expanded ...
In April and May 2020, United States President Donald Trump dismissed the inspectors general (IGs) of five cabinet departments in the space of six weeks. [1] [2] The inspectors general removed were Michael K. Atkinson, Intelligence, on April 3; Glenn Fine (acting), Defense, April 7; Christi Grimm (acting), Health and Human Services, May 1; Mitch Behm (acting), Transportation, May 15; and Steve ...
The Office of the Inspector General of the United States Army dates back to the appointments of Colonel Augustin de la Balme (IG July 8, 1777 – October 11, 1777) [2] as "inspector-general of the cavalry of the United States of America," and Major General Philippe Charles Tronson du Coudray (IG August 11, 1777 – September 15, 1777) [2] as "Inspector General of Ordnance and Military Stores ...