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

Security agents escorted the inspector general of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) out of her office Monday after she ...

President-elect Donald Trump announced the appointment of Stephen Vaden as deputy secretary of USDA for his upcoming administration. Vaden, who served as general counsel for USDA during Trump’s ...

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