An inspector general’s office is intended to operate independently. Partly in reaction to Trump’s last IG firings, Congress built new guardrails intended to protect them.

The inspectors general were notified late Friday by emails from White House personnel director Sergio Gor that they had been terminated immediately, according to people familiar with the actions ...

WASHINGTON — Eight inspectors general fired without notice last month sued in federal court Wednesday arguing President Donald Trump violated the law by not warning Congress of their terminations.

Inspectors general are the nonpartisan watchdogs inside federal agencies, tasked with conducting fair, objective and independent oversight of the federal government. For more than 45 years, they ...

Inspectors general are charged with rooting out government waste, fraud, abuse, and preventing misconduct. President Trump is dismantling checks on his power and paving the way for widespread ...

A veteran city prosecutor who investigated police corruption over a three-decade career will become the next inspector general for the New York City Police Department, taking on a crucial ...

Inspectors general have been referred to as the most powerful public officials you’ve never heard of. In fact, IGs are a crucial part of our democratic system’s checks and balances: They ...

The inspector general does not have the power to arrest, but it will refer to findings of potential illegal or unethical activity to the State Attorney’s Office, the U.S. Attorney’s Office ...

Overall, the Office of the Inspector General has a $2,677,810 million budget in the 2026 fiscal year, compared to $2,663,158 million in the 2025 fiscal year and $2,251,705 in the 2024 fiscal year.

Inspector General Devlin has a lot to prove, and I hope he overcomes his initial reluctance to fulfill the 2020 vision of an Inspector General who advocates for Black Lives. We need a robust ...

Trump ousts at least 15 independent inspectors general in late-night purge The dismissals appeared to violate federal law, which requires Congress to receive 30 days’ notice of any intent to ...

Inspector general oversight has improved the full scope of federal programs for the American public, from preventing veteran suicides to fighting the opioid epidemic, stopping abusive nursing ...