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. Fong was nominated to the position in 2002 by President George W. Bush . [ 1 ]

Jan 29, 2025 · Phyllis Fong, the former inspector general of the U.S. Department of Agriculture who was recently fired by the Trump White House, was reportedly escorted out of her office Monday.

Jan 29, 2025 · 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.

Jan 28, 2025 · The Trump Administration has fired 17 Inspectors General 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.

Jan 29, 2025 · Security agents escorted the inspector general of the U.S. Department of Agriculture out of her office on Monday after she refused to comply with her firing by the Trump administration, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.

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.

Jan 29, 2025 · 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 ...

Jan 29, 2025 · WASHINGTON (TNND) — The inspector general of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Phyllis Fong, was escorted out of her office Monday after refusing to comply with her firing by the Trump administration, according to Reuters.

Phyllis Fong; Mike Ware, chair of Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE) [8] Mark Greenblatt, Interior IG [9] [10] Rae Oliver Davis, Inspector General of HUD, was confirmed to have been terminated. [11] Robert Storch, Inspector General of the Department of …

Mar 14, 2014 · The next time you dig into a juicy rib eye steak or order Eggs Benedict at brunch, you can thank Phyllis Fong that your food is safe to eat. As inspector general of the United States Department of Agriculture for more than a decade, Fong is …