Trump fired 17 inspectors general during his first days in office, eight of whom have filed a lawsuit claiming that the ...

On October 12, 1978, Congress passed the Inspector General Act, which established twelve Federal Offices of Inspector General tasked with rooting out fraud and waste and providing non-partisan ...

Eight government watchdogs have sued over their mass firing that removed oversight of President Donald Trump’s new administration. The lawsuit filed Wednesday in federal court in Washington asks a ...

The eight inspectors general want a judge to declare their firings by email were "legally ineffective" and put them back to work.

Eight inspectors general fired by the White House last month have sued the administration, arguing President Donald Trump ...

Inspectors general fired by President Donald Trump are suing to get their jobs back as watchdogs for waste and fraud at ...

The case is the latest to challenge a wave of actions by President Trump that brazenly violated legal limits on his power.

It’s not immediately clear whether the firings are legal, as the Trump administration is required to give a 30-day notice.