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USDA Inspector General Who Refused to Leave Escorted from Office by Security


Phyllis Fong was heading up an investigation into Elon Musk's Neuralink.

Last Friday, President Donald Trump purged several agencies of their inspectors general, demanding that at least 17 people in the role immediately turn in their work laptops and ID badges. In 2008, she was named the first Chairperson of the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE) and sat on the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board that oversaw federal spending related to disaster relief. Per her biography on the USDA website, she was also the recipient of “numerous awards in recognition of her leadership in enhancing sound financial management practices and policies in the Federal Government.”

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