White House Fires USAID Inspector General After Warning About Funding Oversight, Official Says
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House fired the inspector general for the U.S. Agency for International Development on Tuesday, ...
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Opinion: The retaliatory firing of USAID’s inspector general is a travesty
On Monday, USAID Inspector General Paul Martin did precisely what inspectors general are charged with doing. His office made public the results of an independent analysis designed to promote ...
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USAID Inspector General Fired After Report on Trump’s Downsizing Effort
The Trump administration’s pattern of dismissing government watchdogs has continued with the recent firing of USAID Inspector General: Paul Martin. His removal comes just weeks after he released a ...
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USAID IG fired day after report critical of impacts of Trump administration’s dismantling of the agency
In a report Monday, the USAID OIG said that the Trump administration’s reduction of USAID personnel and its sweeping freeze on foreign assistance had made it more difficult to track and respond ...
Almost $500 million in food is at risk of spoilage after USAID pause, report says
A report from the USAID inspector general says that almost $500 million in food assistance is sitting in ports, ships and ...
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Trump fires USAID inspector general who released report on impact of agency cuts
Martin was appointed by former President Joe Biden and led the inspector general's office since December 2023. News of his firing was first reported by CNN. No one else at the USAID inspector ...
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Senate Dems slam USAID inspector general’s firing as doing more harm than good on curbing waste
A pair of Senate Democrats slammed President Trump’s firing of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) inspector general, calling on the administration to bring him back along with ...
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Trump fires USAID’s inspector general after report critical of funding freeze
The Trump administration fired the inspector general of the U.S. Agency for International Development on Tuesday — a day after he put out a report criticizing the foreign aid freeze, a USAID ...
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The retaliatory firing of USAID’s inspector general is a travesty
On Monday, USAID Inspector General Paul Martin did precisely what inspectors general are charged with doing. His office made public the results of an independent analysis designed to promote ...