Mass firing of 17+ inspectors general without the 30-day notice

Date

Jan 24, 2025

Kind

Congressional oversight

Status

Judicially found non-compliant

Source

nbcnews.com ↗

Court or forum

White House; Inspector General Act

What happened

Identical two-sentence emails terminated at least 17 statutory IGs effective immediately, citing "changing priorities," with no 30-day notice to Congress and no case-specific rationale. Grassley and Durbin jointly sought an explanation.

Publisher

NBC News

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