(Reuters)-The government of US President Donald Trump released the independent general inspectors from more than a dozen large government agencies late Friday.
The authorities include the ministries of defense, state, traffic, veteran matters, housing and urban development, internal and energy, said the Washington Post, citing unnamed persons who are familiar with the matter.
The New York Times (NYSE 🙂 said that the cleaning was 17 authorities, but the General Inspector of the Ministry of Justice, Michael Horowitz, spared.
The post said that the layoffs “apparently violate the federal law, which stipulates that the congress must be informed 30 days in advance about any intention to dismiss the general inspector.”
The White House did not immediately respond to inquiries about comments on the reports.
A general inspector is an independent position that conducts audits, examinations and inspectors in the event of allegations of waste, fraud and abuse. They can be recalled by the president or the head of the agency, depending on who has nominated or appointed them.
Most of the released were candidates from Trump’s first term 2017-2021, reported the post office. Those affected were informed by email by the White House personnel director that they were terminated with immediate effect.
