The decision to oust David Huitema came two weeks after at least 17 inspectors general were removed from their roles.

The Office of Special Counsel protects federal employee whistleblower rights, while the Office of Government Ethics prevents ...

President Trump removed the director of the Office of Government Ethics, the independent agency responsible for overseeing ethics rules for the executive branch.

President Trump has fired the director of the Office of Government Ethics, the agency announced Monday. The office posted on ...

President Donald Trump has fired the federal government’s top ethics official as well as the leader of the agency dedicated ...

Since taking office, the president has purged the government of officials tasked with legal and ethical oversight.

While the OGE director is nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate, director serve five-year terms to ensure that their tenures are not attached to the presidents who appointed them.

The Office of Government Ethics said Monday that President Donald Trump had removed its director, David Huitema.

Hampton Dellinger, the ousted head of the Office of Special Counsel, filed a lawsuit that argued his removal was unlawful, and a federal judge reinstated him at least through Thursday.

The president removed the head of the Office of Government Ethics after his appointment in December to a five-year term.

President Donald Trump has removed the director of the Office of Government Ethics, an official tasked with ensuring government workers comply with conflict of interest and ethics requirements.