In fiscal year 2024, the VA took more than 5,800 actions to remove, suspend, or demote employees for performance problems, ...

President Trump fired 17 inspectors general across federal agencies. Here's what an inspector general does and who they work for.

The top watchdogs for the Defense Department and Department of Veterans Affairs were among the individuals dismissed by Trump.

Members of Congress disagreed. Several noted that VA Inspector General Mike Missal had served in the post since 2016, working as a watchdog for three different administrations. Under his ...

Veterans Affairs Inspector General Michael Missal testifies before the House Veterans Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill on March 7, 2017. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) ...

WASHINGTON — Michael Missal, inspector general at the Department of Veterans Affairs since 2016, was one of more than a dozen inspectors general fired by President Donald Trump. The Friday night ...