Former U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) inspector general Phyllis Fong was not arrested after she was ousted from her role, a spokesperson for the USDA has said.

Since avian flu arrived in the U.S., farmers have killed millions of birds affected by the disease; however, this is standard procedure.

The USDA did not immediately respond to Reuters request for comment. On Sunday, Reuters reported that the Trump administration terminated 1,165 workers at the National Institutes of Health and ...

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"USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service frontline positions are considered public safety positions, and we are continuing to hire the workforce necessary to ensure the safety and adequate ...

USDA Works to Rehire Bird Flu Officials It Fired, NBC News Reports (Reuters) - The United States Department of Agriculture said on Tuesday that it accidentally fired several agency employees ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Agriculture ... causing serious and often fatal damage. The USDA said on February 1 it would lift the ban it imposed in November under new protocols ...