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.

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

Linsey Davis spoke with David Huitema, the former director of the U.S. Office of Government Ethics, two days after President Trump dismissed him from his role.

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.

President Donald Trump removed the head of the Office of Government Ethics from his post, the agency said Monday – the latest ...

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

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

President Donald Trump removed David Huitema as director of the U.S. Office of Government Ethics, the agency said.