Pentagon, Lloyd Austin

Defense Secretary Austin’s secrecy around his hospitalizations increased the risks to national security, watchdog says
The secrecy surrounding Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin’s hospitalizations in late 2023 and early 2024 “increased unnecessarily” the risks to US national security, the Pentagon’s inspector general concluded in a report released on Wednesday.
Pentagon watchdog finds Lloyd Austin's hospitalization "unnecessarily" increased risks to national security
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was hospitalized for two weeks at the start of 2024 for complications arising from surgery to treat prostate cancer.
Pentagon watchdog finds Austin hospitalization scandal increased security risks
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s hospitalization scandal last year increased national security risks and should have been handled better, according to a new report from the Pentagon’s
Pentagon Inspector General Says Defense Secretary Austin ‘Unnecessarily’ Increased Risks to National Security With Secret Hospital Stays
A Pentagon official insists there were no ‘gaps in authorities or operational impacts’ during Secretary Austin’s hospitalizations.
Pentagon inspector general faults Austin for hospitalization secrecy
The investigation details exasperation among key aides to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin as he refused to disclose the extent of his medical crisis last year.
Pentagon Investigation Raises New Concerns About Austin's 2024 Hospitalization
An investigation released on Wednesday into U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's secret 2024 hospitalization found his desire for privacy drove notification failures inside the government, and that medication that could have affected his cognitive functions while still in sole command.
Austin failed to tell Congress or White House about his health problems as required, report says
The inspector general's report faults Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III for keeping his hospitalization secret for days, ...
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DOD investigation concludes Austin is responsible for failure to notify Congress, White House of his cancer diagnosis as required
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is responsible for the Pentagon neglecting to tell Congress and the White House that the ...
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2 New Ford-Class Aircraft Carriers Will Be Named After Former Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush
While the White House publicized the decision, the responsibility and authority to name ships lies squarely in the hands of ...
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White House Pushes to Find American Journalist Abducted in Syria
By Adam Goldman Reporting from Washington The White House has given the rebel group that toppled the Syrian government a list of former officials who might have knowledge about Austin Tice ...
Biden warns of oligarchy forming in US during White House farewell speech
President Biden used his farewell address from the Oval Office on Wednesday to warn Americans of an oligarchy taking shape in ...
Austin failed to tell Congress or the White House about his health problems as required, report says
The Pentagon’s watchdog, in a highly critical report released Wednesday, faults Austin for the communications failures early ...
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The Pentagon’s watchdog, in a highly critical report released Wednesday, faults Austin for the communications failures early ...