Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin rushed to hospital again Sunday
Just before 5 p.m., he transferred his authority to Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks. In a statement late Sunday night ...
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.
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Secretary Austin's secret hospitalizations 'unnecessarily' increased US national security risks, report finds
Neither Austin’s chief of staff nor Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks knew of his cancer diagnosis or the procedure he underwent in December 2023. In fact, OIG notes that "nearly all of ...
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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin risked national security 'unnecessarily,' Inspector General says
had sought to keep his condition and the fact that he had been incapacitated while under general anesthesia secret from President Joe Biden and Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks. Robert ...
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Pentagon report criticizes defense secretary, deputy for not adhering to protocols
The inspector general found that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Deputy Secretary Kathleen Hicks mismanaged protocols during his 2024 hospitalization for prostate cancer treatment. In a ...
When it comes to innovation, the Pentagon could use a little DOGE
It’s hard to see amid the tumult surrounding the Department of Government Efficiency and its assaults on various government ...
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Military bids farewell to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, following release of critical OIG report
He sought to keep his condition and the fact that he had been incapacitated while under general anesthesia secret from President Biden and Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks.