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 ...
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Watch live: Austin bids farewell to Defense Department
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will bid farewell in a speech Friday morning, just days before President-elect Trump is set to return to the White House. Austin spent more than 40 years in uniform ...
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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin risked national security 'unnecessarily,' Inspector General says
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon Inspector General released a scathing report Wednesday about Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s failure to alert the White House and his senior staff about his ...
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Austin transferred power after taking meds that could affect cognitive function
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was given medication during his hospitalization last year that could affect cognitive functions before he transferred his authority to his deputy, according to a new ...
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In farewell address, Austin touts 'huge progress' in protecting nation, caring for military personnel
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said farewell to his department Friday during an event that was filled with all the pomp and circumstance one would expect for a four-star general who ...
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Austin, the first Black defense secretary, ends his term marred by Afghanistan but buoyed by Ukraine
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is bidding farewell to the forces and personnel he's led through a tumultuous term WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin bid farewell Friday to the forces and ...
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Lloyd Austin recommends a $50 billion increase in defense spending
Austin’s five-year spending plan includes a projection to spend as much as $1 trillion on defense as soon as 2028. Meanwhile, Biden increased the 2025 budget by just 1%. In a letter dated Nov ...