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 ...
Weeks after controversial hospital stay, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin returns to Walter Reed
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ... Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning.
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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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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 ...
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin risked national security 'unnecessarily,' Inspector General says
The Pentagon Inspector General released a scathing report about Defense Secretary Austin’s failure to quickly disclose his hospitalization in early 2024.
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Sec Def Austin Took Meds That Could Impair Cognitive Function While in Sole Command of Pentagon, Watchdog Finds
Austin was initially hospitalized in December 2023 for a prostatectomy and spent a day at Walter Reed Medical ... Austin transferred authority to Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks that ...
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Austin, the first Black defense secretary, ends his term marred by Afghanistan but buoyed by Ukraine
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd ... day, and that just hasn’t happened," Austin said. "Some horrible things have happened in terms of women’s rights. We’ll just have to continue to ...
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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 ...