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 ...
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Pentagon watchdog finds Lloyd Austin's hospitalization "unnecessarily" increased risks to national security
The Pentagon inspector general found in its review of Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin's hospitalization last year that it "increased unnecessarily" the risks to national security, even if ...
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.
Pentagon scrubs Biden-era abortion travel policy
The Pentagon has struck a Biden administration policy of covering travel costs for service members and their dependents who ...
Austin failed to tell Congress or the White House about his health problems as required, report says
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin 's failure to inform Congress or the White ... later complications potentially raised “unnecessary” security risks, the Pentagon’s watchdog concluded ...
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Austin, the first Black defense secretary, ends his term marred by Afghanistan but buoyed by Ukraine
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin listens as President Joe Biden speaks about foreign ... Credit: AP/Susan Walsh Austin ...
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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 watchdog.
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It's not clear who will lead the Pentagon when Trump takes office. What happens then?
became acting secretary for the two-day gap between the inauguration of Democratic President Joe Biden and the Senate vote to confirm Lloyd Austin as Pentagon chief. President Barack Obama asked ...
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The Pentagon finessed its pivot to Asia. Can it last during Trump?
Pentagon officials counter that they’ve ... walks out after a meeting with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue summit in Singapore, May 2024.