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.
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.
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 ...
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.
Secretary Austin's secret hospitalizations 'unnecessarily' increased US national security risks, report finds
The Department of Defense Office of Inspector General found that Secretary Lloyd Austin's secret hospitalizations "unnecessarily" put America's national security at higher risk.
Pentagon watchdog: Austin's hospitalization "unnecessarily" increased risks
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was hospitalized for two weeks at the start of 2024 for complications arising from surgery to treat prostate cancer.
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.
Watchdog: Austin Needlessly Risked National Security
The Pentagon's internal watchdog says Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin "unnecessarily" increased risks to national security by keeping his illness and hospitalizations secret in late 2023 and early 2024.
devdiscourse2d
Lloyd Austin's Command Legacy: Triumphs, Trials, and Tribulations
Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin concludes a tumultuous tenure marked by military crises, a global pandemic, and a personal ...
Hosted on MSN8h
Who Is Lloyd Austin's Wife, Charlene?
Lloyd Austin served as President Joe Biden's Secretary of Defense, and this is everything that we know about his wife of ...
Defense News2d
Lloyd Austin ends term marred by Afghanistan but buoyed by Ukraine
Defense Secretary Austin will bid farewell Friday following a term that included three major military crises, a global ...
Sec Def Austin Took Meds That Could Impair Cognitive Function While in Sole Command of Pentagon, Watchdog Finds
A watchdog investigation into outgoing Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin’s hospitalization in 2024 found that his secretive ...
The Hill2d
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 ...
Austin failed to tell Congress or the White House about his health problems as required, report says
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin did not inform Congress or the White House as required when he was incapacitated due to ...
Washington Examiner4d
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 ...
The Washington Post4d
Pentagon inspector general faults Austin for hospitalization secrecy
The Pentagon’s internal watchdog found that both Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks violated protocol in their handling of a medical crisis last year ...
Military bids farewell to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, following release of critical OIG report
During his time Austin oversaw the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, led the more than 50-nation coalition supporting Ukraine in its war with Russia, and directed the most intense naval combat ...