Lloyd Austin, Deputy Defense Secretary

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.
Lloyd Austin departures for last trip to Ramstein meeting as US secretary of defense
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has departed for Germany to attend the 25th meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group at the Ramstein Air Base, which is his last one before the end of the Biden administration.
Secretary Austin's secret hospitalizations 'unnecessarily' increased US national security risks, report finds
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s secret hospitalizations "unnecessarily" increased America’s national security risk, according to a new report from the Department of Defense Office of ...
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.
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 inspector general concluded in a report released on Wednesday.
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.
Austin failed to tell Congress or White House about his health problems as required, report says
The inspector general's report faults Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III for keeping his hospitalization secret for days, ...
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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 ...
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Austin, the first Black defense secretary, ends his term marred by Afghanistan but buoyed by Ukraine
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin bid farewell Friday to the forces and personnel he has led through a tumultuous term that had three major military crises, a global pandemic and a ...
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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 ...
Putin’s Plan for Peace Is No Peace at All
Pursuing a policy of peace through strength is vital to Ukraine’s survival and America’s security. The United States and its ...
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After receiving Medals of Honor at White House, 7 Soldiers inducted into Pentagon Hall of Heroes
Following a ceremony Friday at the White House where seven soldiers received the Medal of Honor, today those same soldiers ...
Joe Biden's Final $500M Ukraine Package Leaves $3.8B On The Table for Trump
Austin III said at the 25th Ukraine Defense Contact Group: "I am announcing today another Presidential Drawdown Authority ...
Biden Administration Moves to Halt Sept. 11 Plea Deal
Justice Department lawyers are defending the defense secretary’s decision to back out of the agreement that avoided a death ...
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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 ...