Lloyd Austin, Deputy Defense Secretary

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.
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.
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 bids farewell to Defense Department

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