Lloyd Austin pledged to recuse himself for four years from making decisions that involve his current employer Raytheon Technologies should the Senate confirm him as defense secretary. The pledge ...

accusing her of hypocrisy for backing Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. “We had to vote on a waiver because he [Austin] stepped off the board of Raytheon. But I guess that’s okay, because that ...

1975 - Austin is commissioned as a second lieutenant in the US Army upon graduation from West Point. Over the next 20 years, he holds a number of leadership positions and is stationed at bases in ...

Lloyd Austin became the first Black secretary of defense after the Senate confirmed him to the post on Jan. 22, 2022. Austin served in the U.S. Army from 1975 to 2012. During his stint as head of U.S.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was hospitalized for two weeks at the start of 2024 for complications arising from surgery to ...

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to run the Pentagon, earned more than $6 million over the last two years thanks to income as a Fox News host, book royalties and speaking fees, ...