Lloyd Austin, Defense Secretary

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.
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.
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 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.
Secrecy around Lloyd Austin's hospitalizations raises national security concerns
The Pentagon's inspector general concluded that the secrecy surrounding Lloyd Austin's hospitalizations increased national security risks
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DOD investigation concludes Austin is responsible for failure to notify Congress, White House of his cancer diagnosis as required
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is responsible for the Pentagon neglecting to tell Congress and the White House that the ...
Austin failed to tell Congress or the White House about his health problems as required, report says
The Pentagon’s watchdog, in a highly critical report released Wednesday, faults Austin for the communications failures early ...
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Syria Needs US Troop Presence to Thwart Islamic State: Pentagon Chief
American troops remain essential in Syria ... which Ankara designates as a terrorist organization. U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin looks on from the East Room of the White House during ...
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US troops need to stay in Syria to counter the Islamic State group, Austin says
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany — The U.S. needs to keep troops deployed in Syria to ... of Bashar Assad’s government, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told The Associated Press.
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US troops need to stay in Syria to counter the Islamic State group, defense secretary says
The U.S. needs to keep troops deployed in Syria to prevent ... the ouster of Bashar Assad's government, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told The Associated Press.American forces are still needed ...