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 ...

Defense Sec. Austin says he sees diversity in military as a strength in face of Hegseth criticisms The Pentagon inspector general found in its review of Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin's ...

When Hicks was notified that Austin transferred his authority to her, she was not informed it was because he was in the hospital. She did not find out he was hospitalized until Jan. 4, 2024.

A Defense Department Inspector General report found Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's failure to alert staff about a medical procedure risked national security 'unnecessarily.'© Heiko Becker, REUTERS ...

A Pentagon watchdog found that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin needlessly risked U.S. national security by not immediately informing Congress and the White House of his hospitalization last January.

Austin did not inform either Congress or the White House of his initial treatment in December 2023 for prostate cancer or tell his staff or the White House of his worsening complications on Jan. 1 ...

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's failure to inform Congress or the White House as required when he was incapacitated due to treatment for prostate cancer and later complications ...

The Pentagon Inspector General released a scathing report about Defense Secretary Austin’s failure to quickly disclose his hospitalization in early 2024.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s failure to inform Congress or the White House as required when he was incapacitated due to treatment for prostate cancer and later complications potentially ...