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 ...

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 ...

US President-elect Joe Biden has chosen retired General Lloyd Austin as his defence secretary ... the board of directors of defence contractor Raytheon and opposition from lawmakers in Congress ...

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to run the Pentagon, earned more than $6 million over the last two years ...