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 inspector general faults Austin for hospitalization secrecy
The investigation details exasperation among key aides to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin as he refused to disclose the extent of his medical crisis last year.
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Pentagon watchdog finds Lloyd Austin's hospitalization "unnecessarily" increased risks to national security
The Pentagon inspector general found in its review of Secretary of Defense Lloyd ... not handle this right," Austin said. "I should have told the president about my cancer diagnosis.
Austin, the first Black defense secretary, ends his term marred by Afghanistan but buoyed by Ukraine
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is bidding farewell to the forces and personnel he’s led through a tumultuous term ...
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Lloyd Austin ends term marred by Afghanistan but buoyed by Ukraine
Defense Secretary Austin will bid farewell Friday following a term that included three major military crises, a global ...
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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin risked national security 'unnecessarily,' Inspector General says
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon Inspector General released a scathing report Wednesday about Defense Secretary Lloyd ... Austin, suffering from complications after surgery for prostate cancer, had ...
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Secrecy around Lloyd Austin's hospitalizations raises national security concerns
The secrecy surrounding Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin’s hospitalizations ... for procedures related to a prostate cancer diagnosis. Austin’s hospitalizations were kept secret from the ...