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Sec Def Austin Took Meds That Could Impair Cognitive Function While in Sole Command of Pentagon, Watchdog Finds
A watchdog investigation into outgoing Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin’s hospitalization in 2024 found that his secretive hospital stay resulted in heightened national security risk, in part because Austin took medication with the potential to impair cognitive function while still in sole command of the Pentagon.
Pentagon watchdog finds Lloyd Austin's hospitalization "unnecessarily" increased risks to national security
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was hospitalized for two weeks at the start of 2024 for complications arising from surgery to treat prostate cancer.
Pentagon watchdog finds Austin hospitalization scandal increased security risks
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. The Office of the Inspector General for the Department of Defense (OIG),
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.
Watchdog: Pentagon chief’s secret hospital stay ‘unnecessarily’ risky
A Pentagon watchdog found no harm to U.S. national security but said the incident raised the odds of such issues.
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.
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.
Watchdog: Austin Needlessly Risked National Security
The Pentagon's internal watchdog says Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin "unnecessarily" increased risks to national security by keeping his illness and hospitalizations secret in late 2023 and early 2024.
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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
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin didn't inform Congress or the White House as required when he was incapacitated due to ...
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Pentagon investigation raises new concerns about Austin's 2024 hospitalisation
An investigation released on Wednesday (Jan 15) into US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin's secret 2024 hospitalisation found ...
Report criticizes Austin’s health secrecy
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's failure to inform Congress or the White House as required when he was incapacitated due to ...
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At Ramstein, Pentagon chief Austin departs Ukraine group he founded
But as the day began, the focus was less on Austin than what it means for him to depart. In the last three years, the ...