Pentagon watchdog launches review following Austin hospitalization
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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to undergo nonsurgical procedure, Deputy Kathleen Hicks will assume control
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will undergo a nonsurgical procedure Friday evening at Walter Reed Medical Center as a follow-up for a bladder issue he had earlier this year, the Pentagon said in a release.
Jill Biden says agreement to let federal employee military spouses work from overseas is overdue
WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden said Wednesday that allowing federal employees who are military spouses to work from overseas is a common-sense “national security imperative” that is long overdue.
Biden announces help for federal employees who are military spouses and want to telework from abroad
President Joe Biden's administration on Wednesday announced new steps to improve a program that lets federal employees who also are military spouses telework from overseas.
Lawmakers set to grill Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin over secret hospitalization
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is appearing before members of Congress on Thursday to answer questions about his days-long delay in notifying President Joe Biden and lawmakers of his secret hospitalization after his cancer diagnosis.
Pentagon comes under fire after releasing report of Austin’s hospitalization: ‘We still have questions’
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Who was to blame for secrecy surrounding Austin's hospitalization? A Pentagon report says no one
An internal review blames privacy restrictions and staff hesitancy for the Pentagon's failure last month to quickly notify the president and other senior leaders about Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's hospitalization for complications from prostate cancer surgery.
