Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to Testify to Congress on February 29
Lloyd Austin has confirmed he will testify to the House Armed Services Committee about keeping his hospitalization a secret from Joe Biden.
Kathleen Hicks
Report: Aide to Pentagon Chief Lloyd Austin Asked Ambulance Dispatcher to Be ‘Subtle’ When Arriving
An aide to Lloyd Austin, who made the 911 call to request an ambulance on January 1, asked that the dispatchers be “subtle” when arriving.
Gaetz Calls for a Hearing with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks
Rep. Matt Gaetz called for a hearing on Austin’s failure to communicate his hospitalization to Biden and other top national security officials.
Biden on Vacation Same Time Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin Was Hospitalized
President Joe Biden and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin — the two officials with National Command Authority, or the authority to give military orders — were both out of office on New Year’s Day, raising questions as to who exactly would be in charge in the case of a military emergency.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin Hiding His Hospitalization from Biden, Others, Rocks Washington
Washington remained in collective shock on Sunday, as more information trickled out about Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s failure to disclose that he was admitted to the hospital’s intensive care unit for days without telling the president, the national security adviser, members of Congress, and the public.
Sen. Roger Wicker Calls for a Briefing from the Pentagon After It Hid Austin’s Hospitalization
The top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, Sen. Roger Wicker, slammed the Pentagon for its “shocking defiance of the law” after it failed to disclose Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s hospitalization to the president, the National Security Council, and Congress for several days, and called for a briefing from the administration “immediately.”
Exclusive: Pentagon Office in Charge of AI Strategy Plagued with Incompetence and Mismanagement
The office at the Pentagon tasked with overseeing its artificial intelligence strategy is so plagued with incompetence and mismanagement that it has hired an outside consulting firm to help figure out how to fix it.
Joe Biden Sending Stingers, Drones, Machine Guns, Grenade Launchers, and 20 Million Rounds of Ammo to Ukraine
President Joe Biden boasted of the “unprecedented assistance ” he had prepared for Ukraine, thanking Congress for passing over $13 billion in aid and support funds for the conflict.
Joe Biden Nominates Three Former Obama Administration Officials to Serve in Top Pentagon Positions
President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday announced he has nominated three former senior Obama administration officials for top positions at the Pentagon, prompting praise from the foreign policy establishment.
