Secretary of National Defense

Lloyd Austin, Defense Secretary

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.

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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.

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Defense Department IG finds Secretary Austin's '23 hospitalization increased national security risks

The report from the inspector general stated that neither Congress or the White House were notified about Austin's surgery in a timely manner.

Pete Hegseth, Senate and Defense

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GOP Hegseth holdout presses Defense secretary nominee on her top 3 issues in military

Initial Republican holdout supporting Pete Hegseth as secretary of Defense, Sen. Joni Ernst, questioned the nominee about her top three issues during his hearing Tuesday morning.

Dallas Morning News · 16h

Fact-check: Senate confirmation hearing for defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, faced scrutiny over his level of experience and personal conduct in a

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Pete Hegseth faces Senate confirmation for Defense Secretary: What to know

President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, underwent his Senate confirmation hearings on Tuesday, where senators scrutinized his fitness for the role due to his past as a combat veteran and TV host.

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Pete Hegseth, Trump’s choice for defence secretary, calls China primary foreign threat

Pete Hegseth, US president-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of defence, told Congress on Tuesday that he would ...

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Top Democrat attacks Hegseth at contentious hearing

The top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services committee struck quickly at Pete Hegseth’s confirmation hearing for Defense secretary, accusing him of not being qualified for the role. Sen. Jack Reed (D ...

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Hegseth struggles to answer Sen. Duckworth’s question about ASEAN countries

Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) discusses her tough questioning of Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth where she challenged ...

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