Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin rushed to hospital again Sunday
Just before 5 p.m., he transferred his authority to Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks. In a statement late Sunday night ...
The Baltimore Sun26d
Pentagon report criticizes defense secretary, deputy for not adhering to protocols
The inspector general found that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Deputy Secretary Kathleen Hicks mismanaged protocols during his 2024 hospitalization for prostate cancer treatment. In a ...
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.
Fox News27d
Secretary Austin's secret hospitalizations 'unnecessarily' increased US national security risks, report finds
Neither Austin’s chief of staff nor Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks knew of his cancer diagnosis or the procedure he underwent in December 2023. In fact, OIG notes that "nearly all of ...
USA Today28d
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin risked national security 'unnecessarily,' Inspector General says
had sought to keep his condition and the fact that he had been incapacitated while under general anesthesia secret from President Joe Biden and Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks. Robert ...
Stars and Stripes28d
DOD investigation concludes Austin is responsible for failure to notify Congress, White House of his cancer diagnosis as required
The report states when Austin went for the initial medical procedure December 2023, he kept information private from Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks; Air Force Gen. Charles “CQ” Brown ...
Defense News29d
The Pentagon’s ‘Replicator’ drone bonanza faces an uncertain future
I think we’ve done that by just putting our heads down,” she said. Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks observes a Defense Innovation Unit site walkthrough in Mountain View ...