The Pentagon Inspector General released a scathing report about Defense Secretary Austin’s failure to quickly disclose his hospitalization in early 2024.

The Pentagon inspector general found in its review of Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin's hospitalization last year that it "increased unnecessarily" the risks to national security, even if ...

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks during a press briefing at the Pentagon on May 20, 2024, in Washington. (Kevin Wolf/AP) Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will bid farewell Friday to the forces and ...

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 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 ...

Pentagon officials counter that they’ve ... walks out after a meeting with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue summit in Singapore, May 2024.

It's unclear who'll take over at the Pentagon and the military services when the top leaders all step down Monday as ...

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon Inspector General released a scathing report Wednesday about Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s failure to alert the White House and his senior staff about his ...