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.

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon Inspector General released ... had been incapacitated while under general anesthesia secret from President Joe Biden and Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks.

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 Storch, ...

he transferred his authority to the deputy secretary, but the inspector general’s report says he “did not inform her of the reason for the transfer.” On January 1, 2024, the defense secretary was ...

The five responding CFD members found the unconscious driver to be an off-duty CFD assistant deputy paramedic chief, the report said. Responding Chicago police officers were waved off, and one of ...

First, the review examined the processes, procedures, and actions related to the transfer of functions and duties from Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III (Secretary Austin), to Deputy ...

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ... he transferred his authority to his deputy, according to a new report from the Defense Department’s inspector general. Austin was hospitalized on Jan. 1 ...