The report states that during the course of his hospitalization, Austin transferred authority of some of his duties to his deputy secretary of defense from Jan. 2 to 5, but neither of them notified Congress or the White House Situation Room in a "timely manner" as required. The report found...
The information comes as the Pentagon faces criticism for not informing the White House, Congress or the public of Austin's hospitalization sooner. The president was not informed of Austin's cancer diagnosis until Tuesday morning, several weeks after the initial surgical procedure, the White House ...
The White House says the administration will review what rules or procedures weren’t followed when the defense secretary did not disclose his hospitalization for days.
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After he returned to work at the Pentagon following his hospitalization, Austin apologized for not telling President Biden or the public about when and why he had been hospitalized. "We did not handle this right, and I did not handle this right," Austin said. "I should have told the pre...
After he returned to work at the Pentagon following his hospitalization, Austin apologized for not telling President Biden or the public about when and why he had been hospitalized. "We did not handle this right, and I did not handle this right," Austin said. "I should have told the presi...
hospitalization, Austin transferred authority of some of his duties to his deputy secretary of defense from Jan. 2 to 5, but neither of them notified Congress or the White House Situation Room in a "timely manner" as required.The report found that Austin did not consider transferring ...
After he returned to work at the Pentagon following his hospitalization, Austin apologized for not telling President Biden or the public about when and why he had been hospitalized. "We did not handle this right, and I did not handle this right," Austin said. "I should have told the presi...
Austin’s deputy, Kathleen Hicks, was named acting secretary of defense, but she did not know of Austin’s hospitalization until days later. The Pentagon was widely criticized for its lack of transparency in failing to inform Biden or other members of the government about Austin’s illness. A...