File: U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin delivers remarks during meeting with Kenyan Defense Minister Aden Duale at the Pentagon on Feb. 07, 2024 in Arlington, Virginia. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images ...

Kelly Magsamen, Austin’s chief of staff, ordered the 30-day review as the Pentagon has come under intense bi-partisan scrutiny for the secrecy surrounding Austin’s illness and delayed disclosures.

The Pentagon blamed Lloyd Austin’s chief of staff Kelly Magsamen for the delayed notification of Austin’s condition. Chad J. McNeeley. Ryder told reporters that the Pentagon “recognize[s] ...

The Pentagon did not tell the White House, lawmakers or Austin's second in command about his Jan. 1 hospitalization for several days, prompting a growing chorus of criticism as more information ...

Key Background. Austin, a retired four-star Army general, became the first Black Pentagon chief days after Biden took office in January 2021, when the Senate confirmed Austin in a 93-2 vote.

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon Inspector General will investigate the events surrounding the secret hospitalization of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, the Pentagon announced Thursday.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin returned to the Pentagon on Monday, nearly a month after his secret hospitalization on Jan. 1 that he kept from his colleagues – and President Biden – for days.

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon released new details Sunday about Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s continued hospitalization, saying he had a medical procedure Dec. 22, went home a day later and was ...

The Pentagon confirmed Saturday that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin remains hospitalized at Walter Reed Medical Center and is in "good condition" while monitoring DOD operations.

The court found that Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III had the authority to invalidate a contract reached between the ...

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin this week told Congress how the Pentagon plans to spend hundreds of billions of dollars this year for new weapons and military preparations to deter what he said is ...

Lloyd Austin, Biden’s nominee to lead Pentagon, vows to take on extremism in the military January 19, 2021 More than 4 years ago Retired Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III testifies before the Senate ...