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Austin, The Pentagon

Pentagon investigation raises new concerns about Austin's 2024 hospitalization

An investigation released on Wednesday into U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's secret 2024 hospitalization found his desire for privacy drove notification failures inside the government, and that he took medication that could have affected his cognitive functions while still in sole command.

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Pentagon watchdog finds Lloyd Austin's hospitalization "unnecessarily" increased risks to national security

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was hospitalized for two weeks at the start of 2024 for complications arising from surgery to treat prostate cancer.

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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.

Pete Hegseth, Pentagon

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Hegseth backed by Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy to lead the Pentagon under Trump

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump's pick to head the Department of Defense, could have enough votes to be confirmed, Donald Trump Jr., said.

Why Pete Hegseth is a perfect fit to be Trump’s Pentagon chief

Pete Hegseth could hardly be more suited to be Donald Trump’s secretary of Defense — even though he’d surely be deemed unqualified by any conventional president.

Republican senator previously seen as a roadblock to Pete Hegseth's nomination says she'll back him to lead the Pentagon

Sen. Joni Ernst’s support is a huge boost to Hegseth’s prospects, all but assuring his confirmation as defense secretary barring twists in the GOP-led Senate.

It’s not clear who will lead the Pentagon when Trump takes office. What happens then?

WASHINGTON (AP) — It is unclear who will take over at the Pentagon and the military services when the top leaders all step ...

For Trump and Musk, reforming how the Pentagon works is possible—but not easy

Trump and Musk, tapped to run a new Department of Government Efficiency, have floated a variety of ideas to reform Pentagon ...

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US defense contractor tells Musk panel that Pentagon bureaucracy is the problem

The CEO of one of the world's biggest defense contractors, L3Harris Technologies, told President-elect Donald Trump's ...

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K2 Space names former Pentagon official head of space policy

California-based aerospace startup K2 Space has named John Plumb, former assistant secretary of defense for space policy, as ...

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Trump's pick for Pentagon chief says troops forced out of the military over the COVID vaccine could be 're-recruited' with back pay and an apology

Pete Hegseth, Trump's pick to lead DoD, said troops will get back what "they lost because they were forced out due to an ...

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Trump's Pentagon should expand innovation hub, tech panel says

The Defense Innovation Board says DIU needs a bigger budget and more infrastructure to help guide nontraditional firms to ...

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Sec Def Austin Took Meds That Could Impair Cognitive Function While in Sole Command of Pentagon, Watchdog Finds

A watchdog investigation into outgoing Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin’s hospitalization in 2024 found that his secretive ...

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Trump's Pentagon pick walked back his outspoken opposition to women in combat

Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth signaled he wouldn't ban women from combat roles, a backtrack that may have been ...

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