In November, former Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks, a Wash100 Award recipient, expanded the program to include ...

Experts say the gunman’s brain tissue points to traumatic injury ‘likely’ caused by blasts in the line of duty; the Army disagrees but is taking steps to limit exposure.

During his time Austin oversaw the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, led the more than 50-nation coalition supporting Ukraine in its war with Russia, and directed the most intense naval combat ...

In a statement accompanying his report on Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s hospitalization, Pentagon Inspector General Robert ...

Pete Hegseth has made it through his confirmation hearing and now appears to be on a glide path for confirmation as secretary of defense. The hearing, which lasted four hours, subjected Hegseth to ...

A watchdog investigation into outgoing Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin’s hospitalization in 2024 found that his secretive hospital stay resulted in heightened national security risk, in part because ...

But Austin “did not transfer his authorities” during that period, the review found, nor did he inform Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks or his chief of staff of the procedures.

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and even Mr Austin’s deputy, Ms Kathleen Hicks. His secrecy triggered a political uproar, and calls from now President-elect Donald Trump for him to be fired. “Secretary Austin received ...

Austin III (Secretary Austin), to Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks (Deputy Secretary Hicks), during Secretary Austin’s hospitalizations in December 2023, January 2024, and February ...

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s secret hospitalizations "unnecessarily" increased America’s national security risk, ...