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Deputy Secretary Of Defense Initiates Smooth Transition With Trump Team

Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks initiates communication with President-elect Donald Trump's transition team for a smooth handover.

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Tuberville blocks an Army nominee over Austin hospitalization - Roll Call

Lt. Gen. Ronald P. Clark has been tapped for a promotion to general, with an assignment as commander of U.S. Army Pacific in Hawaii.

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US, Chinese Defense Chiefs To Meet Following Taiwan Tension

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will meet his Chinese counterpart, the Pentagon announced Friday, after Beijing carried out war games around Taiwan in a sign to the US-backed democracy's new leader.

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Foreign Secy Kwatra reviewed advancements in India-US strategic partnership

Washington, DC (US) Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra visited Washington, DC, United States, from April 10-12. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Foreign Secretary Kwatra meets U.S. officials, reviews progress of global strategic partnership

India's Foreign Secretary meets U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense to discuss expanding bilateral military engagements and defense partnership.

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House lawmakers grill Austin over secretive hospitalization - Roll Call

Members of a House panel interrogated the Defense secretary Thursday on the notification delay related to his January hospitalization.

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Pentagon Review Reveals Details Of Defense Secretary's Hospitalization

Review of Defense Secretary Austin's hospitalization and transfer of authority to Deputy Secretary Hicks raises questions about Pentagon's communication an...

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Lloyd Austin to resume Pentagon duties one day after admission to hospital

US defense secretary underwent non-surgical procedures for bladder issue and ‘cancer prognosis remains excellent’

The Guardian - US

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin cancels NATO trip due to medical treatment

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has canceled his trip to Brussels due to an emergent bladder issue. This comes after previous complications from prostate ca...

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Defense Secretary Austin hospitalized for emergent bladder issue, Deputy Secretary Hicks assumes duties

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has been admitted to the critical care unit at Walter Reed for an emergent bladder issue. The hospital states that the compl...

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Pentagon: Austin hospitalized again for possible bladder issue

Learn about the medical condition affecting Defense Secretary Austin's bladder, possibly related to his previous prostate surgery, and the implications for...

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Hospitalized Pentagon Chief Hands Duties To Deputy

Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks "assumed the functions and duties" just before 5:00 pm (2200 GMT), Pentagon spokesman Pat Ryder said in a statement, adding that Austin was still receiving treatment and that the White House and Congress had been informed.

International Business Times

US defense secretary Lloyd Austin cancels Nato trip after hospitalization

Biden’s top military adviser is receiving treatment for an ‘emergent bladder issue’ and has transferred duties to deputy

The Guardian - US

White House Implements Guidelines for Cabinet Health Notifications

The White House establishes new guidelines for Cabinet agencies to ensure timely notification of any delegation of authority by Cabinet heads.

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Space is now 'most essential' domain for US military, Pentagon says

U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks said that, while China and Russia want to make space a 'warfighting domain,' the U.S. is committed to deterrence only.

The Independent UK

Lloyd Austin released from hospital 24 days after undisclosed surgery

Mr Austin will work from home as he continues to recover from a secret surgery and subsequent complications

The Independent UK

Amid firestorm created by Austin's cancer secrecy, missed opportunities to build trust and educate

The secrecy surrounding Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s hospitalizations due to prostate cancer surgery set off a political firestorm, launched multiple reviews and triggered calls for his ouster

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Secrecy surrounding the defense secretary's hospitalization has put the White House on the defensive

President Joe Biden’s administration pledged from day one to restore truth and transparency to the federal government

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The Independent UK

A timeline of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's hospitalization and lack of White House notification

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had prostate cancer surgery and was later hospitalized in intensive care due to complications from that operation without President Joe Biden, Cabinet members or even his deputy knowing

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Space Command change of command livestreamed tomorrow; US-PRC defense talks conclude

Join us in celebrating the change of command at U.S. Space Command HQ and the ongoing U.S.-PRC Defense Policy Coordination Talks. A nod to Vietnam veterans...

WEKU

Austin was hospitalized for complications following treatment for prostate cancer

A statement from Walter Reed medical center is the first indication of why Lloyd Austin was hospitalized on New Year's Day. It still doesn't answer why no one — including the president — was informed.

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Austin treated for prostate cancer, Pentagon reveals - Roll Call

Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III has been hospitalized since Jan. 1 due to complications from prostate cancer surgery, according to his doctors.

The Independent UK

Questions mount over Lloyd Austin’s secret hospital stay. Here’s what we know

Some Republicans have called for Lloyd Austin to be sacked or step down, but President Joe Biden has expressed confidence in his top defence official

The Independent UK

White House launches review into why Biden not told of defence secretary’s hospital stay

The retired four-star general went to hospital on 22 December for ‘elective procedure’

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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin under fire after hospitalization secrecy scandal

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin faces backlash and calls for resignation after failing to disclose hospitalization, raising concerns about transparency and ...

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