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International Business Times
International Business Times
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W.G. DUNLOP

Pentagon Inspector To Probe US Defense Chief's Hospitalization

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks during a Senate hearing on March 28, 2023 (Credit: AFP)

The Pentagon's independent inspector general will investigate US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's failure to report his hospitalization to the rest of the government, a memo released Thursday said.

Austin kept President Joe Biden and Congress in the dark about his prostate cancer diagnosis for weeks and did not inform them about his hospitalization at the beginning of the year, leading to growing calls for him to resign or be fired.

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