January 27, 2021 Climate change is now a national security priority for the Pentagon The Pentagon will now be prioritizing climate change as a national security threat, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Wednesday.
January 23, 2021 Van Hipp: Dems & GOP unite in support of exceptionally qualified Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin Something happened Friday in Washington that we don’t see much of these days. Republicans and Democrats came together in agreement.
January 22, 2021 Lloyd Austin: What to know about Biden administration's secretary of defense Retired four-star U.S. general Lloyd Austin has made history Friday by becoming America's first Black Secretary of Defense.
January 22, 2021 Senate confirms Biden Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, the first Black Pentagon chief The Senate on Friday confirmed President Biden's defense secretary, Lloyd Austin, in a big bipartisan vote, marking the first time an African American will lead the Pentagon in U.S. history.
January 21, 2021 House, Senate approve civilian waiver for Biden's Defense Secretary nominee Lloyd Austin President Biden's nominee for Secretary of Defense cleared an important hurdle Thursday in his pathway to confirmation of the new cabinet.
January 19, 2021 Democrats who opposed waiver letting Mattis serve as defense secretary now want one for Biden pick President-elect Joe Biden's nominee for secretary of defense, retired Gen. Lloyd Austin, will sit for his confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday, but he will have to clear one more hurdle in order to get the job – a waiver that allows recently retired military service members to lead the Defense Department.
January 18, 2021 Acting secretary of defense says no intel of insider threat to inauguration Acting Secretary of Defense Chris Miller said that the department is "leaving no stone unturned in securing the capital," noting that all National Guardsmen deployed to Washington, D.C. will be vetted.Â
January 17, 2021 Van Hipp: Retired Gen. Lloyd Austin would be outstanding defense secretary in Biden administration President-elect Joe Biden has made a wise choice in nominating retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin to head the Defense Department.
January 13, 2021 Early-morning Capitol photos show National Guard troops resting ahead of impeachment debate When journalists and lawmakers arrived at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, they were surprised to find hundreds of National Guard troops sleeping on the building's marble floors.Â
January 13, 2021 Kash Patel: Defense Department fully cooperating with transition to Biden administration Some 550 senior Defense Department officials have been interviewed by members of the Biden transition team. The department has answered 261 information requests and prepared 7,200 pages of briefing material for the incoming administration.