Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will bid farewell Friday to the forces and personnel ... Austin retired from the Army in 2016 only to be asked to return to the Pentagon by President Joe Biden in 2021, making history as the nation's first Black defense ...

Sen. Lisa Murkowski is opposing the nomination of Pete Hegseth to be President Donald Trump's Defense secretary.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s failure to inform Congress or the White House as required when he was incapacitated due to treatment for prostate cancer and later complications potentially raised “unnecessary” security risks.

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris continued their farewell tour on Thursday, attending the Department of Defense Commander in Chief Farewell Ceremony, offering his thanks to U.S. troops for their service throughout his administration.

Biden urges service members to uphold pledge to ‘support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic’

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.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Sunday declined to directly endorse President Joe Biden’s stance that the U.S. military would defend Taiwan in the event of a Chinese attack, according to...

As President Biden's term ends, his administration's focus on diversity is highlighted by historic appointments, including the first Native American Cabinet official and the first female Treasury Secretary.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said farewell to his department ... Charles Quinton Brown Jr. said Austin thanked President Joe Biden for tapping him to lead the agency after his retirement from ...

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin listens as President Joe Biden speaks about foreign policy during a speech at the State Department in Washington, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. Credit: AP/Susan Walsh ...

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ‘s failure to inform Congress ... even from President Joe Biden, and found that his strong desire for privacy likely influenced his staff in ...

President Joe Biden on Monday pardoned James B. Biden, Sara Jones Biden, Valerie Biden Owens, John T. Owens, and Francis W.