Ernst Seeks Greater Transparency After Austin Hospitalization Revealed
• Republican Sen. Joni Ernst demands audit of Cabinet secretaries' work from home schedules after Defense Sec. Lloyd Austin was secretly hospitalized for 15 days
• Ernst questions how often Cabinet heads are working from home if Austin could be gone for a week without notice
• Ernst requests all agency and department heads publish their schedules online and return to federal offices
• Austin appeared publicly for the first time since hospitalization, virtually from home, still recovering from prostate cancer complications
• Biden admonishes Austin's lack of judgement but stands by him; White House reviewing matter and Pentagon investigating mishandling