Posted 1/11/2024, 8:08:00 PM
Pentagon Watchdog to Review Delay Notifying Leaders About Austin’s Hospitalization
- Pentagon inspector general to review Austin's hospitalization and Pentagon's handling of it
- Review will examine if Pentagon properly notified others when Austin transferred authorities
- Austin and Pentagon leaders criticized for not disclosing his hospitalization for days
- Inspector general notified Austin, Deputy Secretary Hicks, and Walsh of the review
- Review is separate from Pentagon's own 30-day internal review of notification procedures