Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks to cadets at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. CBS News When the U.S. invaded Iraq in 2003, Austin was giving the orders for the lead Army division.

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III did not inform Congress or the White House as required when he was incapacitated due to treatment for prostate cancer or when complications ...

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin testifies before a Senate Appropriations Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Oct. 31, 2023. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File) ...

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is forcefully endorsing having women in combat roles and emphasizing the military’s obligation to defend the U.S. Constitution.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin shown at a Senate hearing in January 2021. A Defense Department inspector general’s report released Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, found Austin is responsible for the ...