Austin transferred his duties to Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks the same day he was hospitalized. Hicks, the White House, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Congress were ...

Kathleen Hicks is the Department of Defense’s deputy secretary. She was confirmed by the Senate in February 2021, making her the first woman to assume the second-highest ranking civilian job at ...

during which his authorities were temporarily transferred to Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks. "He is now back home ...

ALBAWABA - A Pentagon spokesperson announced that the Defense Secretary of the United States Lloyd Austin is in critical care "for symptoms suggesting an emergent bladder issue". American media ...

But Austin “did not transfer his authorities” during that period, the review found, nor did he inform Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks or his chief of staff of the procedures.

Deputy Defence Secretary Kathleen Hicks on Friday spoke about 'four lessons' she views as critical for prevailing in the US strategic competition with China.

Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks fielded a question about plans for the JEDI contract two days later, at an April 30 program hosted by the Aspen Institute, a Washington, D.C.-based non ...

But Austin “did not transfer his authorities” during that period, the review found, nor did he inform Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks or his chief of staff of the procedures. For a separate ...