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Why was Defense Secretary Austin’s hospital stay kept secret for days?
Members of Congress and Pentagon leaders were unaware for days that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had been hospitalized since Monday.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
This week in Congress: Defense rush before Memorial Day
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of May 21.
Pentagon strips Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria troop numbers from web
The quarterly reports, now removed and stripped of Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan statistics, were a way to provide some transparency into the number of forces involved in fighting ISIS and the Taliban.
By Tara Copp, AP
US Air Force orders freeze on public outreach
New guidance from the U.S. Air Force hits pause on public affairs while the entire enterprise is retrained — and could have a long-term impact on how the service shares information.
By Valerie Insinna, David B. Larter and Aaron Mehta
Congressional hawks want straight talk on military readiness problems
In the wake of press reports about ground units that could not deploy, aircraft that could not fly and ships that were wearing out, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis cautioned military leaders about publicly telegraphing readiness shortfalls.
By Joe Gould