An unclassified summary of the review did not identify any failures by of #DefSec#LloydAustin or his aides as they oversaw the transfer of top-level authority from Austin to his deputy several times while he was undergoing medical treatment in Dec & Jan. But the probe, which was conducted by a snr #Pentagon ofcl, said that Austin’s staff was constrained by #medical#privacy#laws & their own concern about their boss’s privacy.
“Although, as hindsight has shown, the process for making decisions to transfer the Secretary’s authority could & should be improved … nothing examined during this review demonstrated any indication of ill #intent or an attempt to obfuscate,” the report added. #NationalSecurity#UnitedStates#military#Pentagon#DefSec#LloydAustin
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