Full Committee Hearing: “A Review of Defense Secretary Austin’s Unannounced Absence”

Thursday, February 29, 2024 | 11:00 | Rayburn 2118
Date: Thursday, February 29, 2024 - 11:00 AM
Location: Rayburn 2118

Purpose: The committee will meet to receive testimony from Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on the circumstances surrounding the failure to communicate his absence to the President in a timely manner during his recent hospitalization.

Witnesses: 
 
The Honorable Lloyd J. Austin III
Secretary of Defense
Department of Defense

Meeting Documents:

The Honorable Lloyd J. Austin III Opening Statement
Secretary of Defense
Department of Defense