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The U.S. Secretary of Defense oversees the Department of Defense and acts as the principal defense policy maker and adviser.
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Democrats concerned over Austin hospital secrecy as prominent
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Pentagon adds new details about defense secretary's secretive
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Congress approves waiver for Biden's pick for defense secretary
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Defense secretary expected to return to Pentagon Monday after
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Defense Secretary Austin Holds News Conference
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Defense Secretary Austin due Friday; US prepares evacuation
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Pentagon waited three days to inform White House that the defense
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Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks (@DepSecDef) / X
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Harold Brown, former secretary of defense & Air Force, shaped both
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China Blasts Defense Secretary Austin as 'Unprofessional and
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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin lays out vision of future in first