Department of Defense Inspector General announces review of Lloyd Austin hospitalization

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

73% : The Department of Defense Inspector General (IG) is launching an investigation into the department's highly-criticized handling of Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin's hospitalization.
48% : Robert Storch wrote in a memo on Wednesday, stating that, "The objective of the review is to examine the roles, processes, procedures, responsibilities, and actions related to the Secretary of Defense's hospitalization in December 2023- January 2024, and assess whether the DoD's policies and procedures are sufficient to ensure timely and appropriate notifications and the effective transition of authorities as may be warranted due to health-based or other unavailability of senior leadership.

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