Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's secret hospitalization last month is prompting the Pentagon to create new policies for leadership absences.
Members want next year's spending plan to include money for junior enlisted pay raises and military housing improvements.
Post officials are working an a host of short- and long-term solutions to decadeslong infrastructure issues.
The agency's executive director was found to have used her position to get one of her partners promoted.
Austin, 70, has had ongoing health issues since undergoing surgery for prostate cancer in December.
By Tara Copp, AP
Austin's medical issue is not expected to interfere with his cancer recovery, according to his doctors.
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of Feb. 12, 2024.
Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks assumed defense secretary duties late Sunday afternoon.
A new government watchdog report found troops waited more than two weeks for an urgent appointment off base.
U.S. troops will likely be staying put at Tower 22 and other remote outposts in Iraq, Syria and Jordan, according to the Pentagon.
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