Biden’s Pentagon Pick Could Cash in $1.7M From Leaving Current Job

Jack Beyrer
January 11, 2021 4:45 PM

Retired general Lloyd Austin, Joe Biden's nominee for secretary of defense, could collect up to $1.7 million from leaving his job at a defense contracting giant.

GOP Lawmakers Concerned Biden Defense Sec Pick Will Be Rammed Through Congress

Urge careful deliberation on Pentagon pick with sparse public record

Adam Kredo
January 8, 2021 1:50 PM

Republican lawmakers on the House Armed Services Committee are expressing concerns the incoming Biden administration will force through its selection of retired Gen. Lloyd Austin to serve as the nation’s next defense secretary, according to a letter sent Thursday to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that raises questions about the nominee’s sparse public record.

Biden Pentagon Pick Suppressed ISIS Intel, According to Congressional Probes

Ex-Gen. Austin faced bipartisan criticism after CENTCOM downplayed ISIS threat

Yuichiro Kakutani
December 9, 2020 5:10 PM

Joe Biden's Pentagon pick, retired Army general Lloyd Austin, faced bipartisan criticism in 2016 for manipulating intelligence to downplay the threat of ISIS.