CDC chief urges focus on health threats as agency confronts political changes
The outgoing head of the nation’s top public health agency urged the next administration to maintain its focus and funding to ...
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Lloyd Austin speaks with Defense Min. Katz on Lebanon ceasefire deal
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke with Israel ... to Israel's security." "Secretary Austin emphasized the importance of ensuring the safety and security of the Lebanese Armed Forces and ...
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Lawmakers press Pentagon to re-ground Ospreys until safety issues can be addressed
WASHINGTON (AP) — Three lawmakers are asking Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to consider re-grounding the military’s fleet of V-22 Ospreys until solutions can be put in place to address safety ...
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Doggett, citing KXAN report, wants federal building safety review
I contacted the General Services Administration about safety at federal facilities,” U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Austin, said. U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett during an interview with KXAN (KXAN Photo ...
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Chinese defence minister Dong Jun rebuffs meeting with Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin at conference
WASHINGTON - China’s Defence Minister declined a meeting with US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin during a meeting of defence leaders in Laos, a move the Pentagon chief said on Nov 20 was unfortunate.
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Secretary Austin issues first-ever DOD vision statement for Southeast Asia prioritizing technology; Energy Department has new deputy CIO
Last week during a summit with Asian military leaders and their international partners, U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin unveiled a first-of-its-kind vision statement outlining the United States ...
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China Refuses Austin Meeting Request Over Arms Sale to Taiwan
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III participates in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Defense Ministers’ informal Meeting in Vientiane, Laos, Nov. 20, 2024. DoD Photo ...
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SE Asian defence chiefs in security talks with US, China
The closed-door talks put US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin and Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun in the same room a day after the latter refused a request to meet with his American counterpart ...
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Rajnath Singh Meets US Secretary Of Defence On Sidelines Of 11th ASEAN Meet
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh met US Secretary of Defence Lloyd J. Austin on the sidelines of the 11th ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting (ADMM)-Plus in Vientiane, Lao PDR, on November 21 ...
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Austin addresses China, UFOs and women in combat during Laos visit
Lloyd Austin, on one of his last trips to Asia as Defense Secretary, expressed regret Thursday that China chose not to meet with Southeast Asia defense ministers this week in Laos. At the same ...
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Pentagon head lands in Fiji to work on basing, logistics deals
Lloyd Austin watched a welcome ceremony at a military base near Fiji’s capital of Suva, having become the first American defense secretary to visit the island. His trip was itself a message ...