The White House has introduced a new set of guidelines aimed at ensuring prompt notification to the administration any time a Cabinet member is unable to perform their duties. This move comes after an incident where Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's hospitalization at Walter Reed Medical Center was not immediately reported to President Joe Biden. Austin was hospitalized in early January due to complications from a prior surgery related to prostate cancer, and the lack of timely communication has prompted the Biden administration to standardize rules for Cabinet notifications. The review of procedures was initiated by the White House Chief of Staff after the hospitalization was kept secret from the White House for several days.
The White House has issued new rules to ensure it is informed when a Cabinet member is unable to perform his or her duties after Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin failed to report his stay in the intensive care unit due to complications from prostate cancer earlier this month. The… https://t.co/dJrZu17SNC
The holdup in installing the new leadership raises questions regarding whether Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s illness and hospitalization affected planning for the transfer of power. https://t.co/7IKRpZJNe4
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White House issues guidance to cabinet following undisclosed Austin hospitalization Austin was hospitalized at Walter Reed Medical Center in early January due to complications from a prior surgery. Read more ⬇️ https://t.co/mHVfl6qicR
The White House is laying out a new set of guidelines to ensure it will be informed any time a Cabinet head can't carry out their job after Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's secret hospitalization this month was kept for days from President Joe Biden... https://t.co/287LmGdxFH
The Biden administration is standardizing rules aimed at ensuring the White House is promptly notified when a Cabinet secretary is unable to carry out their duties. https://t.co/oThJzr0GKt
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Scoop: The White House is laying out a new set of guidelines to ensure it will be informed any time a Cabinet head can’t carry out their job. @WHCOS had launched review after Austin’s hospitalization this month was kept for days from the White House https://t.co/FzWwm8jZuG