Lloyd Austin /tags/lloyd-austin Lloyd Austin en-US Copyright Sun, 21 Mar 2021 14:40:07 GMT U.S. Defense Chief Austin Goes To Afghanistan Amid Questions Over Withdrawal Date /news-partners/2021-03-21/u-s-defense-chief-austin-goes-to-afghanistan-amid-questions-over-withdrawal-date Lloyd Austin arrived in Kabul on his first visit as defense secretary as the Biden administration discusses when to pull U.S. forces out of Afghanistan. Sun, 21 Mar 2021 14:40:07 GMT /news-partners/2021-03-21/u-s-defense-chief-austin-goes-to-afghanistan-amid-questions-over-withdrawal-date Alex Leff Pentagon Will Deploy Active Duty Troops To Support COVID-19 Vaccination Sites /news-partners/2021-02-05/pentagon-will-deploy-active-duty-troops-to-support-covid-19-vaccination-sites White House coronavirus adviser Andy Slavitt said part of the first contingent of more than 1,000 troops is set to begin operations in California mid-February with more vaccination missions to follow. Fri, 05 Feb 2021 18:38:00 GMT /news-partners/2021-02-05/pentagon-will-deploy-active-duty-troops-to-support-covid-19-vaccination-sites Rachel Treisman Biden Repeals Trump-Era Ban On Transgender Troops /news-partners/2021-01-25/biden-repeals-trump-era-ban-on-transgender-troops Former President Donald Trump had first ordered a ban on transgender service members in 2017, and President Biden had long promised to repeal the directive. Mon, 25 Jan 2021 16:19:56 GMT /news-partners/2021-01-25/biden-repeals-trump-era-ban-on-transgender-troops Scott Detrow Senate Begins Biden Cabinet Confirmation Hearings As Impeachment Trial Looms /news-partners/2021-01-19/senate-begins-biden-cabinet-confirmation-hearings-as-impeachment-trial-looms The Senate returns for the first time since the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol. Five committees will question nominees to lead Defense, State, Homeland Security, Treasury and the top intelligence post. Tue, 19 Jan 2021 10:08:00 GMT /news-partners/2021-01-19/senate-begins-biden-cabinet-confirmation-hearings-as-impeachment-trial-looms Deirdre Walsh Biden Poised To Enter Presidency With Fewest Cabinet Confirmations In Decades /news-partners/2021-01-08/biden-poised-to-enter-presidency-with-fewest-cabinet-confirmations-in-decades Only one of Biden's Cabinet nominees, retired U.S. Army Gen. Lloyd Austin, has a confirmation hearing scheduled. Fri, 08 Jan 2021 16:53:13 GMT /news-partners/2021-01-08/biden-poised-to-enter-presidency-with-fewest-cabinet-confirmations-in-decades Barbara Sprunt