Rep. Gallagher: This Illustrates an Unacceptable Breakdown in the Chain of Command
February 29, 2024
February 29, 2024
WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release:
Today, Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee's Subcommittee on Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation, released the following statement after Secretary Austin admitted to him under oath that anonymous military officials made a decision to transfer his authority to the Deputy Secretary of Defense while he was hospitalized in January:
Today, Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee's Subcommittee on Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation, released the following statement after Secretary Austin admitted to him under oath that anonymous military officials made a decision to transfer his authority to the Deputy Secretary of Defense while he was hospitalized in January: