保密丑闻发生后，国防部长劳埃德·奥斯汀出院。 Following the scandal of secrecy, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was discharged from the hospital.

国防部长劳埃德·奥斯汀在医院待了两周治疗前列腺癌手术并发症后出院，他对拜登政府保密了这项手术。 Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was released from the hospital after spending two weeks there to treat complications from prostate cancer surgery that he kept secret from the Biden administration. 奥斯汀康复后将在家工作，他的医生表示他进展顺利。 Austin will be working from home as he recovers, and his doctors have said he is progressing well. 奥斯汀住院情况缺乏透明度，引发了政府和国防部对通知白宫和其他方面的程序进行审查，如果内阁成员必须将决策权移交给副手，就像奥斯汀在最初的手术和部分手术期间所做的那样。最近的住院时间。 The lack of transparency about Austin's hospitalization has triggered administration and Defense Department reviews on the procedures for notifying the White House and others if a Cabinet member must transfer decision-making authorities to a deputy, as Austin did during his initial surgery and a portion of his latest hospital stay.