US Defense Secretary Osin was hospitalized for one week for illness and was not disclosed for one week without public illness and was not disclosed for public illness and was not disclosed for public illness and it was not disclosed for public illness and was not disclosed for public illness and was not disclosed for public illness and was not disclosed for public illness and it was not disclosed for public illness and it was not disclosed for public illness and it was not disclosed for public.He showed that he had "all responsibilities" for confidentiality.

Reuters reported that Austin was sent to Walterd's National Military Medical Center on New Year's Day, and the Ministry of Defense kept confidentially for five days.Roger Wicker, a Republican senator of the Senate Military Commission, criticized that the Pentagon did not follow legal requirements to report to Congress.

奥斯汀星期六（1月6日）在声明中说：“我认识到自己本可以做得更好，确保公众得到适当的信息。我承诺作出改进。”

He also emphasized that the hospitalization "is my medical procedure, and my disclosure decision has been responsible for all."

Reported that the 70 -year -old Austin's status in the US military command system is second only to President Biden.His duty requires him to prepare for any form of national security crisis at any time.It is unclear to how much Austin's duties entrusted to the deputy Kathleen Hicks, and it is not clear whether he participated in any key decisions during the absence.

The Pentagon did not explain the reasons for Austin in detail, only to say that he had complications after the recent selective medical procedure.

Wick pointed out that the incident further weakened the public's trust in Biden government.Earlier, the Biden government failed to quickly disclose information about national security incidents, including suspected Chinese spy balls in February last year.

According to a spokesman on Saturday, Austin has returned to all duties on Friday (5th), but is still hospitalized.The Pentagon did not disclose when he could be discharged.

The Ministry of Defense News Association also sent to the department officials on Friday night, criticizing the confidentiality of the department, saying that Austin was a public figure, and in this case, there was no right to claim medical privacy.The letter also said that even the president of the United States will disclose the responsibility when it is due to medical procedures.

The letter wrote: "When the US soldiers in the Middle East face increasingly threatened, and the United States played a key national security role in the war of Israel and UkraineThe health status and decision -making ability is particularly important. "