The White House on Jan. 9 ordered cabinet members to disclose to the White House when they cannot perform their duties, after Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin kept his condition secret for days from top officials in President Joe Biden’s administration.
Cabinet heads must inform the White House chief of staff if they have to delegate authority, or might have to delegate authority, White House chief of staff Jeffrey Zients said in a memorandum reviewed by The Epoch Times.
The memo does not mention the hospitalization of Mr. Austin, 70, who was in intensive care for days before President Biden and the White House were notified….
