White House sets new guidelines for Cabinet notifications after Austin's secret hospitalization
The White House is laying out a new set of guidelines to ensure it will be informed any time a Cabinet head can’t carry out their job
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is laying out a new set of guidelines to ensure it will be informed any time a Cabinet head can't carry out their job after Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's secret hospitalization this month was kept for days from President Joe Biden and his top aides.
"Through your submissions, you demonstrated your commitment to notifying the White House in the event of a delegation – and upon assumption of a delegation, establishing contact with the White House," White House chief of staff Jeff Zients wrote in a memo sent to the rest of the Cabinet on Friday. The memo was obtained by The Associated Press.
Zients noted that some existing guidelines among agencies differed because of various laws, regulations and executive orders.
