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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will undergo a procedure related to the bladder issue that prompted his hospitalization earlier this year, the Department of Defense said Friday afternoon.
The department called it a "scheduled, elective and minimally invasive" procedure that will take place at Walter Reed Medical Center later Friday, according to a statement.
Austin will transfer his duties temporarily to Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks, the department said.
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