Collection and analysis of the reports have occurred largely without the input of regional military commands, which are responsible for detecting and deterring threats against the country, the inspector general said.
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.) are demanding the Pentagon’s inspector general probe more than $50 million in defense grants given to Chinese pandemic research institutions including those provided to labs in Wuhan, the city where COVID-19 first emerged in 2019.
US House Armed Services Chairman Mike Rogers in a letter demanded US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin appear before the panel for a testimony to discuss the lack of transparency of his hospitalization earlier this month.