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Kathleen Anne Holland Hicks (born September 25, 1970) is an American government official who has served as the United States deputy secretary of defense since 2021. She is the first Senate-confirmed woman in this role and is the highest ranking woman to have served in the United States Department of Defense .
HON Kathleen H. Hicks serves as the 35th Deputy Secretary of Defense; she was sworn into that office on Feb. 9, 2021.
Jun 7, 2024 · Kathleen H. Hicks is the 35th deputy secretary of defense, sworn in on Feb. 9, 2021. Most recently, she served as senior vice president and director of the international security program...
Aug 28, 2023 · Those words — warfighter, deliver, speed, and scale — are at the core of how Secretary Austin and I have sought to drive innovation throughout the Defense Department, especially in this ...
Dec 30, 2020 · Joe Biden’s transition team announced Wednesday that former Obama Pentagon official Kathleen Hicks is the President-elect’s pick to serve as deputy secretary of defense, and she would...
Feb 9, 2021 · Hicks, a former Pentagon official and defense policy expert, is the first woman to hold the number-two position at the Defense Department. She will join Lloyd Austin and assess the Trump administration's shipbuilding plan and other priorities.
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Feb 8, 2021 · Dr. Hicks is the first woman ever to serve in this key role, the second highest ranking position in the Pentagon. She has a long and distinguished career in defense policy and civil service in the U.S. Department of Defense.
