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  1. 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 .

  2. HON Kathleen H. Hicks serves as the 35th Deputy Secretary of Defense; she was sworn into that office on Feb. 9, 2021. Prior to becoming Deputy Secretary, HON Hicks held the position of senior...

  3. www.defense.gov › About › Deputy-Secretary-of-DefenseDeputy Secretary of Defense

    Jun 25, 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...

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  5. Kathleen Hicks is the 35th deputy secretary of defense and a former vice president and director of the International Security Program at CSIS. She has a Ph.D. in political science from MIT and has served in the Obama administration and on several commissions and boards.

  6. Dec 30, 2020 · Joe Biden’s transition team announced Wednesday that former Obama Pentagon official Kathleen Hicks is the President-elects pick to serve as deputy secretary of defense, and she would...

  7. Feb 9, 2021 · The Defense Department's glass ceiling is cracking: Kathleen H. Hicks was sworn in as the 35th deputy secretary of defense today. Hicks, a career civil servant who started at the Pentagon as...

  8. 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.