Biden Taps Kathleen Hicks to Be the Pentagon s First Female Deputy SecDef
Then-Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Robert B. Neller speaks to Senior Vice President and Director of the International Security Program, Dr. Kathleen H. Hicks at the Center for Strategic International Studies, Washington, D.C., Jan. 25, 2018. (Olivia G. Ortiz/U.S. Marine Corps)
30 Dec 2020
President-Elect Joe Biden has selected a recipient of the Defense Department Senior Professional Women s Association Excellence in Leadership Award to be the Pentagon s No. 2 official.
Dr. Kathleen Hicks, most recently senior vice president and director of the International Security Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, will be nominated for deputy secretary of defense, Biden announced Wednesday. Hicks has also led Biden s Defense Department transition team, working to coordinate Pentagon briefings since the election.