An Opportunity for Change: President Biden’s First Defense Budget Proposal
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When it comes to national security or national defense, dollars are policy: What an administration seeks to fund and where it chooses to make cuts reveals a great deal about its national security strategy and priorities. One of the Biden administration’s immediate and critical responsibilities is sending its proposed fiscal year (FY) 2022 defense budget and FY 2022–2026 defense program to Congress.
The administration will have to make some hard choices as it develops its budget, regardless of how much of its total discretionary spending it is able or willing to devote to the nation’s military defenses. And no matter how much the United States spends on defense, it cannot buy perfect security.
56 Recommendations for Congress: Shaping the FY 2022 National Defense Authorization Act and Defense Appropriations to Enhance the National Defense
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Senate confirms Hicks as DoD’s No. 2 February 8
Deputy Secretary of Defense nominee Kathleen Hicks reacts to a statement during her Senate confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C. Feb. 2, 2021. (DoD photo by EJ Hersom) WASHINGTON ― The Senate confirmed Kathleen Hicks as deputy defense secretary on Monday evening, making her the first woman to be confirmed by the Senate to the position. Hicks, who led President Joe Biden’s transition team at the Pentagon, was a deputy undersecretary of defense under the Obama administration. More recently, she led international security program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. The Senate Armed Services Committee approved Hicks on Feb. 4 and on Monday confirmed her by a voice vote.
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“This committee has relied on Dr. Hicks’ expertise to shape defense policy and conduct oversight, and I am pleased we are advancing her nomination to serve as deputy secretary of Defense with strong, bipartisan support. This position is critical to national defense, and I hope the full Senate will confirm her as soon as possible, without needless delay.”
Hicks served as a deputy under secretary of Defense during the Obama administration. Before her nomination to be deputy Defense secretary, she led the international security program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
Biden s historic selection of Hicks comes after the president chose a recently retired general to be Defense secretary.
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