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SSP alum, Kathleen Hicks (PhD 2010) chosen by President Biden to be Deputy Secretary of Defense
February 9, 2021

SSP alum Kathleen Hicks (PhD 2010) has been chosen by President Biden to be number two at the Pentagon, or Deputy Secretary of Defense. Her swearing in ceremony was on January 9, 2021.
Hicks Takes Reins as Deputy Secretary of Defense - January 9, 2021, defense.gov, by Jim Garamone, DOD News