Kathleen Hicks is the Department of Defense’s deputy secretary. She was confirmed by the Senate in February 2021, making her the first woman to assume the second-highest ranking civilian job at ...

during which his authorities were temporarily transferred to Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks. "He is now back home ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will undergo a medical procedure at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Friday evening and will transfer power temporarily to his deputy ...

The Pentagon confirmed Sunday that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was hospitalized Jan. 1 after experiencing "severe pain" from complications of a Dec. 22 elective surgery. But officials struggled ...