Sept. 25, 2024 DOD Official Briefs Lawmakers on Financial Management Progress, Path Forward Thomas C. Steffens, the senior assistant to DOD's comptroller, provided testimony before the House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce, outlining the department's recent financial management success.
Aug. 26, 2024 Climate Change Is Crisis for Entire Planet, Deputy Secretary Says Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks said a top concern for officials within the defense community has been securing national interests in the face of climate change effects.
Jan. 12, 2024 DOD Releases First Defense Industrial Strategy The National Defense Industrial Strategy lays out long-term priorities that will guide DOD actions and resource prioritization with the aim of creating a modern, resilient defense industrial ecosystem.
Nov. 30, 2022 DOD Begins Hiring 'Prevention' Workforce DOD is working to create the healthy climates necessary to address a range of problematic and harmful behaviors, including suicide. This will be accomplished, in part, with a new and dedicated workforce focused on community-based prevention.
July 7, 2022 Team Investigating Racial Disparity in Military Justice Embarks on Installation Visits Members of an internal review team tasked with looking into the root causes of racial disparities in the military's investigative and justice systems are conducting a series of listening sessions and visits to military installations.
May 11, 2022 Within FY23 Budget Request, Three Approaches Help DOD Meet Defense Strategy This year's $773 billion presidential budget request for the Defense Department uses three approaches to support the nation's defense strategy, Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen H. Hicks said during a keynote address at the Reagan Institute.
March 27, 2022 DOD Publishes New Software Modernization Strategy Delivering a more lethal force requires the ability to evolve faster and be more adaptable than adversaries, Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen H. Hicks said.
Dec. 10, 2021 Press Secretary Discusses U.S.-U.K. Talks, Ukraine Situation, Boosters The special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom continues with Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Kathleen Hicks virtually hosting the fifth round of the U.S.-U.K Defense Dialogue, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby said.
Oct. 1, 2021 Hicks Discusses DOD Issues, Career Advice in 'Smart Women, Smart Power' The first woman in the No. 2 leadership position at the Defense Department, Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks, discussed myriad military issues at the ''Smart Women, Smart Power'' event.
July 28, 2021 DOD Directs Employees to Start Wearing Face Masks Again The Defense Department directed employees working in areas at high risk for transmission to begin using face masks again as a measure to prevent the continued spread of the COVID-19 virus, especially the fast-moving, highly-transmittable Delta variant.