What is Kathleen Hicks?
{{Infobox officeholder | name = Kathleen Hicks | image = Kathleen H. Hicks, Deputy Secretary of Defense.jpg | office = 35th [[United States Deputy Secretary of Defense]] | president = [[Joe Biden]] | term_start = February 9, 2021 | term_end = January 20, 2025 | predecessor = [[David Norquist]] | successor = [[Steve Feinberg]] (nominee) | office1 = 9th [[Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy]] | president1 = [[Barack Obama]] | term_start1 = May 24, 2012 | term_end1 = July 2, 2013 | predecessor1 = [[James N. Miller|James Miller]] | successor1 = [[Brian P. McKeon]] | birth_name = Kathleen Anne Holland | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|9|25}} | birth_place = [[Fairfield, California]], U.S. | death_place = | spouse = [[Thomas W. Hicks]] | children = 3 | education = [[Mount Holyoke College]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[University of Maryland, College Park]] ([[Master of Public Administration|MPA]])<br>[[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] ([[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]]) }} '''Kathleen Holland Hicks'''<ref name=nomination>{{cite web |url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/117th-congress/79/5 |title=PN79-5 — Kathleen Holland Hicks — Department of Defense |website=U.S. Congress |access-date=2021-01-21}}</ref> (born September 25, 1970)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hicks, Kathleen H.|url=https://viaf.org/viaf/46546159/|access-date=2020-12-30|website=Virtual International Authority File}}</ref> is an American government official. She was the [[United States Deputy Secretary of Defense|United States deputy secretary of defense]] from 2021 to 2025 during the [[Joe Biden]] administration.<ref name=nomination/><ref name= mccleary21 >[https://breakingdefense.com/2021/02/depsecdef-will-run-most-missile-defense-nuke-modernization-secdef-recused/ Paul McCleary (2 Feb 2021) DepSecDef Will Run Most Mis