Biden names Kathleen Hicks as 1st woman Deputy Defence Secretary
US President-elect Joe Biden has nominated Kathleen Hicks to be Deputy Defence Secretary. Hicks, if confirmed by US Senate, would be the first woman to hold the number two position in the Pentagon. Hicks, who's heading Biden's transition team at the Pentagon, had served under ex-President Barack Obama as principal deputy undersecretary of defence for policy, strategy, plans and forces.