SECNAV Outlines Personnel-Focused Duties for New Under Secretary as Chief of Staff Exits

New Navy Under Secretary Cao to ‘supercharge’ force by ditching DEI, raising standards, modernizing IT

Navy Secretary John C. Phelan has tapped new Navy Under Secretary Hung Cao to lead a sweeping overhaul of the service and "supercharge the Navy and Marine Corps," including modernizing its business and IT systems. Cao, sworn in Oct. 3. by Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, returns to the Department of the Navy with direct orders to "cut red tape and raise standards." Phelan said in a memo shared exclusively to Fox News Digital that the reforms are t…

Hung Cao tasked with modernizing Navy’s IT, business systems

Hung Cao, the new undersecretary of the Navy, has been tasked with spearheading digital modernization across the department. Cao was confirmed by the Senate last week as the Navy’s No. 2 civilian official and sworn in by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Secretary of the Navy John Phelan has already given the new undersecretary what a press release described as a “wide-ranging cross departmental portfolio” that “unifies the Department’s most conse…

SECNAV outlines personnel-focused duties for new under secretary as chief of staff exits

Navy Secretary John Phelan has outlined a series of responsibilities for newly confirmed Navy Under Secretary Hung Cao, who is tasked with a portfolio of predominantly personnel-focused initiatives as well as overseeing audit improvements and efforts to utilize Guam as a "power projection platform." Cao, a retired Navy captain and former congressional candidate, was finally confirmed by the Senate and sworn in as Navy under secretary late last w…

New Navy Under Secretary Cao to ‘supercharge’ force by ditching DEI, raising standards, modernizing IT – Democratic Accent

Navy Secretary John C. Phelan has tapped new Navy Under Secretary Hung Cao to lead a sweeping overhaul of the service and “supercharge the Navy and Marine Corps,” including modernizing its business and IT systems.  Cao, sworn in Oct. 3. by Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, returns to the Department of the Navy with direct orders to “cut red tape and raise standards.”  Phelan said in a memo shared exclusively to Fox News Digital that the reforms are…

Secretary Phelan Welcomes Under Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao and Launches Portfolio to Supercharge Warrior Ethos and Quality of Service Across the Navy and Marine Corps

Release From SECNAV Public Affairs, Oct. 3, 2025  Today, Secretary of the Navy John C. Phelan announced a wide-ranging cross departmental portfolio for the Under Secretary of the Navy (UNSECNAV) that unifies the Department’s most consequential levers for rebuilding warrior ethos and quality of service. Secretary Phelan also congratulated Under Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao on his swearing-in by Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and warmly welcomed …