US EditionSenate Confirms Hung Cao as Navy Undersecretary
Hung Cao was confirmed by a 52-45 Senate vote to serve as the Navy's second-highest civilian official during a government shutdown.
- Hung Cao has been confirmed as the Under Secretary of the Navy by the U.S. Senate with a vote of 52-45.
- Cao was nominated by President Donald Trump in February 2025 and brings 25 years of combat experience.
- Senator Lisa Murkowski was the only Republican to dissent in the confirmation vote, citing discomfort with Cao's background.
- His confirmation occurs amid a government shutdown and emphasizes Cao's vision to enhance U.S. Navy lethality.
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Senate Confirms Hung Cao as Undersecretary of the Navy
The U.S. Senate has confirmed Capt. Hung Cao (USN, ret'd) as the next Undersecretary of the Navy. Cao, the son of a high-ranking South Vietnamese official, came to the U.S. as a refugee after the end of the Vietnam War. He attended Annapolis and commissioned as a special operations officer in 1996, working his way up through the ranks in deployments overseas during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. After retiring at the rank of captain in 2021…
Hung Cao, Who Helped Recover JFK Jr.'s Body After Plane Crash, Confirmed As Undersecretary Of The Navy
Another Trump nominee has been confirmed. Former Navy Captain Hung Cao has been officially confirmed to serve as the Under Secretary of the Navy. Cao was nominated by President Trump in February shortly after he lost his senate race against Senator Tim Kaine. BREAKING: US Senate CONFIRMS Trump nominee Hung Cao as Under Secretary for the Navy, 52-45. Hung Cao served in the Navy for YEARS and fled communism from Vietnam. He ran for Virginia US Se…
Headlines from across the state: Senate confirms Hung Cao as Navy’s No. 2 civilian; more …
Here are some of the top headlines from other news outlets around Virginia. Some content may be behind a metered paywall: Politics: Senate confirms Hung Cao as Navy’s No. 2 civilian. — Breaking Defense. U.S. Sens. Kaine, Warner seek to keep Discovery space shuttle in the commonwealth. — Virginia Mercury. Education: Baldacci makes $13 million donation to VCU, Library of Virginia. — Richmond Times-Dispatch (paywall). Local: Halifax County administ…
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