Senate confirms Hung Cao (USNA '96) as Navy undersecretary

Published on October 3, 2025

The Senate on Wednesday voted 52-45 to confirm Hung Cao, a former Virginia Republican Senate candidate, as the next under secretary of the Navy.

In February, President Donald Trump nominated Cao to be the second-highest ranking civilian official in the Department of the Navy.

Cao served in the Navy for 25 years, holding a wide range of leadership positions, including division chief of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, director of counter-improvised threats in Afghanistan and commanding officer of the Naval Diving and Salvage Training Center. 

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