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She is married to Tom Hicks and they have three children: Benjamin, Margaret, and Alexander. "Mrs. Hicks does not prefer to talk about her marriage and personal life as she is highly professional about her work. But Kathleen has admitted that her husband and her children are the backbones of her career."[12][13]Her parents are Rear Admiral Thomas J. Holland Jr. and Ann, and she has 5 siblings.[14]
is poorly sourced and as per
WP:BLPPRIMARY court records (and similar) should not be used, particularly for content like this. Aside from that, this is silly, trivial puffery.
CUPIDICAE💕 20:44, 22 January 2021 (UTC)
Trivial puffery ... well, that is your opinion, I could point out millions of wikipedia entries with personal information to the contrary.
20:50, 22 January 2021 (UTC)
let me fix that, I'll take it out because its from the other site
better now
This really is mere puffery in this article. Hicks apparently never served in the military, has a Ph.D. in Political Science, and was in diapers as the Vietnam War ended. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.49.27.38 ( talk) 16:33, 8 April 2023 (UTC)
On behalf of the Hicks family, and as part of my work with Beutler Ink, I plan to start proposing some changes to this article to bring it more up-to-date and better reflect Kathleen Hicks' career, especially to improve its accuracy, neutrality, and sourcing. I plan to submit a few separate suggestions, and in order to visualize the overall goal I have made a copy of the article's markup and generated a diff to show the changes I intend to propose. The draft article I have in mind is rendered in full at User:WWB Too/Kathleen Hicks, and the areas with colored text are where I will be seeking editor review.
To start, I would like to propose a text change to the article's introduction, as well as the first paragraph of the United States Deputy Secretary of Defense section. Both describe her as "the highest ranking woman currently serving in the United States Department of Defense". In my draft, I've change this text to "the highest ranking woman to have served in the United States Department of Defense". This more accurately reflects the Fortune article already used as an inline citation, which says: "Dr. Kathleen Hicks—the first female deputy secretary of the Department of Defense and the highest-ranking woman in Pentagon history—questioned Navy leaders on their commitment to increasing diversity." I think it is helpful to readers for her biography to note the full extent of her achievement: that she is the highest ranking woman to have ever served, not just the current highest-ranking woman.
If editors agree this is a worthy text change, can someone update the article on my behalf? Best, WWB Too ( Talk · COI) 23:15, 3 April 2024 (UTC)
Following implementation of my previous edit request, I have another content suggestion for this article. As stated previously, I have a financial COI regarding Kathleen Hicks and will not edit the article myself.
Currently, the article includes the following text, per this source:
I propose expanding this text slightly to add mention of the Commission on the National Defense Strategy of the United States (per the same source), and updating content related to board positions. More specifically, I propose replacing the current text with the following:
References
:4
was invoked but never defined (see the
help page).The proposed text adds mention of board roles for other notable organizations, and changes the tense since she is not currently on the Truman National Security Project and SoldierStrong boards. Again, I don't think this is a controversial edit, but I invite others to review and update her entry for me if they agree it makes the article better. WWB Too ( Talk · COI) 16:20, 15 April 2024 (UTC)
With the above request answered and implemented, I'd like to offer one more suggestion for this paragraph. Currently the article says: In October 2020, she also served on the CSIS- LSHTM High-Level Panel on Vaccine Confidence and Misinformation amid the COVID-19 pandemic, co-chaired by Heidi Larson and J. Stephen Morrison. [1]
I would argue this is a less notable aspect of her career, and the claim is not based on secondary coverage. I propose removing and replacing this sentence with the following, which mentions her leading the Department of Defense agency review team:
References
Again, you can see these changes reflect in the draft I've shared at User:WWB Too/Kathleen Hicks. If this seems like a reasonable improvement I would appreciate someone making the update on my behalf. Cheers, WWB Too ( Talk · COI) 02:05, 14 May 2024 (UTC)
User:TJMSmith, thanks for your help improving the first part of the Career section. I'd like to shift focus to the United States Deputy Secretary of Defense subsection, which could be updated with some of her more recent work in this role. The following text, currently a single-sentence paragraph, is not representative of sourcing:
References
While modernization was one of her areas of concern during the confirmation hearings, this sentence is not specifically confirmed in sources. As seen in my draft, I'd like to propose replacing this sentence with the following two paragraphs, which are based on Wikipedia-appropriate sources:
References
He suggests that advocates for change, such as Hicks, can only do so much... Martell was appointed by Hicks to help advance adoption and use of the technology.
It's among impediments Hicks will have to address as she and her Pentagon colleagues push their new "Replicator" initiative, which aims to spur mass production of low-cost drones for the military... Hicks' visit is part of a multiyear Pentagon push to make tech-sector innovations available to the US military
Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks, who has spearheaded Pentagon efforts to bring cutting-edge technology into defense programs, is overseeing the military's first commercial space integration strategy.
Hicks, the first woman to hold the Pentagon's number two position, leads the military's different efforts on climate change.
Senior defense officials, led by Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks, sought out troops, commanders and counselors during a recent visit as the Defense Department assesses what's worked and what hasn't in combatting despair. Hicks' tour came as the Pentagon sorts through dozens of recommendations from an independent commission on combatting suicide in the military.
You'll notice I've kept the two Paul McCleary sources as citations, but I've made the text more accurate and expanded on some of her other documented work. If this seems like a reasonable expansion, I'd appreciate someone making the update on my behalf; for anyone new to this discussion page, I have a financial COI with DepSecDef Hicks and will aim to avoid editing the page directly. Cheers, WWB Too ( Talk · COI) 16:45, 21 May 2024 (UTC)
User:TJMSmith, thanks for your additional help above. I have a final request, this time to expand the current Selected works section with more recent works and, especially, writings that are publicly available. I recognize these selections are subjective, so I'm also open to feedback about what you think is best. Here is the list I'd recommend:
If this is a reasonable expansion, would you be willing to update the article on my behalf? Thanks again for your continued assistance. Cheers, WWB Too ( Talk · COI) 19:22, 24 May 2024 (UTC)
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She is married to Tom Hicks and they have three children: Benjamin, Margaret, and Alexander. "Mrs. Hicks does not prefer to talk about her marriage and personal life as she is highly professional about her work. But Kathleen has admitted that her husband and her children are the backbones of her career."[12][13]Her parents are Rear Admiral Thomas J. Holland Jr. and Ann, and she has 5 siblings.[14]
is poorly sourced and as per
WP:BLPPRIMARY court records (and similar) should not be used, particularly for content like this. Aside from that, this is silly, trivial puffery.
CUPIDICAE💕 20:44, 22 January 2021 (UTC)
Trivial puffery ... well, that is your opinion, I could point out millions of wikipedia entries with personal information to the contrary.
20:50, 22 January 2021 (UTC)
let me fix that, I'll take it out because its from the other site
better now
This really is mere puffery in this article. Hicks apparently never served in the military, has a Ph.D. in Political Science, and was in diapers as the Vietnam War ended. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.49.27.38 ( talk) 16:33, 8 April 2023 (UTC)
On behalf of the Hicks family, and as part of my work with Beutler Ink, I plan to start proposing some changes to this article to bring it more up-to-date and better reflect Kathleen Hicks' career, especially to improve its accuracy, neutrality, and sourcing. I plan to submit a few separate suggestions, and in order to visualize the overall goal I have made a copy of the article's markup and generated a diff to show the changes I intend to propose. The draft article I have in mind is rendered in full at User:WWB Too/Kathleen Hicks, and the areas with colored text are where I will be seeking editor review.
To start, I would like to propose a text change to the article's introduction, as well as the first paragraph of the United States Deputy Secretary of Defense section. Both describe her as "the highest ranking woman currently serving in the United States Department of Defense". In my draft, I've change this text to "the highest ranking woman to have served in the United States Department of Defense". This more accurately reflects the Fortune article already used as an inline citation, which says: "Dr. Kathleen Hicks—the first female deputy secretary of the Department of Defense and the highest-ranking woman in Pentagon history—questioned Navy leaders on their commitment to increasing diversity." I think it is helpful to readers for her biography to note the full extent of her achievement: that she is the highest ranking woman to have ever served, not just the current highest-ranking woman.
If editors agree this is a worthy text change, can someone update the article on my behalf? Best, WWB Too ( Talk · COI) 23:15, 3 April 2024 (UTC)
Following implementation of my previous edit request, I have another content suggestion for this article. As stated previously, I have a financial COI regarding Kathleen Hicks and will not edit the article myself.
Currently, the article includes the following text, per this source:
I propose expanding this text slightly to add mention of the Commission on the National Defense Strategy of the United States (per the same source), and updating content related to board positions. More specifically, I propose replacing the current text with the following:
References
:4
was invoked but never defined (see the
help page).The proposed text adds mention of board roles for other notable organizations, and changes the tense since she is not currently on the Truman National Security Project and SoldierStrong boards. Again, I don't think this is a controversial edit, but I invite others to review and update her entry for me if they agree it makes the article better. WWB Too ( Talk · COI) 16:20, 15 April 2024 (UTC)
With the above request answered and implemented, I'd like to offer one more suggestion for this paragraph. Currently the article says: In October 2020, she also served on the CSIS- LSHTM High-Level Panel on Vaccine Confidence and Misinformation amid the COVID-19 pandemic, co-chaired by Heidi Larson and J. Stephen Morrison. [1]
I would argue this is a less notable aspect of her career, and the claim is not based on secondary coverage. I propose removing and replacing this sentence with the following, which mentions her leading the Department of Defense agency review team:
References
Again, you can see these changes reflect in the draft I've shared at User:WWB Too/Kathleen Hicks. If this seems like a reasonable improvement I would appreciate someone making the update on my behalf. Cheers, WWB Too ( Talk · COI) 02:05, 14 May 2024 (UTC)
User:TJMSmith, thanks for your help improving the first part of the Career section. I'd like to shift focus to the United States Deputy Secretary of Defense subsection, which could be updated with some of her more recent work in this role. The following text, currently a single-sentence paragraph, is not representative of sourcing:
References
While modernization was one of her areas of concern during the confirmation hearings, this sentence is not specifically confirmed in sources. As seen in my draft, I'd like to propose replacing this sentence with the following two paragraphs, which are based on Wikipedia-appropriate sources:
References
He suggests that advocates for change, such as Hicks, can only do so much... Martell was appointed by Hicks to help advance adoption and use of the technology.
It's among impediments Hicks will have to address as she and her Pentagon colleagues push their new "Replicator" initiative, which aims to spur mass production of low-cost drones for the military... Hicks' visit is part of a multiyear Pentagon push to make tech-sector innovations available to the US military
Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks, who has spearheaded Pentagon efforts to bring cutting-edge technology into defense programs, is overseeing the military's first commercial space integration strategy.
Hicks, the first woman to hold the Pentagon's number two position, leads the military's different efforts on climate change.
Senior defense officials, led by Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks, sought out troops, commanders and counselors during a recent visit as the Defense Department assesses what's worked and what hasn't in combatting despair. Hicks' tour came as the Pentagon sorts through dozens of recommendations from an independent commission on combatting suicide in the military.
You'll notice I've kept the two Paul McCleary sources as citations, but I've made the text more accurate and expanded on some of her other documented work. If this seems like a reasonable expansion, I'd appreciate someone making the update on my behalf; for anyone new to this discussion page, I have a financial COI with DepSecDef Hicks and will aim to avoid editing the page directly. Cheers, WWB Too ( Talk · COI) 16:45, 21 May 2024 (UTC)
User:TJMSmith, thanks for your additional help above. I have a final request, this time to expand the current Selected works section with more recent works and, especially, writings that are publicly available. I recognize these selections are subjective, so I'm also open to feedback about what you think is best. Here is the list I'd recommend:
If this is a reasonable expansion, would you be willing to update the article on my behalf? Thanks again for your continued assistance. Cheers, WWB Too ( Talk · COI) 19:22, 24 May 2024 (UTC)