The Secretary of the Navy John Phelan is leaving the administration and is being replaced by Undersecretary Hung Cao, chief Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said in a post on X.
"Secretary of the Navy John C. Phelan is departing the administration, effective immediately," Parnell wrote. "On behalf of the Secretary of War and Deputy Secretary of War, we are grateful to Secretary Phelan for his service to the Department and the United States Navy. We wish him well in his future endeavors."
Parnell added, "Undersecretary Hung Cao will become Acting Secretary of the Navy."
