David A. Hoagland serves as NNSA’s Acting Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs, with responsibility for maintaining the safety, security, and reliability of the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile.
Prior to his current role, Hoagland served as the Executive Principal Assistant Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs, coordinating efforts across eleven program offices and eight field sites to modernize the nuclear weapons enterprise.
As NNSA’s Deputy Associate Administrator for Counterterrorism and Counterproliferation (CTCP) and later Acting Associate Administrator for CTCP, Hoagland was responsible for countering the global threat of nuclear terrorism and nuclear proliferation and responding to nuclear incidents and accidents worldwide. He also held the position of NNSA’s Acting Associate Administrator for Defense Nuclear Security.
Hoagland previously served on the National Security Council (NSC) staff from 2014-2017 as the Director for Countering Nuclear Terrorism. In this role he was responsible for developing U.S. national security policy on matters ranging from nuclear terrorism to global nuclear proliferation and contributed to policy on South Asia and other regional nuclear issues. Hoagland led the development of Presidential Policy Directive-33, guiding whole-of-government efforts to detect and provide early warning of nuclear proliferation. He also led the implementation of policy governing the response to weapons of mass destruction terrorism in the United States and overseas.
Prior to serving at the NSC, Hoagland directed the Department of Energy’s specialized capabilities to search for, diagnose, stabilize, and render safe nuclear and radiological devices, overseeing technology development for the Department of Energy, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Department of Defense to counter nuclear terrorism and proliferation.
Earlier in his career, Hoagland served as a Naval Special Warfare Officer, with deployments to the Middle East, Europe, and the Balkan regions. He received a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (Aerospace concentration) from Worcester Polytechnic Institute.