Kenneth Rapuano

Kenneth Rapuano is an American Marine who has held various global security-related posts within the U.S. federal government. He is currently serving as the Assistant Secretary for Homeland Defense and Global Security in the United States Department of Defense, having been confirmed by the U.S. Senate on June 12, 2017, by a vote of 95-1.

Rapuano served 21 years in the United States Marines Corps as an infantryman and intelligence officer with multiple deployments. He has worked for the think tanks ANSER and the Mitre Corporation. He served as deputy homeland security advisor in the George W. Bush administration, as deputy undersecretary for counter-terrorism in the United States Department of Energy, and as a special assistant in international security policy for the Pentagon.