Jill Hruby Confirmed as NNSA Administrator, Energy Secretary Granholm Issues Statement July 23, 2021 WASHINGTON, D.C., July 23, 2021 — Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm issued the following statement today after the U.S. Senate confirmed Jill Hruby with a bipartisan vote of 79-16 to serve as Under Secretary for Nuclear Security, and Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE): Jill Hruby Administrator NNSA “I am so grateful to the Senate for confirming Jill Hruby to serve as the next Under Secretary for Nuclear Security and Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration. Jill is one of DOE’s very best success stories—rising through the ranks at Sandia National Labs to become the first woman to lead a national security lab, and now she’ll lead our efforts to maintain a safe and reliable nuclear deterrent and protect our national security. She is a brilliant leader, a model public servant, and an inspiration to engineers and rising stars everywhere. I am thrilled to have her back at DOE to help keep our nation and our world safe.”