Michael C. Kane
Associate Administrator for NNSA's Office of Management and Administration

Michael C. Kane, a member of the Senior Executive Service, currently serves as the Associate Administrator for Management and Administration at the National Nuclear Security Administration. He is responsible for the management and operations of the administration’s human capital management, acquisition management, and administrative operations supporting more than 33,000 employees nation wide.

Prior to his appointment in the NNSA, Mr. Kane was the Director of Special Projects in the Department of Energy where the initial formation of the NNSA began, and prior to that position he served as the procurement executive for the Office of Field Management.

Mr. Kane has held key leadership positions in financial management, program management, acquisition in the Department of the Navy where he served as Chief of Planning and Program Management for Naval Avionics and ultimately as the Deputy for Operations of the Marine Corps Heavy Lift and Presidential Helicopter Programs. Mr. Kane began his federal career at the National Gallery of Art as a member of the special exhibits staff.

Mr. Kane holds numerous public service awards including The U.S. Navy Meritorious Service Medal and The Secretary of Energy’s Superior Achievement and ExceptionalService Awards. He holds the distinction of being rated as an outstanding employee inevery year of his 24-year federal career.

Mr. Kane is an alumnus of Edinboro University in Pennsylvania and the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. A Washington, D.C. native, he is married to the former Rose Brickner of Munhall, Pennsylvania. They live in Arlington, Virginia and have four children.

Kane Named Head of Management & Administration