[1] He is chairman of American Defense International, Inc. (ADI), a Washington, D.C.–based consulting firm specializing in government affairs, business development and public relations.

[3][4] One hundred percent of all proceeds go to scholarships for the children of fallen Guardsmen and is being administered by the National Guard Educational Foundation (NGEF).

[5] Following the Tailhook scandal, Hipp was named by U.S. Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney to be the principal deputy general counsel of the navy.

On November 3, 2016, he presented a lecture entitled "The Greatest Challenge Of Our Next President: Keeping America Safe During These Times" at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Hipp received his bachelor's degree in Economics from Wofford College in 1982,[7] and is a past President of the National Alumni Association.

In the fall, Hipp is the sideline reporter for Wofford College Football, which plays in the Southern Conference (SOCON) of the NCAA FCS.