Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is stepping down, White House says
Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is resigning after 18 months, marking another high-level departure within the Trump administration's military leadership. The move follows reports of internal tensions with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and broader shakeups in the Army's command structure.
Why it matters
Frequent turnover in top military leadership can impact institutional continuity and the execution of national defense strategy.
WASHINGTON — Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is stepping down after 18 months on the job, the White House said Monday, in the latest departure of a top military leader during the Trump administration.
Middle East conflict Hegseth ousts the Army chief of staff as the Iran war rages through Week 5 No reason was given for the departure of Driscoll, who is a friend of Vice President JD Vance, but tensions with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth have been widely reported. It marks the latest in a series of shakeups of the military leadership, with the Army especially seeing major upheaval.
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