Trump appoints Adam Telle as acting US army secretary
President Donald Trump has appointed Adam Telle as the acting Secretary of the Army following the resignation of Dan Driscoll. Telle, previously the Assistant Secretary for Civil Works, takes over amid a series of high-level military leadership changes.
Why it matters
Frequent turnover in top civilian military positions can signal shifts in administrative priorities and internal tensions within the Pentagon.
US president Donald Trump said Thursday that he was appointing a new acting secretary of the US Army.“I am pleased to announce that Adam Telle, the current Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, will become Acting Secretary of the Army, effective immediately,” Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform.
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