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Army Secretary Dan Driscoll resigns after friction with Hegseth
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Updated on: August 31, 2026 / 6:29 PM EDT / CBS News Washington — Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is resigning, the White House confirmed Monday, after months of friction with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. "Secretary Driscoll has been highly effective in advancing President Trump's agenda to Make America Strong Again at the Department of the Army by providing outstanding leadership during historic military operations, restoring an emphasis on readiness and lethality, assisting with negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, and more," White House spokesperson Anna Kelly told CBS News.
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. 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.
Army Secretary Dan Driscoll has submitted his resignation to President Donald Trump, a senior US official confirmed to Fox News. (Tom Brenner/Bloomberg via ) According to The Wall Street Journal , Driscoll is expected to depart the Pentagon in the coming days.
Driscoll noted that his father and grandfather served in the Army and he vowed to be a secretary focused on the needs of soldiers. The move also comes amid ongoing tension with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, the outlet reported.
"The United States Army is more powerful than ever thanks to his work alongside the Commander-in-Chief and Secretary of War." This is a breaking news story; it will be updated. According to the Army, Driscoll served as an armor officer from August 2007 to March 2011, deploying to Iraq from October 2009 to July 2010.
An Army unit based in Europe was building its own drones before LaNeve directed it to end its efforts and return to being a traditional infantry battalion, officials said this week. The Pentagon abruptly announced in April that Navy Secretary John Phelan was leaving the job, becoming the first head of a military service to depart during Trump’s second term.
“That being said, the civilian leadership, the design of our system, is that they get to pick the leaders that they want," Driscoll added. The resignation remains pending and has not been accepted by the White House, the official said.
What's confirmed
- Updated on: August 31, 2026 / 6:29 PM EDT / CBS News Washington — Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is resigning, the White House confirmed Monday, after months of friction with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
- "Secretary Driscoll has been highly effective in advancing President Trump's agenda to Make America Strong Again at the Department of the Army by providing outstanding leadership during historic military operations,…
- The move also comes amid ongoing tension with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, the outlet reported.
- 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.
- 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.
What's still developing
- "The United States Army is more powerful than ever thanks to his work alongside the Commander-in-Chief and Secretary of War." This is a breaking news story; it will be updated.
- The resignation remains pending and has not been accepted by the White House, the official said.
- Army Secretary Dan Driscoll has submitted his resignation to President Donald Trump, a senior US official confirmed to Fox News. (Tom Brenner/Bloomberg via ) According to The Wall Street Journal , Driscoll is…
- An Army unit based in Europe was building its own drones before LaNeve directed it to end its efforts and return to being a traditional infantry battalion, officials said this week.
- “That being said, the civilian leadership, the design of our system, is that they get to pick the leaders that they want," Driscoll added.
- Driscoll noted that his father and grandfather served in the Army and he vowed to be a secretary focused on the needs of soldiers.
- According to the Army, Driscoll served as an armor officer from August 2007 to March 2011, deploying to Iraq from October 2009 to July 2010.
- The Pentagon abruptly announced in April that Navy Secretary John Phelan was leaving the job, becoming the first head of a military service to depart during Trump’s second term.