Driscoll’s resignation comes after months of tensions with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, according to US media reports. Posted August 31, 2026 August 31, 2026 US Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll has submitted his resignation following months of tensions with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, according to media reports. When asked about a Wall Street Journal report about Driscoll’s resignation on Monday, the White House did not deny it. 4 Item Recommended Stories Listend of list“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 emphasis on readiness and lethality, assisting in negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, and more,” spokeswoman Anna Kelly said in a statement. “The United States Army is more powerful than ever thanks to its work alongside the Commander in Chief and the Secretary of War,” he added. Citing a source familiar with the matter, he said it was unclear whether the White House had accepted Driscoll’s resignation. The military declined to comment. Driscoll, a former law school classmate of Vice President JD Vance, is the latest senior official to leave the Pentagon under Hegseth. The Secretary of Defense fired Army Chief of Staff Randy George in April, while Army Europe and Africa commander Gen. Christopher Donahue resigned unexpectedly in June. Hegseth has dismissed several other generals. and admirals, including the head of the Navy. The Pentagon abruptly announced in April that Navy Secretary John Phelan would leave the post, becoming the first head of a U.S. military service to depart during President Donald Trump’s second term. The Reuters source said Driscoll had raised concerns with the Trump administration “around the Army’s transformation and readiness” as well as “the Hegseth blockade.” [of] those efforts specifically by firing the generals responsible.” Driscoll was confirmed for the Army’s top job in February 2025 and pushed the Army to be more agile in acquiring cheaper weapons, and rebuked big arms manufacturers. The Army secretary is responsible for training and equipping soldiers. A U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Reuters that Hegseth viewed Driscoll as a threat within the bureaucracy and had long wanted to remove him. But his ties to Vance, the official said, made it difficult for Hegseth to do so. The official said George’s firing caught Driscoll off guard and led to further frustration with Hegseth gaining prominence outside the Pentagon when Trump appointed him to participate in talks with Moscow and kyiv to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, a rare diplomatic assignment for an Army secretary Driscoll was deployed during the Iraq War and then ran without. success for Congress in 2020 before advising Trump’s 2024 re-election campaign.
