Army Secretary Dan Driscoll Expected to Resign Amidst Tensions with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth
U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is anticipated to step down by the end of the year, leaving the Army without a Senate-confirmed leader. This expected departure follows months of escalating tension between Driscoll and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. The friction became publicly apparent after Hegseth's unexplained firing of General Randy George as the Army's chief of staff in April, a move that drew criticism from Republicans in Congress and from Driscoll himself, who praised George as an 'amazing, transformative leader.' Reports indicate that tensions between Driscoll and Hegseth emerged early in the Trump administration, including Hegseth's rejection of Driscoll's offer to arrange a visit for Vice President JD Vance and President Trump to meet soldiers and discuss military reform. Driscoll and George had been close partners, focusing on integrating new technology into the military and traveling to Ukraine to meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky for peace negotiations. 
