Army Secretary Prepares to Go

Army Secretary Dan Driscoll appears to be on his way out. People familiar with the exit discussions said he plans to leave his post by year's end after months of friction with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, the Wall Street Journal reports. His departure would deepen the Army's leadership vacuum: Hegseth removed Gen. Randy George as Army chief of staff in April, President Trump hasn't named a successor, and Gen. Christopher LaNeve is filling the job in an acting capacity.

Signs of a transition are already visible, 18 months into Driscoll's tenure. His family relocated to North Carolina this summer, and he left the Army secretary's official residence for a smaller on-base apartment near Arlington National Cemetery. Neither the Pentagon nor Driscoll's camp is commenting. A close ally of Vice President JD Vance, Driscoll had drawn Hegseth's ire early on over a proposed Trump-Vance troop visit, the Journal previously reported. In his 18 months in the job, he championed commercial tech on the battlefield, helped secure private pledges topping $25 billion for Army base projects, and publicly praised the ousted George as "an amazing, transformation leader." Driscoll also has advocated for better living conditions for service members, per the Hill.