Army Secretary Dan Driscoll resignation consideration
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Trump taps acting Army secretary following Driscoll's departure
Adam Telle was sworn in as the assistant secretary of the Army for Civil Works in August 2025.
Trump accepted Driscoll's resignation Monday evening, according to another official.
A U.S. official told ABC News that Driscoll resigned amid growing tension between him and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
Trump names Adam Telle acting Secretary of the Army after Dan Driscoll's departure
Driscoll spoke with Trump on the current state of the army before he submitted his resignation, according to the Associated Press.
Telle spent more than 10 years working for the late Republican Senator Thad Cochran of Mississippi.
Gen Christopher LaNeve took over as the Army's acting chief of staff and pulled the plug on a drone modernization program that Driscoll had championed.
Trump's Army secretary hunt: potential picks floated
Mike Obadal is a former special operations officer and defense industry executive.
Dan Driscoll said Wednesday would be his last full day serving as Army secretary.
Sean Parnell ran for the House in 2020 and lost.
Hegseth favors Sean Parnell for Army secretary amid uncertainty over Trump's short list
Parnell returned home from Afghanistan with shrapnel in his leg and a traumatic brain injury that caused vision problems and migraines.
President Trump had backed Parnell's Senate campaign.
In 2015, Parnell posted on social media that Mr. Trump's attacks against John McCain show that he has no clue what Vietnam POWs endured.
Army Secretary Dan Driscoll considering stepping down
There has been months of friction between Driscoll and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
Driscoll deployed to Iraq in 2009.
President Trump has not yet nominated a replacement for George as Army chief of staff.