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Army Secretary Dan Driscoll resignation consideration

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FIRST ENTRY AUG 23
SEP 04 · Day 13

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.

SEP 04 · Day 13

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.

SEP 03 · Day 12

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.

SEP 03 · Day 12

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.

AUG 23 · Day 1

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.

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