Army Secretary Dan Driscoll resignation consideration
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Trump taps acting Army secretary following Driscoll's departure
Trump announced Thursday that he is appointing Adam Telle to become acting secretary of the Army, effective immediately.
Dan Driscoll's last official day as Army secretary was Wednesday.
Trump called Telle a Great Patriot who is respected by all in a social media post.
Trump names Adam Telle acting Secretary of the Army after Dan Driscoll's departure
Driscoll is an army veteran who served in Iraq.
Telle spent more than 10 years working for the late Republican Senator Thad Cochran of Mississippi.
Senator Thom Tillis said on social media that Hegseth is creating a leadership void at the top of the military ranks.
Hegseth favors Sean Parnell for Army secretary amid uncertainty over Trump's short list
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.
Parnell has since remarried and adopted his wife's children.
Parnell returned home from Afghanistan with shrapnel in his leg and a traumatic brain injury that caused vision problems and migraines.
Trump's Army secretary hunt: potential picks floated
North Carolina Republican Sen. Thom Tillis said Hegseth is creating a leadership void at the top of military ranks.
Brian Mast previously served in the Army for 12 years.
Florida Rep. Brian Mast serves as chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Army Secretary Dan Driscoll considering stepping down
Driscoll was confirmed by the Senate as Army Secretary in February 2025.
Driscoll left active duty in 2011 and earned his law degree from Yale University.
President Trump has not yet nominated a replacement for George as Army chief of staff.