According to the Wall Street Journal, Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is expected to leave his post by the end of the year, or possibly sooner, after months of reported tension with Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. Driscoll has served about 18 months and developed a close working relationship with former Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George. The two pushed the Army toward greater use of commercial technology and lessons from Ukraine, including integrating commercially available systems more rapidly into military operations. George was abruptly fired by Hegseth in April and has not been replaced by a Senate-confirmed successor. Gen. Christopher LaNeve is currently serving as acting Army chief of staff. Driscoll's departure would therefore leave both of the Army's top civilian and uniformed leadership positions without Senate-confirmed permanent leaders. The reported split also appears to reflect a broader disagreement over Army transformation. Driscoll had advocated adopting Ukrainian style approaches to commercial technology and battlefield innovation, while his relationship with Hegseth reportedly deteriorated after Driscoll became involved in efforts to arrange senior level visits and Army reform discussions. There has been no official confirmation of Driscoll's departure. The Pentagon and Driscoll's representatives declined to comment. Source:

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According to the Wall Street Journal, Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is expected to leave his post by the end of the year, or possibly sooner, after months of reported tension with Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. Driscoll has served about 18 months and developed a close working relationship with former Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George. The two pushed the Army toward greater use of commercial technology and lessons from Ukraine, including integrating commercially available systems more rapidly i