U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is expected to leave his post by the end of the year, following a prolonged deterioration in his relationship with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Driscoll and his family moved out of the official Army secretary residence at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall in Virginia earlier this summer.
The tensions date to at least 2025 and deepened after Hegseth dismissed Army Chief of Staff General Randy George in April without public explanation. Driscoll and George had worked closely over 18 months to push the Army toward adopting new technologies, urging the service to follow Ukraine's example in deploying commercial technology on the battlefield. President Donald Trump praised Driscoll at a defense conference last month.
No permanent successor to George has been nominated, with Lieutenant General Christopher LaNeve serving in an acting capacity. During Driscoll's tenure, private companies pledged more than $25 billion for data centers, mineral refineries, and dining facilities on Army bases nationwide.