Army Secretary Dan Driscoll has submitted his resignation to President Donald Trump, a senior U.S. official confirmed to Fox News. The resignation is pending and has not yet been accepted by the White House.
A source familiar with the matter said Driscoll had raised concerns with the administration over the Army’s transformation and readiness efforts, and specifically over what he saw as Secretary of War Pete Hegseth’s interference with that work.
“Driscoll brought up concerns with the administration surrounding Army transformation and readiness and Hegseth’s blocking those efforts specifically by firing the Generals who were responsible,” the source said.
The friction reportedly grew after Hegseth removed several senior Army leaders, including Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George.
A drive to a general’s home in North Carolina
Driscoll spoke publicly about George’s departure during an April 16 House Appropriations subcommittee hearing. He said he had been vacationing with his family in North Carolina when he learned George had been asked to submit his resignation, and drove directly to the general’s home.
“We walked right in, and we all gave him a hug,” Driscoll told the subcommittee. “There is no person that has more respect for General George and his 42 years of service, his Purple Heart, his wife, Patty, their grandkids, their kids. I adore them, and he was an amazing, transformational leader.”
Driscoll added that the chain of command ultimately rests with civilian leadership, saying, “The design of our system is that they get to pick the leaders that they want, and we execute on those orders.”
According to The Wall Street Journal, Driscoll is expected to leave the Pentagon in the coming days.
A Vance ally with a tech-focused tenure
Driscoll, a close ally of Vice President JD Vance, attended Yale Law School with Vance after both served in the military. As Army secretary, he worked with Silicon Valley companies to expand the Army’s drone capabilities.
