Army Secretary Dan Driscoll has submitted his resignation to President 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 told Fox News that Driscoll had raised concerns with the administration over the Army’s transformation and readiness, and that he believed Secretary of War Pete Hegseth had actively undermined those efforts.
“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 sharpened after Hegseth pushed out several senior Army leaders, including Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George. Driscoll spoke publicly about George’s ouster during an April 16 House Appropriations subcommittee hearing. He said he was on vacation with his family in North Carolina when he learned George had been asked to resign, and he drove straight to the general’s home.
“We walked right in, and we all gave him a hug,” Driscoll said. “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 at the time: “The design of our system is that they get to pick the leaders that they want, and we execute on those orders.”
Driscoll is expected to leave the Pentagon within days, according to The Wall Street Journal. He is a close ally of Vice President JD Vance, having attended Yale Law School with Vance after both served in the military. As Army secretary, Driscoll worked with Silicon Valley firms to expand the Army’s drone capabilities.
