US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll who clashed with his boss, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth , has submitted his resignation, according to a person familiar with the matter, even as the military conflict with Iran continues.
Driscoll, the 26th Army secretary, was nominated by President Donald Trump and confirmed in 2025 at the age of 38, making him the youngest to serve in the role. “The United States Army is more powerful than ever thanks to his work alongside the commander-in-chief and Secretary of War. He is a close friend of Vice President JD Vance from their days together at Yale Law School.
“Secretary Driscoll has been highly effective in advancing President Trump’s agenda to Make America Strong Again at the Department of the Army by providing outstanding leadership during historic military operations, restoring an emphasis on readiness and lethality, assisting with negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, and more,” White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly said on Monday.
Hegseth has directly intervened in Army matters, at times ordering Driscoll to remove senior advisers, highlighting tensions over control of the service. Driscoll reportedly resisted efforts to remove certain officers from promotion lists, including women and black officers.
Driscoll had a strained relationship with Hegseth, marked by disagreements over personnel and leadership decisions, according to sources across the Pentagon.
