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Army Secretary Dan Driscoll considering stepping down, sources say
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Key Points:
- U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is reportedly considering resigning by the end of the year amid ongoing tensions with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
- The friction follows Hegseth's early April removal of Gen. Randy George as Army chief of staff, who was a close ally of Driscoll.
- The Army plans to phase out the Unmanned Assault Battalion, a drone unit established last year to study drone warfare, reflecting disagreements among senior officers.
- Driscoll, confirmed as Army Secretary in February 2025, previously collaborated with George on the Army Transformation Initiative focused on unmanned systems and has emphasized learning from conflicts such as the war in Ukraine.
- Driscoll, a former Army officer and Yale-educated lawyer, has ties to Vice President JD Vance and a background in private equity and venture capital.
