US army secretary resigns after months of tension

What the report says

US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll has resigned after about 18 months in office, according to BBC World News’ reporting based on confirmation from CBS, the BBC’s US media partner. The article says his departure followed months of tension with Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, although the precise reasons for the dispute were not made public. The White House told CBS that Driscoll had been highly effective in carrying out President Donald Trump’s agenda and had shown strong leadership during military operations.

Driscoll, 41, was the youngest person to hold the army secretary post, the top civilian job in the US Army. That role oversees active-duty troops as well as the National Guard and reserve forces. The BBC report notes that he had previously served in the Army, including a deployment to Iraq, and became known in Trump circles as the administration’s “drone guy” because of his interest in battlefield technology.

His exit adds to a series of recent departures at senior levels of the Pentagon. The report says other officials who have left include Navy Secretary John Phelan and several senior Army leaders, while Hegseth has dismissed more than a dozen top military officers since taking over at the Defence Department. Driscoll also played a visible role in Trump-era initiatives, including discussions related to the war in Ukraine and the deployment of the National Guard to US cities. His resignation highlights continued turnover inside the US military leadership at a time of internal strain and policy change.