Jerusalem Post/World NewsDriscoll, who is considered close to US Vice President JD Vance, becomes the latest senior official who has either been fired or pushed out in Hegseth's Pentagon.Follow us on GoogleU.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll speaks during a House Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on May 15, 2026 in Washington, DC; illustrative(photo credit: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)ByREUTERSSEPTEMBER 1, 2026 01:53US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll has submitted his resignation to the White House following months of tension with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters.It was unclear if the White House had accepted his resignation.Driscoll, who is considered close to US Vice President JD Vance, becomes the latest senior official who has either been fired or pushed out in Hegseth's Pentagon.In April, Hegseth fired US Army Chief of Staff Randy George, a major staffing change that came as the US military was fighting a major war in the Middle East.The Army declined to comment on the news, which was first reported by The Wall Street Journal.US Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll testifies on budget requests during a Senate Committee on Armed Services hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, May 12, 2026; illustrative (credit: SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images)White House praises Driscoll's tenure"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 in a statement.Driscoll pushed for changes to Army weapons acquisitionDriscoll, who was confirmed for the top Army position in February 2025, pushed the Army to be more nimble in acquiring cheaper weapons and chastised large weapons makers."(The) defense industrial base broadly, and the primes in particular, conned the American people and the Pentagon and the Army," Driscoll said last year in reference to large defense companies.Driscoll's resignation marks the latest senior personnel change at the Pentagon under Hegseth.Follow us on Google