American President Donald Trump announced the appointment of a new “interim” Secretary of the Army, shortly after the resignation of Dan Driscoll, the highest civilian authority of the branch, following serious disagreements with the Pentagon leadership, particularly with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.
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“I am pleased to announce that Adam Telle, current Undersecretary of the Army for Civil Works, will assume the position of ‘interim’ Secretary of the Army with immediate effect,” he wrote in a post on Truth Social. “He is a great patriot, respected by all,” he added. Telle was sworn in as Undersecretary in August 2025, after confirmation by the US Senate: he has spent much of his career working as a staffer on Capitol Hill.
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Driscoll’s resignation represents the latest farewell of a senior US military official under the Trump administration. A former law school classmate of Vice President JD Vance, Driscoll would have benefited from their friendship in the administration, but clashed with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.
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