Trump names Adam Telle acting Army secretary after Driscoll resignation
President Donald Trump on Thursday nominated Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Adam Telle to serve as acting Army secretary following Dan Driscoll’s resignation from the role earlier this week.
TL;DR
- Adam Telle has been nominated by President Trump to be the acting Army secretary.
- Telle replaces Dan Driscoll, who resigned earlier this week.
- Telle's previous roles include Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, chief of staff for Sen. Bill Hagerty, and Trump's liaison to the Senate.
- He was involved in the Abraham Accords and the authorization of the Space Force.
- The Army's top two officials are currently unconfirmed, with the chief of staff position also vacant.
- Driscoll's resignation followed disagreements with War Secretary Pete Hegseth.
- This is the second top military secretary to leave recently, following Navy Secretary John Phelan's departure in April.