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Dan Driscoll was the 26th US Secretary of the Army and was confirmed by the Senate in 2025 at the age of 38. He resigned in August after repeated clashes with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. He is considered a close friend of Vice President JD Vance from their time together at Yale Law School.
Washington. OpenAI has hired former US Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll as Senior Counselor for National Security and Modernization. Driscoll resigned from his post in August after repeated disputes with Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth. At the AI start-up, he is supposed to expand the use of the technology for state and security.
In a blog post on Monday, the company said Driscoll will work with OpenAI teams as well as government, academic and industry representatives. The aim is to “advance practical modernization initiatives to accelerate the development of democratic AI.”
Driscoll will advise partners in the public and private sectors on how to use AI to strengthen national security. He should also ensure “that the world develops AI that supports democratic principles.”
Driscoll was the 26th US Secretary of the Army. US President Donald Trump personally nominated him, and the Senate confirmed him in 2025 at the age of 38. This made him the youngest incumbent in this position. He is considered a close friend of Vice President JD Vance from their time together at Yale Law School. Even before his resignation, the relationship with Hegseth was strained, among other things because of differences in personnel and management decisions, as Bloomberg previously reported.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
OpenAI will expand AI applications for government security purposes.
Likely · Within months
Driscoll will work with governments, academia and industry.
Very likely · Within months

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