United States Secretary of the Army since 2025
Daniel Patrick Driscoll is an American politician, businessman, lawyer, and former military officer serving as the 26thUnited States secretary of the Army since 2025. A member of theRepublican Party , he was a candidate forNorth Carolina's 11th congressional district in2020 .
Early life and education [ edit ] Driscoll was raised inBanner Elk, North Carolina where he has deep ties.[ 1] bachelor of science degree in business administration fromUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and aJuris Doctor fromYale Law School after his military service.[ 2] Vice President JD Vance ,[ 3] Jake Sullivan , andMatt Blumenthal (the son of U.S. senator from Connecticut,Richard Blumenthal ).[ 4] Vietnam War and his grandfather served inWorld War II .[ 5]
Driscoll was in theUnited States Army for three and a half years serving as a lieutenant. He was an armor officer between August 2007 and March 2011 and acavalry scout platoon leader with the10th Mountain Division at Fort Drum, New York. He deployed toIraq for nine months in October 2009. Driscoll earned his Ranger tab atU.S. Army Ranger School and Combat Action Badge.[ 5] [ 6]
During law school, Driscoll interned for theSenate Committee on Veterans Affairs ,Ninth Circuit chief judgeAlex Kozinski ,Cravath, Swaine & Moore , and Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson.[ 6] [ 7]
Secretary of the Army [ edit ] On December 4, 2024, President-electDonald Trump announced that he would nominate Driscoll to be the secretary of the Army for hissecond administration .[ 8] [ 9] [ 10]
On February 25, 2025, theUnited States Senate confirmed Driscoll to the position of secretary of the Army by a 66-28 vote.[ 11]
Driscoll is fromBoone, North Carolina and is married to Cassie Driscoll, a plastic surgeon. They have two children, Daniel Jr. and Lila.[ 12]
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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth Deputy Secretary of Defense Steve Feinberg Secretaries of the military departments Secretary of the Army :Daniel P. Driscoll Secretary of the Navy :John Phelan Secretary of the Air Force :Gary Ashworth (acting)Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ADMChristopher W. Grady ,USN (acting) Under secretaries of defense for Acquisition and Sustainment :Steven J. Morani (acting)Research and Engineering :James G. Mazol (acting)Policy :Alexander Velez-Green (acting)Comptroller/Chief Financial Officer :Bryn Woollacott MacDonnell (acting)Personnel and Readiness :Darin Selnick (acting)Intelligence :Dustin Gard-Weiss (acting)Under secretaries of the military departments Under Secretary of the Army :David R. Fitzgerald (acting)Under Secretary of the Navy :Victor Minella (acting)Under Secretary of the Air Force :Edwin Oshiba (acting)Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ADMChristopher W. Grady ,USN Chiefs of the military services Chief of Staff of the Army : GENRandy A. George Commandant of the Marine Corps : GenEric M. Smith Chief of Naval Operations : ADMJames W. Kilby (acting)Chief of Staff of the Air Force : GenDavid W. Allvin Chief of Space Operations : GenB. Chance Saltzman Chief of the National Guard Bureau GenSteven S. Nordhaus ,USAF Unified Combatant Command commandersAfrica : GenMichael E. Langley ,USMC Central : GENMichael E. Kurilla ,USA Cyber : GenTimothy D. Haugh ,USAF European : GENChristopher G. Cavoli ,USA Indo-Pacific : ADMSamuel J. Paparo Jr. ,USN Northern : GenGregory M. Guillot ,USAF Southern : ADMAlvin Holsey ,USN Space : GenStephen N. Whiting ,USSF Special Operations : GENBryan P. Fenton ,USA Strategic : GenAnthony J. Cotton ,USAF Transportation : GenRandall Reed ,USAF a - Acting
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