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Army Secretary Dan Driscoll resigns

NPR | By Greg Myre,

Leila Fadel

Published September 1, 2026 at 3:45 AM CDT

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The Army's top civilian leader has resigned. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is stepping down after 18 months on the job, the White House says. It's the latest in a series of military leadership shakeups.

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Greg Myre is a national security correspondent with a focus on counter-terrorism.

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Leila Fadel is a host of Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.