Donald Trump appointed Adam Telle as the acting Army Secretary following the resignation of Daniel Driscoll.

Donald Trump on Thursday named Adam Telle as the acting army secretary after the departure of Daniel Driscoll amid widespread reports of tensions with defense secretary Pete Hegseth. Telle is currently the assistant secretary of the army for civil works. Driscoll gave no explanation for his decision to quit this week as the army’s top civilian official. His clashes with Hegseth have been widely reported, and some of Driscoll’s allies in the army were ousted this year by Trump’s Pentagon chief. Telle has been at the Army Office of Civil Works since August 2025, according to Legistorm, a website that tracks lawmakers and Capitol Hill staffers. Before that, Telle spent 20 years mostly working in Congress for lawmakers, including as chief of staff for Republican Senator Bill Hagerty of Tennessee from 2021 to 2025. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/03/adam-telle-acting-army-secretary?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Trump announces Telle as acting Army Secretary following Driscoll's resignation (Filip Timotija/The Hill) https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6070592-trump-adam-telle-army-secretary-announcement/ http://www.memeorandum.com/260903/p143#a260903p143

Trump Names Adam Telle Acting Army Secretary After Driscoll Resignation (Joseph Pisani/Wall Street Journal) https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/trump-names-adam-telle-acting-army-secretary-after-driscoll-resignation-e236f4b1 http://www.memeorandum.com/260903/p146#a260903p146