Dan Driscoll to step down as US Army Secretary
The Wall Street Journal reports tensions with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth are behind the expected departure.
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What this story says
- US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is expected to step down by the end of the year, The Wall Street Journal reported.
- The departure is reportedly due to months of tension between Driscoll and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
- Driscoll's potential exit would leave the Army without a leader confirmed by the Senate.
- Army Chief of Staff Randy George was fired in April and has not yet been replaced.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 13 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 1 of the 14 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
42/100
Craft
57/100
Hype
41/100
14 sources · methodology
US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is expected to leave his post by the end of 2026, according to The Wall Street Journal. The report cites people familiar with the discussions. The departure is reportedly the result of months of tension between Driscoll and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
Driscoll's potential resignation would mean the Army would be without a leader confirmed by the Senate. This follows the dismissal of Army Chief of Staff Randy George by Hegseth in April. No successor has been named for George's position, and an acting commander, Christopher LaNeve, is currently in place. The Wall Street Journal also reported that Driscoll and George had advocated for the adoption of new technology they viewed as the future of warfare.
Disagreement on Driscoll's advocacy
The Wall Street Journal reported that Driscoll and George pushed for new technology. The Finnish outlet Yle, which also cited The Wall Street Journal, stated that Driscoll encouraged the Army to use private entities more for troop equipment.
What the coverage left out
None of the right-rated digests mention that Army Secretary Dan Driscoll and Army Chief of Staff Randy George had pushed for the adoption of new technology. None of the left-rated digests mention this detail either.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 1 time, most recently on 22 Aug 2026, 01:00, and will add the sides that appear.
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
1 rated outlet
- Raw Story's report led with the headline "Hegseth expected to claim another scalp, Army secretary who swore he wouldn't leave." It noted Driscoll's previous insistence that he was not going anywhere, and identified him as a close friend of Vice President JD Vance.
Centre
7 rated outlets
- The centre-rated reports generally focused on the expected departure of Army Secretary Dan Driscoll and the reported tension with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as the reason. Outlets like Reuters, WTVB, and Political Wire highlighted that Driscoll's departure would leave the Army without a Senate-confirmed leader. Investing.com and ANSA also reported the core details of Driscoll's expected resignation due to friction with Hegseth.
Right
5 rated outlets
- The right-rated reports focused on the expected resignation of Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, citing The Wall Street Journal. Anadolu Ajansı and Yonhap News Agency reported that Driscoll's departure would leave the Army without a Senate-confirmed leader. The Gateway Pundit included the headline "US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll to Step Down Before End of the Year Amid Tension with Hegseth: WSJ."
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Dan Driscoll to step down as US Army Secretary?
- Of the 13 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 8% are rated left, 53% are rated centre, 39% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 14. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Dan Driscoll to step down as US Army Secretary left or right?
- Neither side dominates it. Of the 13 rated outlets on this story, 8% are rated left, 53% are rated centre, 39% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.
- Is the coverage of Dan Driscoll to step down as US Army Secretary biased?
- Dan Driscoll to step down as US Army Secretary is one event reported by 14 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which outlets covered Dan Driscoll to step down as US Army Secretary?
- 14 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- Why is US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll expected to step down?
- The Wall Street Journal reported that Dan Driscoll is expected to resign by the end of the year due to months of tension with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. This information was cited by multiple news outlets.
- What is the significance of Driscoll's departure?
- If Dan Driscoll steps down, the US Army would be left without a leader who has been confirmed by the Senate. This follows the earlier dismissal of Army Chief of Staff Randy George in April, who has not yet been replaced.
- Did Driscoll and George advocate for new technology?
- Yes, The Wall Street Journal reported that Driscoll and George had pushed for the adoption of new technology, which they considered the future of warfare. One report also mentioned Driscoll encouraging the use of private entities for troop equipment.
Read it at the source
14 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
1Centre
7- US Army Secretary Driscoll is expected to step down by year’s end, WSJ reports (opens WTVB in a new tab)
- WSJ: Controversy Flares up Within US Military Leadership – Army Secretary Stepping Down (opens yle in a new tab)
- Wsj, 'Tensions with Hegseth, Leaves the US Army Secretary by the End of the Year' (opens ANSA in a new tab)
- Army Secretary Expected To Step Down By Year’s End (opens Wall Street Journal in a new tab)
Wall Street Journal — is Wall Street Journal biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Army Secretary Driscoll expected to step down by year’s end - WSJ By Investing.com (opens Investing.com in a new tab)
Investing.com — is Investing.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Army Secretary Expected to Step Down by Year’s End (opens Political Wire in a new tab)
Political Wire — is Political Wire biased? Our profile of this outlet
- US Army Secretary Driscoll is expected to step down by year's end, WSJ reports (opens Reuters in a new tab)
Right
5- U.S. Army Secretary Likely to Resign Year-End Following Conflict with Defense Secretary (opens 연합뉴스-Yonhap News Agency in a new tab)
연합뉴스-Yonhap News Agency — is 연합뉴스-Yonhap News Agency biased? Our profile of this outlet
- US Army secretary may step down before year’s end: Report (opens Anadolu Ajansı in a new tab)
Anadolu Ajansı — is Anadolu Ajansı biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Army Sec Expected to Step Down by Year's End, WSJ Reports (opens Newsmax in a new tab)
- US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll to Step Down Before End of the Year Amid Tension with Hegseth: WSJ * The Gateway Pundit * by Cristina Laila (opens The Gateway Pundit in a new tab)
The Gateway Pundit — is The Gateway Pundit biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Secretary of the U.S. Army Must Leave Office by the End of the Year, Says Newspaper (opens Globo in a new tab)
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