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OpenAI hires former Army Secretary Dan Driscoll amid defense pivot

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OpenAI hired former U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll just two months after his Pentagon resignation, a move analysts describe as part of a trend toward defense projects, though it may raise conflict-of-interest concerns.

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  1. 2026-11-03 21:25 · Fortune AI
    OpenAI’s hiring of former Army Secretary just 2 months after Pentagon resignation is part of a ‘trend' of it pivoting resources to defense projects
  2. 2026-11-03 21:25 · Fortune AI
    OpenAI's hire of former Pentagon official Dan Driscoll is part of 'trend' toward defense projects

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