OpenAI hires former Army Secretary Dan Driscoll as national security counselor
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OpenAI appointed Dan Driscoll, the 26th Secretary of the US Army who resigned two months ago, as Senior Counselor for National Security Modernization, a move analysts link to a broader pivot toward defense projects and potential conflict-of-interest concerns.
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Timeline · 6 reports
- 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 - 2026-11-03 21:25 · Fortune AI
OpenAI's hire of former Pentagon official Dan Driscoll is part of 'trend' toward defense projects - 2026-11-03 20:15 · OpenAI News
OpenAI appoints Dan Driscoll as Senior Counselor for National Security Modernization - 2026-11-03 15:55 · The Hill Technology
OpenAI hires former Army secretary as adviser - 2026-11-03 15:05 · The Next Web
OpenAI hires former US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll for national security - 2026-11-03 15:03 · The Decoder
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