OpenAI hires former Army Secretary Dan Driscoll as national security adviser
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OpenAI appointed Dan Driscoll, the 26th US Army Secretary who resigned two months ago, as Senior Counselor for National Security Modernization, advising on AI for defense as the company seeks government contracts and influence over military AI policy.
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Timeline · 7 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
OpenAI hires ex-Army Secretary, gaining bipartisan reach just as midterms loom - 2026-11-03 11:25 · Techmeme
OpenAI hires ex-US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll to oversee national security modernization, as it pushes to secure government contracts and shape military policy