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OpenAI hires former US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll as national security counselor

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OpenAI appointed Dan Driscoll, the 26th US Army Secretary who resigned from the Pentagon about two months ago, as Senior Counselor for National Security Modernization. He will advise on AI in national security as the company seeks government contracts and influence over military AI policy.

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Timeline · 10 reports

  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
  3. 2026-11-03 20:15 · OpenAI News
    OpenAI appoints Dan Driscoll as Senior Counselor for National Security Modernization
  4. 2026-11-03 15:55 · The Hill Technology
    OpenAI hires former Army secretary as adviser
  5. 2026-11-03 15:05 · The Next Web
    OpenAI hires former US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll for national security
  6. 2026-11-03 15:03 · The Decoder
    OpenAI hires ex-Army Secretary, gaining bipartisan reach just as midterms loom
  7. 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
  8. 2026-11-03 10:10 · TechXplore AI & ML
    OpenAI hires former US Army secretary for national security role
  9. 2026-11-03 09:08 · DigiTimes Asia
    OpenAI recruits former US Army secretary Dan Driscoll to strengthen its national security, cybersecurity ambitions
  10. 2026-11-03 08:55 · Wall Street Journal Technology
    OpenAI Hires Former Army Secretary Dan Driscoll to Cybersecurity Role

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