Former U.S. Army Secretary Driscoll Joins OpenAI as Senior Advisor for National Security and Modernization
OpenAI has hired former U.S. Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll as Senior Advisor for National Security and Modernization to advance the application of AI in the fields of national security and cybersecurity. Driscoll became the 26th Secretary of the Army in 2025 at the age of 38, making him the youngest Secretary of the Army in U.S. history, and he resigned in August of this year. In February of this year, OpenAI had already reached an agreement with the U.S. Department of Defense to deploy its own AI models on the Department of Defense's classified networks.
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Former US Army Secretary Driscoll, the "youngest" ever, joins OpenAI as Senior Advisor for National Security and Modernization. IT Home Download the app for exclusive early access. November 03, 2026, 10:57:51, from Shandong. Updated November 03, 2026, 11:03:33
IT Home, November 3 news: OpenAI has hired former US Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll as an advisor to help advance the application of artificial intelligence in the fields of national security and cybersecurity.
Driscoll resigned as Army Secretary in August of this year, after previously clashing multiple times with US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. He will serve at OpenAI as Senior Advisor for National Security and Modernization.
On the 2nd local time, OpenAI announced through a statement that Driscoll will work with the company and leaders from government, academia, industry and other sectors to advance concrete modernization reform measures and promote the development of AI technology consistent with democratic principles.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said in the article: "The United States has a rare opportunity to join hands with other countries to promote the broader application of AI technology consistent with democratic principles."
In 2025, Driscoll became the 26th US Army Secretary at the age of 38, making him the youngest Army Secretary in US history. He and US Vice President JD Vance were friends during their time at Yale Law School.
Before resigning, Driscoll had a tense relationship with Hegseth, and the two differed on personnel arrangements and leadership decisions.
OpenAI was originally founded as a nonprofit organization and last year transformed into a more traditional for-profit enterprise. The company originally prohibited its technology from being used in the military field, and only after changing its policy in 2024 did it allow military applications.
In February of this year, OpenAI reached an agreement with the US Department of Defense to deploy its own AI models in the Department of Defense's classified network. Previously, competitor Anthropic had a serious disagreement with the Pentagon over surveillance and autonomous weapons issues, and the cooperative relationship between the two sides broke down, creating the conditions for OpenAI to reach this agreement.
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