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Adam Telle, former Senate staffer, now acting Army secretary

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Trump tapped the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ top official to serve as the acting Army secretary, bypassing the service's No. 2 civilian.

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  1. Just the News

    Trump names Adam Telle as acting Army Secretary after Driscoll’s resignation (opens Just the News)

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    Telle is currently Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works and oversees public engineering, including the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and infrastructure projects for the Army.

  2. Washington Examiner

    Trump names Adam Telle acting Army secretary after Driscoll resignation (opens Washington Examiner)

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    President Donald Trump on Thursday nominated Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Adam Telle to serve as acting Army secretary following Dan Driscoll’s resignation from the role earlier this week.

  3. Bloomberg

    Trump Names Adam Telle Acting Army Secretary After Driscoll Exit (opens Bloomberg)

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    President Donald Trump named Adam Telle as acting secretary of the US Army, elevating the current assistant secretary overseeing civil works following the resignation of Army Secretary Dan Driscoll.

  4. MyNorthwest

    Trump names Adam Telle as acting Army secretary following the departure of Dan Driscoll (opens MyNorthwest)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday named Adam Telle as the acting Army secretary following the departure of Dan Driscoll amid widespread reports of tensions with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Telle is currently the assistant secretary of the Army for civil works.

  5. The Hill

    Trump announces Telle as acting Army Secretary following Driscoll's resignation (opens The Hill)

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    President Trump announced Thursday evening that Adam Telle, the current assistant secretary of the Army for Civil Works, will be the acting Army Secretary following this week’s resignation of Dan Driscoll.

  6. WFMZ Allentown

    Trump names Adam Telle as acting Army secretary following the departure of Driscoll (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    President Donald Trump has named Adam Telle as the acting Army secretary following the departure of Dan Driscoll amid widespread reports of tensions with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Telle is currently the assistant secretary of the Army for civil works.…

  7. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

  8. Breaking Defense

    Trump taps Adam Telle as acting Army secretary (opens Breaking Defense)

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    Telle is currently serving as the Senate-confirmed assistant secretary of the Army for Civil Works.

  9. NOTUS

    Trump Names New Acting Army Secretary After Tension-Filled Resignation (opens NOTUS)

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    Adam Telle, assistant secretary of the Army for civil works, will take over as civilian Army leader.

  10. Fox News

    Trump names Adam Telle acting secretary of the Army following Dan Driscoll's resignation (opens Fox News)

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    Adam Telle steps in as acting Army secretary after Dan Driscoll's resignation amid reported clashes with Pete Hegseth over Army readiness efforts.

  11. Federal News Network

    Trump names Adam Telle acting Army secretary after Driscoll’s departure (opens Federal News Network)

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    Telle is currently the assistant secretary of the Army for civil works.

  12. ABC News

    Trump taps acting Army secretary following Driscoll's departure (opens ABC News)

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    President Donald Trump announced that he is appointing Adam Telle to become acting secretary of the Army, "effective immediately."

  13. CBS News

    Trump names new acting Army secretary after Driscoll resigns (opens CBS News)

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    President Trump has named Adam Telle as the acting Army secretary, following the departure of Dan Driscoll amid widespread reports of tensions with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

  14. Military Times

    Trump appoints Adam Telle as acting Army secretary (opens Military Times)

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    Trump said he was appointing Adam Telle, assistant secretary of the Army for civil works, as the acting U.S. Army secretary.

  15. UPI

    Trump names Adam Telle acting Army secretary (opens UPI)

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    President Donald Trump has named Adam Telle, current assistant secretary for the Army for Civil Works, acting secretary of the Army.

  16. Newsweek

    Who Is Adam Telle? Trump Names New Acting Army Secretary (opens Newsweek)

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    President Donald Trump has said that Adam Telle is "a Great Patriot, who is respected by all."

  17. Breitbart News

    Trump Picks Adam Telle as New Acting U.S. Army Secretary (opens Breitbart News)

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    Adam Telle is the new acting U.S. Army Secretary with President Donald Trump making clear late Thursday night his appointee assumes the role "immediately."

  18. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Trump taps Army engineering official as acting secretary (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    President Donald Trump said Thursday that he was appointing Adam R. Telle, the official overseeing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, to take over as the acting Army secretary.

  19. NBC News

    Trump Makes Surprising Pick to Lead Army After Secretary Resigns (opens NBC News)

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    President Donald Trump on Thursday named Adam Telle, a civilian leader in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, as the acting Army secretary following the departure of Dan Driscoll amid widespread reports of tensions with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

  20. Military.com

    Adam Telle Named Acting Army Secretary After Dan Driscoll Departure (opens Military.com)

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    “He is a Great Patriot, who is respected by all,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post.

  21. AL.com

    Who is Adam Telle? New secretary of the Army an Alabama native (opens AL.com)

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    “I’ve often said Alabama is the most pro-military and pro-service member state in the country. Now one of our own will be leading the Army,” Sen. Tommy Tuberville posted.

  22. Yellowhammer News

    Alabama’s Adam Telle named U.S. Army Secretary by President Trump: ‘Strong and whip smart’ (opens Yellowhammer News)

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    A Northport native who began his career answering to Richard Shelby is now running the United States Army. President Donald Trump on Wednesday named Adam Telle acting secretary of the Army, hours after Army Secretary Dan Driscoll resigned following months of friction with Defense Secretary Pete Hegs…

  23. Federal News Network

    Army names an acting Secretary following Driscoll’s resignation (opens Federal News Network)

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    Telle replaces Dan Driscoll, who resigned this week amid clashes with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

  24. Military Times

    Adam Telle, former Senate staffer, now acting Army secretary (opens Military Times)

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    Trump tapped the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ top official to serve as the acting Army secretary, bypassing the service's No. 2 civilian.

  25. BizPac Review

    Trump bypasses Army’s no. 2 civilian in surprise leadership shakeup (opens BizPac Review)

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    President Donald Trump tapped Adam Telle to serve as acting Army secretary Thursday, bypassing the service’s No. 2 civilian official after former U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll […]

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