Coverage dated November 2, 2026 to November 3, 2026

OpenAI hires former Army secretary as adviser

Headline from The Hill

OpenAI has hired former Army Secretary Dan Driscoll to serve as a senior counselor for national security modernization, the company announced Monday. The ChatGPT maker said Driscoll, who stepped down from his previous role in early September, will advise the AI firm on how the technology can be used…

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Reports & sources

11 articles, oldest first.

  1. Financial Times

    OpenAI hires former US Army secretary as military seeks to expand AI use (opens Financial Times)

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    Financial Times's feed description

    Dan Driscoll to join the start-up as senior counsellor for national security modernisation

  2. Independent Journal Review

    OpenAI Hires Ex-Army Secretary Dan Driscoll for Defense Role (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    Independent Journal Review's feed description

    OpenAI hired former Army Secretary Dan Driscoll on November 2, 2026 as senior counselor for national security modernization amid expanding military AI work.

  3. Bloomberg

    OpenAI Says Former Army Secretary Dan Driscoll to Join Company (opens Bloomberg)

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    Bloomberg's feed description

    OpenAI is hiring former US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll to help expand the use of artificial intelligence for national and cyber security.

  4. Washington Examiner

    OpenAI hires ex-Army Secretary Dan Driscoll two months after Pentagon exit (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    OpenAI announced on Monday that former Army Secretary Dan Driscoll will be joining the company as senior counselor for national security modernization, a move that comes over two months after the service leader left the Pentagon.

  5. Gizmodo

    OpenAI Hires Former Trump Admin. Army Secretary for New National Security Role (opens Gizmodo)

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    Gizmodo's feed description

    Dan Driscoll will be "Senior Counselor for National Security Modernization."

  6. Semafor

    OpenAI hires Republican adviser, bucking trend among tech companies (opens Semafor)

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    Semafor's feed description

    The AI giant hired former US Army secretary Dan Driscoll for a new national security role just two months after he resigned after clashing with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

  7. Breaking Defense

    Former Army secretary heads to OpenAI (opens Breaking Defense)

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    Breaking Defense's feed description

    “I’m joining OpenAI to help the United States and our allies put this technology to work responsibly, for the people who keep us safe,” Dan Driscoll said in OpenAI’s announcement.

  8. The Hill

    OpenAI hires former Army secretary as adviser (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    OpenAI has hired former Army Secretary Dan Driscoll to serve as a senior counselor for national security modernization, the company announced Monday. The ChatGPT maker said Driscoll, who stepped down from his previous role in early September, will advise the AI firm on how the technology can be used…

  9. BizPac Review

    Ex-Army boss who put ChatGPT execs in uniform lands at OpenAI (opens BizPac Review)

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    BizPac Review's feed description

    OpenAI’s latest hire once ran the U.S. military branch that brought artificial intelligence leaders into its ranks. Former Army Secretary Dan Driscoll joined the frontier artificial intelligence […]

  10. FOX Business

    Former Trump Army secretary lands new job at tech company (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    Former Army Secretary and former acting ATF Director Dan Driscoll is joining the artificial intelligence powerhouse OpenAI, the company announced

  11. Fortune

    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 (opens Fortune)

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    Fortune's feed description

    Former U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll’s new role at OpenAI could raise some conflict of interest concerns, according to American University Professor Gwanhoo Lee.