Daniel Driscoll Archives

Secretary of the Army, Honorable Daniel P. Driscoll, receives a hands-on walkthrough of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense launcher from Soldiers assigned to Alpha Battery, 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment at Fort Bliss, Texas, March 26, 2025. The briefing included launcher components, critical safety features, and maintenance responsibilities required to sustain air and missile defense readiness. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. JaDarius Duncan)

Making the wrong things go faster at the Department of War

In this exclusive Op-Ed, legendary defense innovation expert and academic Steve Blank explains why the new Warfighting Acquisition System is at risk of making the wrong things…

Jan 30, 2026 By Steve Blank

Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll and Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Randy A. George join “Fox and Friends” to discuss the new Department of Defense memorandum on Army transformation and acquisition reform, at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., May 1, 2025. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Alexander Kubitza)

Army introduces sweeping reform of its acquisition structure

The overhaul will consolidate the Army's program executive offices into six new portfolio acquisition executives.

Nov 14, 2025 By Mikayla Easley

Army acquisition chief anticipates funding boost for FUZE program

Brent Ingraham, the Army’s top acquisition official, said he expects to see further growth in funding for the FUZE initiative.

Oct 24, 2025 By Jon Harper

U.S. Army Sgt. David Ngo, a UH-60 helicopter repairer with Detachment 2, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment (General Support), Washington National Guard, services a UH-60L Black Hawk after medevac training at Yakima Training Center, Wash., July 20, 2025. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Adeline Witherspoon)

Army needs to ask for ‘the right data’ along with right to repair, acquisition chief says

The assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics and technology told DefenseScoop that locking down the right to repair, via the contracting process, is part of…

Oct 17, 2025 By Jon Harper

A C100 drone flies on Fort Hood, Texas, Sept. 17, 2025. The 1st Cavalry Division is currently modernizing its formation with updated drone training as a part of its “Pegasus Charge” transforming in contact initiative. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jacob Nunnenkamp)

Army ‘on a path’ to meeting Hegseth’s ambitious drone goals

DefenseScoop interviewed Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology Brent Ingraham on the sidelines of the AUSA conference.

Oct 16, 2025 By Jon Harper

Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll fires the M250 while visiting Fort Campbell, Ky., September 9, 2025. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. David Resnick)

Driscoll teases major Army acquisition reorganization in fiery speech at AUSA

"After seeing the power of combining venture capital, money and mentorship with startup culture, I can say unequivocally that the Silicon Valley approach is absolutely ideal for…

Oct 13, 2025 By Jon Harper

Army recruits officers from Meta, OpenAI and Palantir to serve in new detachment

Executives from high-tech firms Meta, OpenAI and Palantir are joining the Army Reserve at the rank of lieutenant colonel to serve in Detachment 201, a new “Executive…

Jun 13, 2025 By Jon Harper

Master Sgt. David Fisk, Sgt. 1st Class Sandra Ibanez and Staff Sgt. Angel Leon discuss capabilities during a rehearsal for Project Convergence – Capstone 5 (PC-C5) at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, in April 2025. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Matthew Wantroba)

Congress wants to see Army’s ‘homework’ on transformation initiative

“Unfortunately, we still have not received any real information on the Army’s budget request, nor have we received any detailed information on the Army’s Transformation Initiative, or…

Jun 4, 2025 By Mark Pomerleau

U.S. Army Spc. Anton Lane, a combat medic with specialized drone training, assigned to 5-7 Cavalry, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division visually tracks a Skydio X10E4TT drone shortly after deploying it for surveillance during exercise Combined Resolve 25-2 at Hohenfels Training Area, Hohenfels, Germany on May 17, 2025. (US Army photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Fist Class Richard Hoppe, Released).

U.S. Army is already taking lessons from Ukraine’s drone attack on Russia’s strategic bombers

U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George talked about the high-profile attack during an AI conference Monday.

Jun 2, 2025 By Mark Pomerleau

Soldiers from the 2nd Mobile Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) start up their Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV) after it’s dropped off via UH-60 Blackhawk at the Joint Regional Training Center (JRTC) at Ft. Johnson, LA as part of a large scale, long range air assault (L2A2) that the 101st launched from Ft. Campbell, KY to JRTC on the night of August 16, 2024. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Joyner)

Army looking to cancel legacy systems, pursue dual-use capabilities

"The first thing is, we are going to start to cut the things we don't want or need,” Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll told reporters Thursday.

May 1, 2025 By Mark Pomerleau