Trump Names Adam R. Telle Acting Army Secretary After Daniel P. Driscoll Resigns in 3 Days
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Updated · The New York Times · Sep 3
Trump Names Adam R. Telle Acting Army Secretary After Daniel P. Driscoll Resigns in 3 Days
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Sep 3
Summary
Adam R. Telle, who oversees the Army Corps of Engineers as assistant secretary for civil works, was tapped Thursday to serve as acting Army secretary.
Daniel P. Driscoll resigned Monday after repeated clashes with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the purge of top Army generals, prompting Trump to bypass the usual succession path.
Michael Obadal, the Army under secretary and Driscoll’s principal deputy, would normally have become acting secretary under the chain of command.
Telle’s current portfolio includes the Corps’ flood-control and construction work, from dams and sea walls to temporary barriers erected this summer to protect Juneau, Alaska.
The move places a Trump loyalist with Senate and White House experience atop the Army as the administration also pushes the Corps to fast-track fossil-fuel projects.