[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":30},["ShallowReactive",2],{"nr-en-openai-hires-former-army-secretary-dan-driscoll-national-security":3},{"slug":4,"title":5,"dek":6,"date":7,"time":8,"publishedAt":9,"updated":10,"updatedAt":10,"dateFmt":11,"updatedFmt":10,"kind":12,"tier":13,"author":14,"authorName":15,"topics":16,"tracker":22,"trackerLabel":23,"headlineStat":24,"image":25,"ogImage":26,"imageAlt":5,"csv":10,"minutes":27,"words":28,"html":29},"openai-hires-former-army-secretary-dan-driscoll-national-security","OpenAI hires former Army Secretary Dan Driscoll for national security work","OpenAI has appointed Dan Driscoll as 'Senior Counselor for National Security Modernization'. According to reports, he is expected to help the company gain access to US government contracts.","2026-11-03","16:20","2026-11-03T16:20:00+01:00","","November 3, 2026","news","standard","ideal-syka","Ideal Syka",[17,18,19,20,21],"OpenAI","Military","Government contracts","US politics","AI safety","\u002Ftools\u002Fki-evidenznetz","Sources on AI in military and security","Nearly one million soldiers under Driscoll's civilian leadership","\u002Fnewsroom\u002Fimg\u002Fopenai-hires-former-army-secretary-dan-driscoll-national-security.webp","\u002Fog-nr\u002Fopenai-hires-former-army-secretary-dan-driscoll-national-security.en.png",2,342,"\u003Ch2>The appointment\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>OpenAI is strengthening its military business and has hired Dan Driscoll, former civilian head of the US Army, as "Senior Counselor for National Security Modernization". The Decoder reports this based on OpenAI and the Wall Street Journal. According to OpenAI, Driscoll is to work with governments, industry, academia and US allies to ensure AI strengthens national security and cyber defense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Driscoll's background\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>As the 26th Secretary of the Army, Driscoll led a civilian workforce of nearly one million soldiers and more than 265,000 civilian employees. During his tenure he drove the Army's AI modernization, including Project ARIA, an initiative for AI tools in budgeting, logistics and tactical model deployment. He submitted his resignation in late August 2026. Reports cite months of tension with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who repeatedly removed senior officers or blocked their promotions against Driscoll's wishes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>The context: OpenAI and the Pentagon\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>In late February 2026 the Pentagon classified rival Anthropic as a "supply chain risk" after CEO Dario Amodei refused to drop restrictions on mass surveillance and autonomous weapons from its contracts. The same day, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced his own Pentagon agreement to deploy its models on classified networks. Altman stressed the deal contained safeguards similar to those Anthropic had sought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Political connections\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>According to AP, Driscoll, a close ally of Vice President JD Vance, maintains good relationships with both parties in Congress. Reports suggest this network could gain importance if the majorities change after the current midterm elections.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Assessment\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>The move suggests OpenAI wants to position itself more strongly in the competition for US defense and government contracts. The Wall Street Journal reads the appointment as a sign that OpenAI wants closer military ties and a say in the rules for AI use by armed forces and intelligence agencies. Whether this will translate into new contracts is not confirmed by the available sources.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2>Sources\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fthe-decoder.de\u002Fopenai-holt-frueheren-us-heeresminister-fuer-militaer-und-geheimdienstgeschaeft\u002F\">The Decoder (DE)\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fthe-decoder.com\u002Fopenai-hires-ex-army-secretary-gaining-bipartisan-reach-just-as-midterms-loom\u002F\">The Decoder\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>Editorially owned by \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fen\u002Fautor\u002Fideal-syka\">Ideal Syka\u003C\u002Fa>. Sources and method: \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fen\u002Fredaktion\">Newsroom & method\u003C\u002Fa>. Tips and corrections: \u003Ca href=\"mailto:ai@i6eal.de\">ai@i6eal.de\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\n",1793719846094]