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Army Secretary Dan Driscoll submitted his resignation Monday after months of tension with Secretary of War Pete Hegseth over the direction of the service and the ouster of numerous senior officers, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Driscoll is expected to leave the Pentagon in the coming days. The Journal reported Aug. 21 that Driscoll was expected to step down by the end of the year.

"Secretary Driscoll has been highly effective in advancing President \[Donald\] Trump's agenda to Make America Strong Again at the Department of the Army by providing outstanding leadership during historic military operations, restoring an emphasis on readiness and lethality, assisting with negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, and more," White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly said in a statement to the Journal.

"The United States Army is more powerful than ever thanks to his work alongside the Commander-in-Chief and Secretary of War."

After Driscoll departs, the Army will have no Senate-confirmed secretary or chief of staff. Gen. Christopher LaNeve has been acting Army chief of staff since Hegseth fired his predecessor, Gen. Randy George, in April.

George had worked closely with Driscoll on the Army Transformation Initiative, a sweeping effort launched last year to restructure the service and overhaul weapons procurement.

The shakeup within the Army also includes the early retirement of Gen. Christopher "CD" Donahue, the Army's top commander in Europe and a key figure in U.S. support for Ukraine. He retired effective July 2 amid reports that Hegseth forced out the four-star general.

U.S. Army Europe and Africa was downgraded to a three-star headquarters upon Donahue's departure as part of broader Pentagon plans to reduce the number of senior military positions.