US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll resigns after months of friction with defense secretary

U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll has submitted his resignation to U.S. President Donald Trump following months of tension with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday, reported Xinhua.

Driscoll, who disagrees with the defense secretary over the direction of the service and the ouster of numerous senior army officers, is expected to leave the Pentagon "in coming days," the report said.

Since taking office, Hegseth has overseen a purge of high-ranking military leaders and civilian officials at the department.

In April, Hegseth asked Army Chief of Staff General Randy George -- the U.S. Army's most senior general -- to step down and take immediate retirement, with no explanation. Trump has not nominated a replacement.

General Christopher LaNeve, Hegseth's former senior military aide, has served as acting chief of the Army since Hegseth fired his predecessor.