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OpenAI hires ex-Army Secretary, gaining bipartisan reach just as midterms loom
OpenAI has brought in Dan Driscoll, formerly the civilian head of the US Army, as a senior counselor for national security modernization.
During his Army tenure, Driscoll advanced AI modernization, including Project ARIA, which brought AI tools into budgeting, logistics and tactical model deployment. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced an agreement with the Pentagon to deploy the company’s models on classified networks, saying it included safeguards similar to those Anthropic had fought to retain.
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Date stated with the source: 3. 11. 2026
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