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# OpenAI hires former US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll as Senior Counselor for National Security Modernization

On Nov 2, 2026 OpenAI named former Army Secretary Dan Driscoll as Senior Counselor for National Security Modernization; the WSJ says he will oversee national-security modernisation as OpenAI pushes for government contracts and a policy role, and describes the job as cybersecurity-related.

## Key facts
- Title: Senior Counselor for National Security Modernization (OpenAI)
- WSJ frames it as part of OpenAI's push for government contracts and policy influence

## What happened

Written from the OpenAI page title and the WSJ headline and Techmeme summary; both pages were unreadable for us. Driscoll's exact Army tenure dates are not checked here.

## Your AI and this story

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## Sources

1. [OpenAI: Dan Driscoll joins OpenAI](https://openai.com/index/dan-driscoll-joins-openai) (openai.com, official)
2. [WSJ: OpenAI hires former Army Secretary Dan Driscoll (Nov 2)](https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/openai-hires-former-army-secretary-dan-driscoll-to-cybersecurity-role-0e5cc0a1) (wsj.com, press)

## Changes

- 2026-11-03 (filed): Created