OpenAI hires former U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll for national security role

OpenAI has hired former U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll for a newly created national security role focused on national security modernization. The move signals OpenAI's deepening engagement with the U.S. government and defense establishment as competition intensifies among AI developers for federal contracts. Driscoll, who served as Army Secretary, brings direct Pentagon experience to the San Francisco-based AI company at a time when Washington is weighing national security implications of artificial intelligence. The hire underscores growing demand among major AI firms for executives with government and military credentials. Watch for OpenAI to outline specific national security initiatives and for further hires with defense and policy backgrounds.