OpenAI Hires Former Army Secretary Dan Driscoll to Cybersecurity Role - WSJ

Dan Driscoll is a former Army officer and law-school classmate of Vice President JD Vance. Andrew Harnik/Getty ImagesOpenAI has appointed former U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll to oversee national-security modernization, adding a former senior military official to its efforts to expand the role of artificial intelligence in defense and cybersecurity.

Driscoll will advise on ways AI could bolster U.S. security capabilities and cyber defenses, the company said Monday. The hire reflects OpenAI’s push to deepen its integration with the defense sector, secure government contracts and shape policy around military and intelligence AI deployment.