Army promises to deliver analysis on sweeping changes in 10 days

Army promises detailed transformation plan to Congress within 10 days

Army officials told lawmakers they will provide a detailed briefing on the service’s new transformation initiative within the next ten days, following mounting pressure from Congress to explain plans for the sweeping overhaul announced more than a month ago. Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll and Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George returned to Capitol Hill on Wednesday for another round of questioning about the Army’s fiscal 2026 budget request. But fo…

Army promises to deliver analysis on sweeping changes in 10 days

U.S. Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll promised Congress today the service would show its homework in 10 days on how it decided to consolidate commands, restructure formations and cancel or restructure a slew of weapons programs.In a memo to the Army, the service secretary announced in early May that major change was underway and dubbed it the Army Transformation Initiative. Yet many of the decisions laid out in the document lacked clear analysis b…

Driscoll says he will give more detail to Congress on ATI rationale within 10 days

For the past month, lawmakers on the congressional defense committees have peppered Army Secretary Dan Driscoll and Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George with questions about what reasoning went into the Army Transformation Initiative. During a Senate Appropriations defense subcommittee hearing today, Driscoll committed to providing a more detailed explanation to the subcommittee within 10 days. The transformation initiative, released in early May at…

Boozman questions Army leaders on munitions production, drone utilization, funding challenges

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) questioned Army Secretary Dan Driscoll and Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George about the Army’s modernization initiative and its potential impact as well as the importance of stable funding and current and future drone capabilities at a Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee hearing. “I share your concerns with modernization. […]

Army to Eliminate Programs Not Contributing to Lethality

JUNE 19, 2025 – The Army Transformation Initiative will reexamine all requirements and eliminate unnecessary ones, prioritize initiatives that contribute to lethality, and empower leaders to take risks and learn from failure, said Army Secretary Daniel P. Driscoll today during a hearing before the Senate Appropriations Committee’s defense subcommittee in Washington. In a May 1, 2025, letter to the force, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy A. George,…