Driscoll to serve as acting ATF director in addition to Army secretary duties

Army Secretary Dan Driscoll has been appointed to serve as the acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in addition to his current job.

Driscoll, who was confirmed as Army secretary Feb. 25, will continue to serve in that role while taking on the additional position with the ATF, a defense official confirmed to Inside Defense on Wednesday. The official did not have additional details.

Reuters first reported Wednesday that FBI Director Kash Patel had been removed from his role as acting director of the ATF, and that Driscoll would be replacing him.