Army Secretary Dan Driscoll got a strong vote of support Thursday from leading House Republicans — even as lawmakers lamented the abrupt departure of his former counterpart at the helm of the military branch.
The turmoil in the Army’s top ranks did not dominate House appropriators’ first hearing on the Pentagon’s $1.5 trillion budget request, but GOP members of the Defense subcommittee repeatedly noted the absence of former Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George.