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What Is the Significance of Renaming the Department of Defense to the Department of War?
President Donald Trump intends to rename the Department of Defense to the Department of War, though questions remain about the legality of this executive order.
- On Friday, President Donald Trump will announce plans to rename the Department of Defense and sign an executive order directing the Pentagon to adopt the historic Department of War label.
- The Department once known as the 'Department of War' was restructured in 1947, with historians noting the postwar rebrand emphasized defense and peace as the Cold War began.
- According to the White House fact sheet, the order would direct the Pentagon to use 'Department of War' as a secondary title and authorize 'Secretary of War' and 'Deputy Secretary of War' in official correspondence and ceremonies, allowing use on press releases and signage without legal status change.
- Under federal law, Congress must approve any official renaming, and analysts warn the rebrand could cost taxpayers billions, with a past smaller renaming costing $62.5 million.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the label supports a 'warrior ethos' and shortly afterward removed DEI programs, while senators Rick Scott and Mike Lee filed bills to restore the old name though their path is uncertain.
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President Trump has by decree renamed the U.S. Department of Defense into War Department. Head of Department Hegseth has already called him "War Minister". Whether the change is legally binding is unclear.
'Department of War': Trump Signs Executive Order Aimed at Restoring Defense Department's Original Name
President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order that allows the Department of Defense to use the name "Department of War" and directs the defense secretary to propose making the name change permanent, reviving the name that the department used for more than 150 years before it was rebranded after World War II.The post 'Department of War': Trump Signs Executive Order Aimed at Restoring Defense Department's Original Name appeared first …
The White House has not yet announced how much the renaming will cost, but the media suggests - at least one billion dollars. The final decision is made by Congress.
Trump's push to change Department of Defense to 'War Department' would turn back the clock to WWII (World)
President Donald Trump's push to rename the Department of Defense goes beyond subjective word choices about whether to change a name that's been in place since 1949. On one hand is Trump's argument that the historical name - War Department - more plainly reflects the bottom-line mission. Yet the ide...
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