"The proposed name change has been controversial, both for the multi-billion dollar expense and the massive administrative undertaking redesigning and relabeling official seals, uniforms, stationery, logos, signage, insignia, and other graphics throughout the more than 700,000 DOD facilities throughout the U.S. and around the world. Last week, Trump signed an executive order to change the name of the DOD to the Department of War, the original name for the Cabinet department when the U.S. Constitution came into effect."
"Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has been a vocal supporter of the change, and swiftly changed the department's websites and social media accounts to say Department of War and his own title as Secretary of War. The White House and other Trump administration officials have made similar changes in their public communications. However, to actually officially change the name of this Cabinet department, Congress has to pass legislation and there don't seem to be enough congressional Republicans on board to make it happen."
President Donald Trump signed an executive order to rename the Department of Defense the Department of War. The change would require redesigning seals, uniforms, stationery, logos, signage, insignia, and other graphics across more than 700,000 DOD facilities worldwide, creating multi-billion dollar expenses and a massive administrative undertaking. The National Security Act of 1947 renamed the Department of War the Department of the Army and merged it with the Navy and Air Force under the National Military Establishment, which became the DOD in 1949. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth updated department websites and social media to reflect the new name. Congress must pass legislation to effect the change, and the House Rules Committee rejected an amendment to include the renaming in the Fiscal Year 2026 NDAA, signaling insufficient congressional support.
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