Pentagon presses Congress to keep measure changing name to Department of War
Summary
The Pentagon is urging Congress to retain provisions in the annual defense policy bill that would authorize changing the Department of Defense’s name to the Department of War. The article says President Donald Trump and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth have supported the change.Key Facts
- The Pentagon is pressing Congress to keep the name-change provisions in the annual defense policy bill.
- The provisions would formally authorize renaming the Department of Defense as the Department of War.
- The article identifies Donald Trump as the current president and a supporter of the change.
- The article identifies Pete Hegseth as secretary of war and a supporter of the change.
- The article notes that many in Washington would have left the department’s name unchanged.
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