This article appeared in History of War magazine issue 153. In September 2025 President Donald Trump signed an executive order renaming the Department of Defense to the 'Department of War', reverting ...

President Harry S. Truman signing the National Security Act Amendments of 1949, which converted the National Military Establishment into a new Department of Defense. (National Archives) During a White ...

On Sept. 10, the newly named Department of War made its position clear: Cybersecurity is now a battlefield requirement, and federal contractors must meet heightened standards to protect sensitive data ...

In early September 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the DoD and its leaders may use the names “Department of War” and “Secretary of War” in certain contexts. The ...

The Trump administration is now referring to the Pentagon as the Department of War, even though the name has not legally changed. On Friday afternoon, President Donald Trump signed an executive order ...

Sept. 17 (UPI) --Make no mistake. Despite allocating nearly $1 trillion for the Pentagon next year and the presence of a motivated military and civilian workforce, the department is in free fall. How ...

President Trump’s renaming of the Defense Department comes amid his campaign for a Nobel Peace Prize. On Saturday, he wrote on social media that Chicago was “about to find out why it’s called the ...

Former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta raised an eyebrow Friday over President Trump’s decision to revert the name of the Defense Department back to the “Department of War.” “I don’t know why the ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fastened the final screw into a new Department of War plaque at the Pentagon’s main entrance for visiting VIPs Thursday, marking the latest effort to cement a name ...