Trump Restores the Department of War Name by Executive Order
White House, 1600, Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Ward 2, Washington, District of Columbia, 20500, United States
United States Department of Defense
CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins82% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 82%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or betterThe order is headed 'Executive Order 14347, September 5, 2025' and signed 'THE WHITE HOUSE[1], September 5, 2025'.
Executive Order 14347 authorised the Department of Defense to call itself the Department of War, and its secretary the Secretary of War, in non-statutory settings, and gave the secretary 60 days to recommend the legislative and executive actions needed to make the change permanent.
1.00