Trump Restores the Department of War Name by Executive Order
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United States Department of Defense
CONFIRMED82% CONFIDENCEThe 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.
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