Order directs Pete Hegseth to seek congressional approval for permanent change from ‘Department of Defense’
Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday to rebrand the Department of Defense as the “Department of War”, a callback to the department’s original name used from 1789 to 1947.
The directive will make “Department of War” the secondary title while instructing the defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, to pursue congressional approval for a permanent change.
