by Misty Severi
President Donald Trump announced On Friday afternoon, that he changes the brand of the Defense Department as the Department of War, making the Department of War a secondary title.
The executive order makes the war department a “secondary” title of the Defense Department, and the “Secretary of War” is the secondary title of Defense Secretary Pete HegeSeth.
Republican legislators Legislation presented To restore the name “Department of War” to the Defense Department on Friday.
The Department of Defense was originally called the Department of War. This federal government had this name in 1789–1947. transition From the Act on National Security of 1947, the Department of War, the Naval Department was combined into the National Military Establishment. This Act also created the Central Intelligence Agency and the National Security Agency.
Amendment from 1949 to the Act on National Security again changed the name of the National Military Establishment to the Department of Defense.
In 1949, the Department of Defense budget There were $ 11 billion. Quickly until 2025, and the budget for this department is Now after $ 893 billion.
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Misty Severi is only a news reporter. Schmidt’s Zakleria is a digital editor Star News Network And he contributed to this story.
