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Congress Debates Department of Defense Name Change
The Pentagon is urging Congress to keep measures in the annual defense policy bill that would change the name from Department of Defense to Department of War. The proposal has sparked debate among lawmakers and military officials.
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The Pentagon is pressing Congress to keep measures in the annual defense policy bill that would formally authorize the name change from Department of Defense to Department of War. “President Donald Trump and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth had the conviction to say so plainly. Many in Washington woul
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