President Donald Trump will announce his intention to rename the Department of Defense to its pre-1947 designation, the "Department of War," the White House stated this morning. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is expected to become Secretary of War. The White House confirmed that the President's announcement today is related to the Department of Defense. While the exact mechanism for the proposed rebrand is not yet known, any official alteration to the department's name would likely necessitate an Act of Congress. The potential renaming signifies a return to the department's historical structure prior to the National Security Act of 1947, which established the Department of Defense and the U.S. Air Force. The implications and feasibility of such a change remain to be seen.
