Trump Spends Millions Rebranding Pentagon as Department of War

The Trump administration began a rebranding effort to rename the Department of Defense as the Department of War, directing millions of dollars in signage, letterhead, and digital infrastructure changes at the Pentagon. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth oversaw the initiative, which critics argued was a symbolic vanity project that diverted operational funds. The name had not been used since 1947 when the National Security Act unified the military under the Defense Department.