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Pentagon presses Congress to keep Department of War name in defense bill

The Pentagon is urging lawmakers to retain measures in the annual defense policy bill that would formally authorize renaming the Department of Defense as the Department of War.

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  • The Pentagon is pressing Congress to keep measures in the National Defense Authorization Act that would formally authorize the name change from Department of Defense to Department of War.
  • The House and Senate Armed Services committees adopted measures in their drafts of the NDAA to codify the name change.
  • An amendment by Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-Texas) to rename the department was adopted during the June NDAA session with a 29-27 vote.
  • Pentagon chief spokesperson Sean Parnell wrote that "the president chose clarity over convenience" and called the change "a restoration, not an invention."
  • The War Department was established in 1789 under George Washington and the name remained until 1949.
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Says Pentagon begs Congress for Trump win

AlterNet: Top defense official begs Congress to give Trump chief a win

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AlterNet frames the Pentagon's push as a desperate effort by a top defense official to secure a political win for Trump, highlighting controversy and taxpayer costs.

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Natural News: War Department Presses Congress to Keep Its Current Name in Defense Bill
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Natural News reports that the War Department is pressing Congress to keep the name change in the defense bill, noting the executive order, legislative steps, and estimated costs.

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