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House GOP presses ahead with Trump's Department of War name change

Politico | Defense

By Connor O'Brien and Leo Shane III

25 June 2026 at 06:35

The House Appropriations Committee became the third committee to endorse the Pentagon rebrand.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who has adopted the title Secretary of War, has already moved to change numerous signs and stationery within the Pentagon to reflect the preferred Department of War name, despite the lack of official congressional approval.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who has adopted the title Secretary of War, has already moved to change numerous signs and stationery within the Pentagon to reflect the preferred Department of War name, despite the lack of official congressional approval.