Trump expected to order rebrand of defense department as war department

Trump expected to order rebrand of defense department as war department

Curated from US news | The Guardian — Here’s what matters right now:

Move is attempt to formalize name change without an act of Congress, as US president says: ‘We’re just going to do it’ Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Friday authorizing the US Department of Defense to rebrand itself as the “department of war”, the White House said, as part of an attempt to formalize the name change without an act of Congress. The order will designate “department of war” as a “secondary title”, an administration official said, as a way to get around the need for congressional approval to formally rename a federal agency. Continue reading...

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Original reporting: US news | The Guardian

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