House adds DoD name change to NDAA

About this episode

The episode discusses Congress's move to rename the Department of Defense to the Department of War as part of the NDAA.

Congress is one step closer to adopting a tougher name for the Department of Defense. An amendment added to the annual defense policy bill that passed the House would formally change its title to the Department of War. The name change echoes an executive order President Donald Trump signed in September. Only Congress has the authority to legally rename a federal department. Both chambers of Congress must approve the new name for it to take effect.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Topics covered

• Department of Defense
• name change
• NDAA
• Congress
• defense policy

Keywords

• NDAA
• Department of Defense
• Department of War
• Congress
• name change
• defense policy
• Donald Trump

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Department of Defense, Department of War, Congress

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