"On November 14, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, screwdriver in hand, helped Pentagon facilities personnel install two new signs that read "Department of War." After affixing the sign to the outside of the building, he turned toward onlookers and said, "Here we go." Hegseth's handyman moment was more than a symbolic gesture: It was the first act of what he and the Trump administration hope will eventually be a wholesale rebrand of the Department of Defense to the Department of War."
"President Donald Trump signed an executive order in September giving the DOD a secondary "War" name, but to make it official will require an act of Congress, and it won't come cheap, according to figures shared by four senior congressional staffers and two others briefed on the cost to NBC News. The estimated price tag would cover switching signage and letterhead, which together could cost about $1 billion alone, along with placards, badges, software, and code."
On November 14, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth installed "Department of War" signs at the Pentagon as an initial step toward a broader rebrand. The proposed rebrand would require updating roughly 700,000 buildings and facilities worldwide and could cost as much as $2 billion. President Donald Trump issued an executive order granting the DOD a secondary "War" name in September, but a formal name change would require an act of Congress. Estimated expenses include about $1 billion for signage and letterhead plus costs for placards, badges, software, and code. The DOD oversees more than 3 million personnel and assets in about 80 countries.
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