Defense Department

President Trump plans to rename the Defense Department as the Department of War

The change would return the department to a name that it carried for much of its history, until it became the Department of Defense in the wake of World War II.

In reversal, Defense Department will continue providing crucial satellite weather data

About a month after announcing that it would stop sharing data that hurricane forecasters and scientists rely on, the Navy now says it will continue distributing it.

A Pentagon inspector general announces investigation into Hegseth’s use of Signal

The announcement comes after lawmakers voiced concern about whether top national security officials discussed classified information on Signal about a military strike against Houthi rebels in Yemen.