Executive Order No. 14347. Restoring the United States Department of War

• Executive Order No.: 14347
• Published date: 10 September 2025
• Citation: 90 FR 43893
• Date: 05 September 2025
• Section: Presidential Documents

Presidential Documents

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Executive Order 14347 of September 5, 2025

Restoring the United States Department of War

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the

laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:

Section 1. Purpose. On August 7, 1789, 236 years ago, President George

Washington signed into law a bill establishing the United States Department

of War to oversee the operation and maintenance of military and naval

affairs. It was under this name that the Department of War, along with

the later formed Department of the Navy, won the War of 1812, World

War I, and World War II, inspiring awe and confidence in our Nation’s

military, and ensuring freedom and prosperity for all Americans. The Found-

ers chose this name to signal our strength and resolve to the world. The

name ‘‘Department of War,’’ more than the current ‘‘Department of Defense,’’

ensures peace through strength, as it demonstrates our ability and willingness

to fight and win wars on behalf of our Nation at a moment’s notice, not

just to defend. This name sharpens the Department’s focus on our own

national interest and our adversaries’ focus on our willingness and avail-

ability to wage war to secure what is ours. I have therefore determined

that this Department should once again be known as the Department of

War and the Secretary should be known as the Secretary of War.

Sec. 2. Implementation. (a) The Secretary of Defense is authorized the use

of this additional secondary title—the Secretary of War—and may be recog-

nized by that title in official correspondence, public communications, cere-

monial contexts, and non-statutory documents within the executive branch.

(b) The Department of Defense and the Office of the Secretary of Defense

may be referred to as the Department of War and the Office of the Secretary

of War, respectively, in the contexts described in subsection (a) of this

section.

(c) The provisions of this section shall also apply, as appropriate, to

subordinate officials within the Department of Defense, who may use cor-

responding secondary titles such as Deputy Secretary of War or Under

Secretary of War in the contexts described in subsection (a) of this section.

(d) All executive departments and agencies shall recognize and accommo-

date the use of such secondary titles in internal and external communications,

provided that the use of such titles does not create confusion with respect

to legal, statutory, or international obligations.

(e) Statutory references to the Department of Defense, Secretary of Defense,

and subordinate officers and components shall remain controlling until

changed subsequently by the law.

(f) Within 30 days of the date of this order, the Secretary of War shall

submit to the President, through the Assistant to the President for National

Security Affairs, a notification for transmittal to the Congress of any office,

executive department or agency, component, or command that begins using

a secondary Department of War designation.

(g) Within 60 days of the date of this order, the Secretary of War shall

submit to the President, through the Assistant to the President for National

Security Affairs, a recommendation on the actions required to permanently

change the name of the Department of Defense to the Department of War.

This recommendation shall include the proposed legislative and executive

actions necessary to accomplish this renaming.

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Sec. 3. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed

to impair or otherwise affect:

(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency,

or the head thereof; or

(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget

relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.

(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and

subject to the availability of appropriations.

(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit,

substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party

against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers,

employees, or agents, or any other person.

(d) The costs for publication of this order shall be borne by the Department

of War.

THE WHITE HOUSE,

September 5, 2025.

[FR Doc. 2025–17508

Filed 9–9–25; 11:15 am]

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