# 2025-17508: War Department Rises Again: DoD's Historic Name Change Sparks Debate

2025-17508, Restoring the United States Department of War, is a Federal Register presidential document from Executive Office of the President published 2025-09-10, effective 2025-09-05 (as of 2026-11-03).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-17508
- As of: 2026-11-03
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-17508
- Title: Restoring the United States Department of War
- Type: Presidential Document
- Agencies: Executive Office of the President
- Citation: 90 FR 43893
- Published: 2025-09-10
- Effective: 2025-09-05
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-11-03

## In one line

War Department Rises Again: DoD's Historic Name Change Sparks Debate

## Summary

The U.S. government is bringing back the old-school name 'Department of War' alongside 'Department of Defense' to show we mean business when it comes to national security. Military leaders and government agencies will start using these bold new-old titles in official and public settings starting now, with no extra cost involved. This change is all about reminding the world we’re ready to fight and win, not just defend.

## Effects PRIA read

No economic effects identified for this document.

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## Sources
- [2025-17508 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/09/10/2025-17508/restoring-the-united-states-department-of-war)
- [2025-17508 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-09-10/pdf/2025-17508.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-17508 (as of 2026-11-03).