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Pentagon urges Congress to codify 'Department of War' name change it estimates will cost $52 million

The Pentagon has formally asked for congressional approval to codify its "Department of War" moniker, estimating it will cost taxpayers around $52 million.The estimate from the Pentagon is significantly lower than what the Congressional Budget Office projected in January, when it estimated the rebranding could cost as much as $125 million if it were adopted "broadly and rapidly" throughout the department.The Pentagon claimed the change, which includes renaming the Secretary of Defense to the Secretary of War, would have no "significant impact" on President Donald Trump’s fiscal 2027 defense bu...