Joint

Department of Defense

Department of War (secondary name under Executive Order 14347, 2025)

Security domain
Joint
What it is
executive department · ministry (level 2)
Founded
1949
Statutory basis
National Security Act of 1947; 10 U.S.C.
Acknowledged by
defense.gov (official site)
Active headcount
not published
Website
www.defense.gov
Identifiers
factbase.org/org/05Z29ZQ478 · Q11209
Government directory
Department of Defense on government.ginc.org

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