Pentagon Demands Congress Burn Millions to Make Name Change Official

The Trump administration’s various projects to reshape the government—even the symbolic ones—are costing U.S. taxpayers tens of millions of dollars.In its latest legislative proposal, the Department of Defense has formally asked Congress to codify its rebrand as the “Department of War,” assuring that the name change would have “no significant impact” on future spending. Yet the military agency also acknowledged that it has already spent some $50 million in implementing the new title. The vast ma...