Department of Defense

noun

the department of the U.S. federal government charged with ensuring that the military capacity of the U.S. is adequate to safeguard the national security. : DOD

A department of the federal executive branch entrusted with formulating military policies and maintaining American military forces. Its top official is the civilian secretary of defense . It is headquartered in the Pentagon .

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Another IT contract, this time with the Department of Defense, is the third largest claimed saving.

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The former Fox News host turned head of the Department of Defense raged over a CBS News report that he installed a makeup studio just outside of the Pentagon's press briefing room.

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"We are incredibly disappointed by the manner in which our service at the Department of Defense ended," they shared.

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It was the Trump administration that removed mention of Jackie Robinson from a Department of Defense website as part of its effort to cancel anything that hints at diversity, equity or inclusion.

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��’s this new executive order directing the Department of Defense to take over huge amounts of public land on the border?

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