The House Appropriations Committee advanced its $1.1 trillion defense spending bill for fiscal year 2027 on Wednesday, voting along party lines 34-27 to send the legislation forward with a provision that would officially rename the Department of Defense to the Department of War.
The Senate Armed Services Committee voted 18-9 Wednesday to advance its version of the fiscal 2027 National Defense Authorization Act, with language formally renaming the Department of Defense to the Department of War.
The Department of Defense submitted a formal legislative proposal to Congress this month asking lawmakers to change its statutory name to the "Department of War," a move that would require amending roughly 7,600 provisions of federal law.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is sharply criticizing rival artificial intelligence company OpenAI over its recent agreement with the U.S. Department of War.
Military AI took a major step forward as the War Department announced a new partnership with OpenAI to integrate ChatGPT into GenAI.mil, a platform used by U.S. military personnel.
The War Department is pushing back against reports of an internal split over its forthcoming National Defense Strategy, insisting the plan was built on full collaboration between top civilian and military leaders.
