Days after U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order renaming the Department of Defense as the Department of War, his administration has made a similar name change at the White House, APA reports citing Reuters.
The Directorate of Defense, a key component of the White House National Security Council, is now the Directorate of War, according to a U.S. official and another person familiar with the matter.
As part of the change, officials working in that office are now directors for war, and they are overseen by a special assistant to the president for war, said the sources, who requested anonymity as the rebrand is not public.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who has been serving as the national security adviser since May, signed off on the change this week, one of the sources said.
Asked for comment, a White House official confirmed the new name, adding "#WAR!" for emphasis.
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