Trump to Sign Order Renaming the Defense Department as the Department of War

8 hypeatei 4 9/5/2025, 1:52:53 AM nytimes.com ↗

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vlod · 53m ago
wardomainexpert · 43m ago
In domain-driven design (DDD), the ubiquitous language is a shared language that is used to describe the domain and the domain model. It’s a common language that is used by developers, stakeholders, and domain experts, to communicate and understand the business domain.

Domain-Driven Design explicitly emphasizes the importance of naming things properly with the notion of Ubiquitous Language. If you work in the domain of, say, invasion, killing, bombing, genocide, you probably shouldn’t name a Department of War as Defense Department. Department of War would be a more concise and specific option.

bediger4000 · 59m ago
Given that the name "Department of Defense" is statutory, by what mechanism is Mr President doing this?

It's time for Congress to crack down on this outlandish behavior. Yes, Trump is president. No, Trump did not win by a landslide. No, current conservative grievances and policies are not blessed by god. No, Trump is not king. This kind of behavior needs to stop. The US is a republic, not a monarchy, let's keep it that way.

dlachausse · 19m ago
Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution states…

> The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Militia of the several States, when called into the actual Service of the United States

That being said, I think it is silly to rename it, but I think a case can be made that he has the Constitutional authority to do so.