Feb. 10, 2026 DOW Restructures Foreign Military Sales, Prioritizes Speed, Efficiency The War Department has moved two agencies critical to getting American-made combat gear into the hands of allied and partner nations under the department's Office of Acquisition and Sustainment.
Jan. 20, 2026 $1,776 'Warrior Dividend' tax-free, IRS confirms The Internal Revenue Service confirmed that the $1,776 "Warrior Dividend" more than 1.5 million service members received last year, at the direction of President Donald J. Trump, would be tax-free.
Jan. 8, 2026 DAF puts acquisition on wartime footing, implementing SECWAR's 'Warfighting Acquisition System' In direct support of the Secretary of War’s mandate to overhaul the defense acquisition system, the Department of the Air Force is aggressively implementing the new Warfighting Acquisition System.
Jan. 6, 2026 Air Force updates fitness test requirements Changes from the September 2025 announcement include a shortened physical fitness diagnostic testing period to end in June and the option for either the 2-mile run or the 20-meter High Aerobic Multi-shuttle Run every six months.
Nov. 14, 2025 Department of War name set in bronze at Pentagon entrances Facilities personnel at the Pentagon took down outdated bronze plaques at two of the building's entrances and replaced them with recently minted plaques bearing the new name of the federal agency that leads America's fighting force: "The Department of War."