U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) (1947-)
An U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) (1947-) is an national military department that is a U.S. Federal Executive Department (charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the U.S. government directly related to national security and the U.S. Armed Forces).
- Context:
- It can fund and lead U.S. DoD Initiatives, such as: Joint All-Domain Command And Control (JADC2).
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- Example(s):
- U.S. DoD, ~1947, when it was established by the passing of the U.S. National Security Act.
- U.S. DoD, ~1950, with a budget of ~$44.4 billion (~$472.9 billion in 2020 dollars) with ~3.4 million military personnel. (Ref?).
- U.S. DoD, ~1960, with a budget of ~$52.6 billion (~$461.2 billion in 2020 dollars) with ~3.4 million military personnel (Ref?).
- U.S. DoD, ~1970, with a budget of ~$77.9 billion (~$532.1 billion in 2020 dollars) with ~3.4 million military personnel (Ref?).
- U.S. DoD, ~1980, with a budget of ~$221.4 billion (~$698.5 billion in 2020 dollars) with ~2.9 million military personnel (Ref?).
- U.S. DoD, ~1990, with a budget of ~$329.4 billion (~$659.7 billion in 2020 dollars) with ~2.9 million military personnel (Ref?).
- U.S. DoD, ~2000, with a budget of ~$379.1 billion (~$580.2 billion in 2020 dollars) with ~1.4 million military personnel (Ref?).
- U.S. DoD, ~2010, with a budget of ~$692.4 billion (~$837.3 billion in 2020 dollars) with ~1.4 million military personnel (Ref?).
- U.S. DoD, ~2020, with a budget of ~$740.5 billion (~$740.5 billion in 2020 dollars) with ~1.4 million military personnel (Ref?).
- U.S. DoD, ~2021, at the end of the U.S. War in Afghanistan.
- U.S. DoD, ~2022, at the start of the U.S. participation in the 2nd Russia Invasion of Ukraine.
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- Counter-Example(s):
- a Chinese Central Military Commission (CMC), with a budget of ~$225 billion (Ref?).
- a Ministry of Defense of India (MoD), with a budget of ~70 billion (Ref?).
- a Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, with a budget of ~$66 billion (Ref?).
- a Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF), with a budget of ~$49 billion.
- a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), with a budget of ~$288 billion.
- a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), with a budget of ~$1.74 trillion.
- a U.S. Department of Education (ED), ~137 billion.
- See: U.S. Department of War, U.S. Department of The Navy, The Pentagon, U.S. Secretary of Defense, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense, DARPA.
References
2023
- (Wikipedia, 2023) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Defense Retrieved:2023-9-11.
- {{The United States Department of Defense (DoD, USDOD, or DOD) is an executive branch department of the federal government of the United States charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the U.S. government directly related to national security and the United States Armed Forces. As of June 2022, the U.S. Department of Defense is the largest employer in the world, with over 1.34 million active-duty service members, including soldiers, marines, sailors, airmen, and guardians. DoD also maintains over 778,000 National Guard and reservists, and over 747,000 civilians bringing the total to over 2.87 million employees. Headquartered at the Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia, just outside Washington, D.C., DoD's stated mission is to provide "the military forces needed to deter war and ensure our nation's security".
The Department of Defense is headed by the secretary of defense, a cabinet-level head who reports directly to the president of the United States. Beneath the Department of Defense are three subordinate military departments: the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, and the Department of the Air Force. In addition, four national intelligence services are subordinate to the Department of Defense: the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), the National Security Agency (NSA), the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), and the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). Other Defense agencies include the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), the Defense Health Agency (DHA), Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA), the Space Development Agency (SDA) and the Pentagon Force Protection Agency (PFPA), all of which are subordinate to the secretary of defense. Additionally, the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) is responsible for administering contracts for the DoD. Military operations are managed by eleven regional or functional unified combatant commands. The Department of Defense also operates several joint services schools, including the Eisenhower School (ES) and the National War College (NWC).
- {{The United States Department of Defense (DoD, USDOD, or DOD) is an executive branch department of the federal government of the United States charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the U.S. government directly related to national security and the United States Armed Forces. As of June 2022, the U.S. Department of Defense is the largest employer in the world, with over 1.34 million active-duty service members, including soldiers, marines, sailors, airmen, and guardians. DoD also maintains over 778,000 National Guard and reservists, and over 747,000 civilians bringing the total to over 2.87 million employees. Headquartered at the Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia, just outside Washington, D.C., DoD's stated mission is to provide "the military forces needed to deter war and ensure our nation's security".