A Department of Defense legislative proposal sent to Capitol Hill this month pegs the cost of renaming DOD to the "Department of War" at roughly $50 million to date, with the figure expected to climb. The proposal would trigger about 7,600 conforming changes to federal law, according to Stars and Stripes.

The Congressional Budget Office estimated in January 2026 that statutory implementation…

To move beyond incremental gains, agencies need to treat AI as part of a wholesale transition: from humans managing paperwork to AI agents orchestrating data.