YES only if an enacted U.S. federal law expressly renames “Department of Defense” to “Department of War” (or “United States Department of War”) and the rename’s effective date falls between Jan 1, 2025, 12:00 AM PT and Dec 31, 2025, 11:59 PM PT.

NO if it’s only proposed/passed-but-not-enacted legislation, executive orders, memos, branding/website/style changes, any other name (e.g., “War Department”), or if DoD is abolished and a new department created without the law stating it is a rename. If a law passes in 2025 but sets an effective date outside 2025, resolve NO.

Sources of truth (in order): the enacted public law text (e.g., Congress.gov/govinfo.gov) controlling; then the updated U.S. Code; then Federal Register/official agency notices. Media may be used only to point to these texts.

Precision: spelling/capitalization must match in substance; “United States Department of War” is acceptable.

Conflicts: the enacted public law text controls.

Closure: resolve at or after the earlier of the effective-date confirmation or Dec 31, 2025, 11:59 PM PT.