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Also Known As DOD
Date 1947 - present
Areas Of Involvement defense • national security
Related People James Mattis • Pete Hegseth • Melvin Laird • William S. Cohen • Robert M. Gates • Michael Griffin • Daniel Ellsberg • Donald Rumsfeld • John M. Deutch • Les Aspin • James V. Forrestal

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National Security Act of 1947
Tommy Franks and Donald Rumsfeld
Joint Chiefs of Staff
National Security Agency
National Reconnaissance Office
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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