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Usually, the government of the country is responsible for declaring war. In the United States of America, the Department of Defense is responsible for declaring wars.
No, payroll for the Department of Veterans Affairs does not come under the Department of Defense. The Department of Veterans Affairs is a separate federal department responsible for providing healthcare, benefits, and memorial services to veterans and their families, while the Department of Defense is responsible for national security and military operations.
United States Department of Defense.
Yes, the Secretary of Defense does work in the Pentagon. The Pentagon is the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense, and the Secretary of Defense is the head of the department. They oversee the U.S. military and are responsible for national security and defense policy.
The Department of Defense reports to him. He chooses the Secretary of Defense. As such he is responsible for carrying out any laws pertaining to defense. He also makes recommendations to Congress about defense needs and their cost and what funding is needed to keep an adequate defense. He is also commander-in-chief of all the US military forces if military operations are made.
The National Security Council is responsible for national security and foreign policy. The Secretary of Defense is second only to the president and exercises command and control over the United States' military.
Executive, through the Department of Defense.
The current secretary of defense is Robert Gates. The role of the Secretary of Defense is to be the principal defense policy advisor to the President and is responsible for the formulation of general defense policy related to all matters of direct and primary concern to the Department of Defense, and for the execution of approved policy. The Department of Defense is located at the Pentagon.