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Army Department

The mission of the Department of the Army is to organize, train, and equip active duty and reserve forces for the preservation of peace, security, and the defense of our Nation. As part of our national military team, the Army focuses on land operations; its soldiers must be trained with modern arms and equipment and be ready to respond quickly.

The Army also administers programs aimed at protecting the environment, improving waterway navigation, flood and beach erosion control, and water resource development. It provides military assistance to Federal, State, and local government agencies, including natural disaster relief assistance.

The American Continental Army, now called the United States Army, was established by the Continental Congress on June 14, 1775, more than a year before the Declaration of Independence. The Department of War was established as an executive department at the seat of government by act approved August 7, 1789 (1 Stat. 49). The Secretary of War was established as its head. The National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 401) created the National Military Establishment, and the Department of War was designated the Department of the Army. The title of its Secretary became Secretary of the Army (5 U.S.C. 171). The National Security Act Amendments of 1949 (63 Stat. 578) provided that the Department of the Army be a military department within the Department of Defense.

Agency URL:
http://www.army.mil/
Parent Agency
Defense Department

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  • Litigation; Amendment

    In accordance with the Executive Order titled "Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government," this amendment rule removes text in this CFR part that promotes or otherwise inculcates gender ideology. This change is purely administrative.

  • Environmental Analysis of Army Actions (AR 200-2)

    This interim final rule rescinds the Department of the Army regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), because the Council on Environmental Quality's (CEQ) NEPA regulations, which they were meant to supplement, have been rescinded, and because the DoD is promulgating Department-wide NEPA procedures that will guide the...

  • Army Cemeteries

    The Department of the Army proposes to amend this regulation in order to revise eligibility criteria for interment (in ground) and inurnment (above ground) at Arlington National Cemetery. This rule does not affect veterans' burial benefits or eligibility at Department of Veterans Affairs' national cemeteries.

  • Environmental Analysis of Army Actions

    The Department of the Army is revising its procedures for implementing the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) and the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) NEPA regulations. These proposed revisions clarify and update the regulation, incorporate current Army NEPA procedures and practices, and revise and add categorical exclusions...

  • Army Cemeteries

    The Department of the Army is finalizing its regulation for the development, operation, maintenance, and administration of the Army Cemeteries. The revisions include changes in management and a name change to the Army National Military Cemeteries. The rule also adopts modifications suggested by the Department of the Army Inspector General and...

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  • Proposed Collection; Comment Request

    In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announces the proposed extension of an approved public information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions...

  • Proposed Collection; Comment Request

    In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announces a proposed public information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including...

  • Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The DoD has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act.

  • Notice of Intended Disinterment From Carlisle Barracks Post Cemetery; Correction

    This document corrects the previous notice published in the Federal Register on May 28, 2026. The notice respectfully corrects the name of one student from Susie Davis to Susie King.

  • Notice of Intended Disinterment From Carlisle Barracks Post Cemetery

    The Office of Army Cemeteries (OAC) is honoring the requests of the family members and Native American Tribes to disinter the human remains of twelve Native American students from the Carlisle Barracks Post Cemetery, Carlisle, Pennsylvania. The decedent names are: Alaska Natives Mabel Stock, Edward Angalook, Lucy Spaulding, and Tummassak...

  • Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

    In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, the Department of the Army is providing notice to rescind the following three systems of records: Army Continuing Education System Records, A0621-1 AHRC system of records was originally established to document, monitor, manage, and administer the attendance at a civilian training agency or civilian...

  • Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The DoD has submitted to OMB for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act.

  • Proposed Collection; Comment Request

    In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Department of the Army announces a proposed public information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether...

  • Endangered Species Committee

    The Endangered Species Committee held a public meeting on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, in Washington, DC, to address the Secretary of War's finding that it is necessary for reasons of national security to exempt Gulf of America Oil and Gas Activities (defined below) from the requirements of the Endangered Species Act. By unanimous vote, the...

  • Proposed Collection; Comment Request

    In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the United States (U.S.) Army Installation Management Command, G1 Passport Services Division/DoD Passport and Visa announces a proposed public information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: whether the proposed collection of information...