United States Department of Defense United States Department of Defense The Department of Defense (DoD, USDOD, or DOD) is an executive branch department of the federal government charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government concerned directly with national security and the United States Armed Forces. The department is the largest employer in the world, with nearly 1.3 million active duty servicemen and women as of 2016. Adding to its employees are over 826,000 National Guardsmen and Reservists from the four services, and over 742,000 civilians bringing the total to over 2.8 million employees. Headquartered at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia,
Construction of the Virginia approaches to Arlington Memorial Bridge 8. The state of Virginia agreed to provide $83,450 to purchase the remaining required rights-of-way. Arlington County provided another $21,122. In January 1936, after a delay of almost 18 months, Arlington County officials said construction would begin in a few months. Much of the construction was funded by the U.S. federal government. But at the last minute, federal funds were withheld because the county had not completed rezoning of the area. The county passed an emergency resolution rezoning the area on April 7. But still the federal government refused to disburse funds. A new problem with easements on federal land