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,
Arlington County, Virginia completed in 2009. At the time of completion, the Turnberry Tower was tallest residential building in the Washington metropolitan area. In 2017, Nestle USA chose 1812 N Moore in Rosslyn as their US headquarters. In 2018, Amazon.com, Inc. announced that it would be splitting its "HQ2" second headquarters project between Arlington and Long Island City, New York. The Arlington HQ2 site is planned for the Crystal City neighborhood, anchoring a broader area of Arlington and the City of Alexandria that was simultaneously rebranded as National Landing. Arlington County is located in northeast Virginia and is surrounded by Fairfax County and