Department of Defense #3039552
Description
The Department of Defense is an executive branch department of the federal government of the United States 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. It is headquartered at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, just outside Washington, D.C.
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Membership history
Growth
Growth history is still building. We hold one measurement for this entry. A trend needs at least two, taken days apart — so this will fill in on its own rather than being estimated. We do not publish numbers we have not measured.
| Measured (UTC) | Members | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Aug 2026, 02:05 | 1 | first reading |
Ownership
Owned by @ThomasJamesWhitmore as measured.
Members we’ve seen
@ThomasJamesWhitmore — Holder (rank 255)
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Related groups
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Open data
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