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Defense Department; Department, Terran Federal Republic
Topic Started: Apr 17 2009, 10:19 PM (67 Views)
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The Defense Department

As the primary exerter of military force in the galaxy, the Defense Department has a multifaceted job to do: it must simultaneously keep the Republic safe from the Koltsovs, requiring a high-tech force, while repelling terrorist attacks with low-tech means. In addition, it must enlist the aid of the Rimor Orbis in patrolling and exploring the Fringe to ensure that the Republic's security is not violated by threats from beyond its borders.

The Defense Department is in direct control of the Interstellar Navy and Marine Corps, the largest two of the armed services. As such, it technically only recieves its orders from the President, but Congressional oversight and funding as well as judicial review from the Judiciary give the other branches of government a say in how defense works. As with many war departments before it, the Defense Department finds itself battling judicial interference, congressional oversight, and neverending funding wars with other departments to stay afloat.

In the years during and since the Koltsov War, the Defense Department has recieved the lion's share of spending, allowing it to comfortably float a number of projects such as standing defensive fleets around every inhabited Republic planet. As long as the Republic public at large finds that the worst problem facing the Republic is the Koltsov issue, as 64% of those polled expressed in 2437, the Defense Department will continue to enjoy a true purpose and sufficent funding.

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