Joe Gould
Joe Gould was the senior Pentagon reporter for Defense News, covering the intersection of national security policy, politics and the defense industry. He had previously served as Congress reporter.
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Republican budget plan will ‘undermine’ US security, warns Biden admin
The Biden administration is portraying plans from Republicans to gut the federal budget as jeopardizing national security.
Senate Rejects Defense Bills Again, Foreshadowing CR
Senate Democrats have again voted down two national security spending bills.
Congress Girds for Defense Spending, Policy Fights
President Obama's veto threat hangs over the annual DoD policy bill.
McCain survives primary fight
Senate Armed Services Chairman John McCain prevailed against his Republican primary challenger setting up the hawkish national security stalwart for a tough general election fight.
GAO: Pentagon Can't Tell the Difference Between Wartime and Base Dollars
The Pentagon shifted $146.9 billion over six years from its wartime accounts to pay for routine operations, the Government Accountability Office reports.
Hillary Clinton picks Sen. Tim Kaine, a foreign policy heavyweight, as her running mate
Kaine and Clinton may present a formidable foreign policy tandem in a year when Republicans hope to own national security as their issue.
Senators seek to elevate U.S. Cyber Command
A bipartisan group of senators have introduced a measure to elevate US Cyber Command to a unified combatant command, a move that would make it one the most powerful institutions in the Defense Department.
Rep. Thornberry proposes cutting war budget to force a supplemental funding bill
The House’s 2017 defense policy bill will hew to the Pentagon top line of last year’s bipartisan budget agreement, but takes a major gamble by using $18 billion from the wartime budget for base budget needs and forcing a war budget increase on the ne
Carter unveils Goldwater-Nichols reform
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter wants to clarify the role of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, see service chiefs have a greater hand in acquisition, and winnow the number of four-star billets, all part of a major reform effort to the rules
Dunford: Better intel improving counter-ISIS airstrikes
Coalition airstrikes against the Islamic State group have grown more effective because intelligence has improved, as has training for US proxy forces in Iraq and Syria, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Tuesday.
