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.
Nigeria ends U.S. mission to counter Boko Haram
Nigeria has ended a U.S. mission to train a battalion of 650 of its troops to fight Boko Haram.
SIGAR: Pentagon's economic development in Afghanistan 'accomplished nothing'
The US Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) says he is investigating the Pentagon's efforts to spark that country's economic development, which cost between $700 million and $800 million and "accomplished nothing."
Former SecDef Gates blasts lawmakers over sequestration
WASHINGTON – Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates ripped Washington on Thursday over sequestration budget caps, say...
U.S. general: Kim was never out of power in North Korea
WASHINGTON – North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un's recent 40-day disappearance from public view sparked speculation of...
Marriage fraud can earn you a prison sentence, stiff fines
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials want service members to say, "I don't" to marriage fraud, warning ...
Marines upgrading, replacing amphibs under new strategy
WASHINGTON – In line with the Marine Corps' new strategy document, "Expeditionary Force 21," future amphibious assau...
