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.
Military aviation mishap panel receives House Armed Services’ blessing
A proposed commission to review spiking military aviation mishaps and physiological episodes is on track to become part of the House Armed Services Committee’s version of the annual defense policy bill.
NDAA 2019: HASC amendments to the authorization bill debate
A list of the non-controversial amendments approved in the House Armed Services Committee debate of the fiscal 2019 annual defense authorization bill.
Did military hide the real mission of the Niger ambush from Congress?
U.S. senators are questioning whether the military hid from Congress its true mission in a Niger ambush last October that ended in the deaths of four American Green Berets.
NDAA Watch: 7 things to track in this week’s defense policy bill debate
Here are seven potential fights to watch in the latest version of the $717 billion fiscal 2019 National Defense Authorization Act.
McCain book: US should consider cyberattack to punish Putin
In his book, set to launch later this month, Sen. John McCain says it’s time for America to go on the offensive in the information war with Russia.
Obama officials defend Iran deal as Trump threatens to blow it up
Amid Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s latest accusations about Iran’s past nuclear activities, a former U.S. energy secretary is warning that dropping out of the Iran deal would isolate the U.S. from its allies.
The Pentagon is poised to send the LCS to thwart narcos
The move, amid pressure from lawmakers and the military command covering the Southern Hemisphere, signals a new intensity in combating the importing of illegal drugs amid a tidal wave of opioid deaths in the U.S.
Top 3 takeaways from Mattis on Capitol Hill
Geopolitical hot spots dominated Defense Secretary Jim Mattis’ appearance before the Senate Armed Services Committee, alongside Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Joe Dunford.
Mattis: New defense strategy won’t work under budget caps
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis warns lawmakers the strategy is “not sustainable” under budget caps due to return in 2020 and 2021, unless Congress arrives at a way to ease or eliminate them.
