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.
As Trump weighs military action in Syria, lawmakers split on his legal authority
As President Trump contemplates military action against Syria for a spate of chemical weapons attacks against civilians, lawmakers are sending him mixed signals on how to proceed.
Military brass warn Congress of budget gridlock's impact
The U.S. military’s top brass warned lawmakers it will mean lost lives, halted training and sidelined equipment if Congress punts on spending legislation for this year and forces the military to operate for the next five months under fiscal 2016 levels.
Defense experts press Congress for more reforms
A trio of former defense officials on Tuesday pushed lawmakers to keep passing reforms to make the Pentagon more agile and efficient, even as it digests Congress' last batch.
Lawmakers interrogate US Air Force secretary nominee over ethics concerns
U.S. President Donald Trump's pick for Air Force secretary, Heather Wilson, maintains that she has not violated ethics laws.
Lead senators upbeat Congress will avoid shutdown, CR, but DoD taking no chances
Senate leaders say they are advancing long-overdue spending legislation for 2017 to avert both a government shutdown and a stopgap spending resolution before next month’s deadline.
US Senate to vote on Montenegro NATO membership
The U.S. Senate is set to vote next week on the ratification of Montenegro as the newest member of NATO.
After delay, Trump's Air Force secretary pick to get Senate hearing
President Trump’s nominee for Air Force secretary is headed to the Senate for a hearing in the Senate Armed Services Committee, its chairman told Defense News on Thursday.
EUCOM commander: US needs stronger response to Russian disinformation
The U.S. has not done enough to reinforce NATO’s nascent efforts to fight Russia’s prolific propaganda against European allies, the top military commander in Europe told lawmakers Thursday.
Defense budget prospects a murky tale of 'irresistible forces and immovable objects'
The open-ended nature of budget deliberations was evident at the McAleese/Credit Suisse, where lawmakers described unsettled efforts to advance military spending.
