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.
8 surprising medical conditions that could bar you from service
There are a number of unusual medical conditions that could keep you out of military service.
Biden requests $715B for Pentagon, hinting at administration’s future priorities
U.S. President Joe Biden’s fiscal 2022 budget request asks for $753 billion in national security funding, an increase of 1.6 percent that includes $715 billion for the Defense Department.
Military pay and readiness won’t be hurt by flat defense budget plan, White House promises
The $715 billion defense spending plan for fiscal 2022 is expected to face intense scrutiny from Congress in coming months.
Marine vet pens children’s book to help military families cope with deployment separation
"I Will Come Back" is for children experiencing the deployment of their parents.
Pentagon touts vaccine success, but details are hard to pin down
The department is on its way to three million vaccines administered.
The Spouse Angle Podcast — This week: top challenges of military life for troops and families
The latest results of the annual Blue Star Families Military Lifestyle Survey are in. Hear how much the coronavirus pandemic has impacted military families and which challenges still remain consistent – COVID-19 or not.
Group steals Confederate monument, threatens to turn it into a Porta John
Military personnel have extensive experience when it comes to fashioning items into toilets.
The Defense Department isn’t meeting its readiness goals, report finds
While readiness measures for ground combat have increased, seapower has been on the decline.
From Cadet to Vet: How Amazon Helps Veterans Transition to Civilian Life
At Amazon, we continue to realize the importance of recruiting and hiring veterans and military spouses in full and part-time roles across the U.S. We currently employ 45,000 veterans out of which 15,000 are either women veterans or military spouses. We are committed to supporting the military community and continue to hire veterans and military spouses to help build the future at Amazon.
