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’s Pentagon budget bill would obstruct Trump from leaving NATO
In a bipartisan fashion, the Senate Armed Services Committee is showing its support for the NATO alliance.
Trump may bypass Congress to sell bombs to Saudi Arabia, senators warn
Democrats on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee warned that President Trump may soon push through an arms sale to Saudi Arabia in a way that prevents Congress from blocking it.
Senate panel advances Trump’s military budget boost with tough road ahead
Senate Armed Services Committee members have unveiled details of their $750 billion budget plan.
Shanahan’s gag rule memo nets bipartisan backlash
Two lawmakers from different parties are slamming a Pentagon memo that governs information sharing with Congress.
Disaster aid bill that helps military stalls in immigration debate
Lawmakers are hopeful they can pass a bill that includes hundreds of millions of dollars for badly damaged military posts.
Democrats’ Pentagon budget bill would curb Trump’s war powers
A bill to fund the Pentagon at $8 billion less than what the White House requested passed the House Appropriations Committee.
Defense budget playoff season: PODCAST
Defense Nerds podcast for May 20, 2019: FY20NDAA, defense appropriations, Elizabeth Warren's Pentagon reform plans, bad Game of Thrones lessons.
3 takeaways from Thornberry’s 2020 DoD reform agenda
“We’ve made some substantial progress. We need to build and implement what we have done,” said Rep. Mac Thornberry, ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee.
Elizabeth Warren targets military-industrial complex in new plan
Elizabeth Warren railed at the military-industrial complex, and Patrick Shanahan as a symptom of it.
