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.
Pentagon finally gets its 2020 budget from Congress
Trump expected to sign FY20 defense spending.
Congress adopts defense bill that creates Space Force
Congress has approved a defense policy for a 59th year.
Spending deal would avoid shutdown, give $738B to defense
Congress has a long-awaited 2020 spending deal that contains a windfall for the Defense Department.
Would Trump drive NATO exit? Congress works on roadblocks.
Amid uncertainty over President Donald Trump’s intentions toward NATO, Congress is taking bipartisan action to stop him from withdrawing from the alliance.
Ukraine could get new, deadlier missiles, thanks to Congress
The new weapons would be a boon to Ukraine, which has struggled with Russian assets in the Black Sea.
Trump needs to explain Afghan mission, says Thornberry
President Donald Trump owes the American people a clearer explanation for the U.S. military’s activities in Afghanistan, says the House Armed Services Committee’s top Republican.
Congress creating Space Force with limited headroom
Congress is creating a new Space Force within the Air Force, but lawmakers want to make sure its budget doesn’t go to infinity and beyond.
Defense policy deal creates Space Force, sidesteps border wall controversy
Lawmakers involved in annual defense authorization negotiations finalized a sweeping deal late Monday.
New US troop boost in Mideast ‘possible,’ says top DoD official
The Trump administration could deploy more troops to the Middle East to counter Iran, a top Pentagon official told lawmakers, as they pushed back for more information.
