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.
CIA director confirms he sent warning letter to Iranian Quds commander
CIA Director Mike Pompeo confirmed the commander of the Iranian Quds Force, Qasem Soleimani, declined to receive and read a warning letter sent by Pompeo.
Will tax reform hurt Trump’s military buildup? GOP defense hawks are shrugging it off
The White House-backed tax plan is projected to increase the deficit by $1.4 trillion over the next decade, but Senate defense hawks are saying that they’re not worried steeper deficits will squeeze future military spending.
US lawmaker’s government waste report rips military ‘fumbles’
The U.S. Defense Department made a handful of the wasteful government blunders targeted by Sen. Jim Lankford’s latest “Federal Fumbles” report.
Cochran recommends budget-cap busting defense bill
The Senate's lead defense appropriator is recommending a $650.7 billion spending package for the military, which would exceed budget caps by $70 billion.
After holiday break, shutdown threat looms for Congress
After Congress returns from its Thanksgiving recess, budget forecasters are hoping for a year-end spending deal, a pre-Christmas miracle to avert a government shutdown.
Space for a Space Corps? Congress lays groundwork for controversial plan
The U.S. Congress is not creating a new military service devoted to space. But lawmakers who favored a Space Corps won a victory in the National Defense Authorization Act's aggressive overhaul of the Air Force’s organization for space.
Trump’s hurricane relief request adds $1B to fix military facilities
The White House has asked Congress for $44 billion in additional relief for this year’s hurricanes.
Defense hawks call for $700B defense top line as congressional budget negotiations start
Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain and his House counterpart are demanding congressional budget negotiators support the $700 billion top line of their 2018 defense policy bill.
Space Corps is out in House version of defense policy bill
The U.S. House voted on Tuesday to approve a $700 billion defense authorization plan for fiscal 2018 that rejects a proposed military service focused on space.
