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 seeks to cut F-35s, other equipment to pay for Trump’s border wall
The department would reprogram $3.8 billion in fiscal year 2020 funds, largely from procurement accounts.
US-Taliban peace deal ‘on the table,’ says Esper
Signs are strong that all sides are closer than ever to ending of the 18-year conflict, America’s longest war.
State of White House McCusker nomination in flux amid impeachment fallout
A top Senate Republican on Tuesday cast doubt on a report the White House will pull Elaine McCusker's nomination
Four friction points to watch in the FY21 defense budget
Congress will receive President Donald Trump’s FY21 budget proposal for the Pentagon and other federal agencies on Monday, but don’t expect it to pass as drafted.
Defense innovation experts to Congress: Put money where Pentagon’s mouth is
For the Department of Defense to embrace the leap-ahead technologies needed to compete, Congress must use its funding power to make major players out of small, disruptive tech firms.
The impeachment trial is over. Now can Congress get defense work done?
Lawmakers will have to put aside partisan bitterness in coming days and behind work on a host of routine military policy work.
Afghan special operators partnering with US forces more often, still reliant on American support
“ASSF ground operations data from the last two years show that U.S. and Coalition forces are increasingly partnering with, or assisting the ASSF with, their operations."
Trump praises US military buildup but vows overseas troop cuts in State of the Union address
The president's remarks drew voracious praise from Republicans and grumbles from Democrats attending the annual event.
Nominee for top Pentagon personnel job out after controversy over past writings
J. David Patterson was nominated for the post less than a month ago.
