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.
This week in Congress: The Cromnibus and the Christmas shutdown showdown
As U.S. lawmakers return to the brink of a government shutdown this week, defense insiders are hopeful Congress will find a path to a budget deal that eases military spending limits.
The new BRAC strategy: capability over cost savings
Congress doesn't buy the Pentagon's argument that BRAC will save money. So what comes next?
US Congress avoids government shutdown, at least for two more weeks
U.S. lawmakers on Thursday averted a government shutdown this week by passing a new funding extension to keep federal operations running for two more weeks, in the hopes of reaching a broader budget consensus before Christmas.
US lawmakers debate two-week CR to avert government shutdown
With government funding set to expire at the end of Friday, House and Senate leaders are backing a two-week continuing resolution, through Dec. 22, to avert a government shutdown and buy more time to reach a 2018 funding deal.
CBO: Trump military buildup would cost taxpayers an extra $683 billion
The military buildup President Donald Trump has called for would cost $683 billion more than current spending plans over the next decade, according to a new analysis by the Congressional Budget Office.
CIA director: Trump tweets help us
President Donald Trump’s tweetstorm in the wake of the guilty plea by his former national security adviser again raised concerns about the commander in chief’s frequent use of the social media platform.
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.
Handful of hawkish US lawmakers urge military leaders to fight new CR
A group of pro-defense lawmakers is urging White House Chief of Staff John Kelly, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and other military leaders to pressure Congress to make a 2018 budget deal before year’s end—and avoid another stopgap funding resolution.
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.
