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.
Sen. Bernie Sanders takes aim at defense industry excess
Congress’ top populist, Sen. Bernie Sanders, has fired a shot across the bow of defense industry fat cats.
Trump touting ‘space force’ puts Air Force in awkward spot
A day after President Donald Trump reversed course to propose the creation of a separate military ‘space force,’ top U.S. Air Force leaders who opposed the idea downplayed the idea of a disconnect.
Trump CIA pick’s links to torture to fuel confirmation battle
Sen. John McCain says President Trump’s pick for CIA director was involved in “one of the darkest chapters in American history” and needs to explain her stance on torture programs.
Replacing Tillerson as secretary of state with CIA boss looks like it will be a fight
President Trump has ousted Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and will replace him with Mike Pompeo, now the CIA director, but Senate Democrats are signaling a confirmation fight.
McCain joins defense voices slamming Trump tariffs
President Donald Trump’s aluminum and steel tariffs are aimed at improving national security, but Sen. John McCain has added his voice to those saying it will do just the opposite.
Tariffs risk national security, GOP senators warn Trump
Seven Senate Republicans are telling President Trump his aluminum and steel tariffs will endanger national security.
Congress to ‘balance’ JSTARS recap with something new, key lawmaker says
Lawmakers will seek “balance” between the Air Force’s multibillion-dollar program to replace its aging E-8C JSTARS and something new, a key congressman says.
Republicans jeopardizing Pentagon budget boost, lawmaker says
The Pentagon’s two-year budget boost may unravel next year if Republicans fiddle with the domestic side of the deal, the top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee has warned.
Senators seek budget flexibility for Pentagon
A bipartisan group of senators with authority over military readiness are urging Senate appropriators to grant flexibility in spending its large, but late, budget boost for 2018.
