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.
Congress on target for dogfight over military aircraft
Competing plans for military aircraft are fueling a fight between House and Senate lawmakers over their versions of the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act.
Turkey threatens retaliation if new bill stops F-35 sale
Tension between the U.S. and Turkey over Ankara's plans to buy a Russian-made S-400 air defense system have yielded legislation to bar the sale of F-35 fighter jets.
US Senate defense bill would prep for high-tech fights
Cyber, hypersonic weapons and AI are among the technologies emphasized in the Senate's version of the annual defense policy bill.
House overwhelmingly backs plan to ‘rebuild our military’
The bill includes plans to grow military end strength, give troops a 2.6 percent pay raise boost aviation upgrades.
House rejects limit on new nuclear warhead
A proposed limit on the administration’s pursuit of a low-yield nuclear weapon was among four defense policy bill amendments the House has rejected.
US lawmakers put war budget in the crosshairs
One House Democrat called the Pentagon's war budget a "slush fund" ahead of a House vote to eliminate it.
The White House wants 37 items gone from the NDAA
The House draft of the annual Pentagon policy bill is full of things the White House finds objectionable. Enough for a veto? Probably not.
Democrats fight Pentagon’s push for battlefield nukes
The Trump administration is developing a new tactical nuclear weapon, and Democrats are fighting it. Here's why.
In another surprise, Trump names Wilkie as the next VA secretary
Wilkie, the Pentagon's top personnel official, has been serving as the acting head of VA since David Shulkin's firing in March.
