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 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.
Despite skipping BRAC request, Pentagon should still cut infrastructure costs, says Reed
The Senate Armed Services Committee’s top Democrat, Jack Reed, says the Pentagon must find ways to economize even though it did not ask for a new round of base closures in its FY19 budget request.
US senators want vote to end support for Saudi Arabia in Yemen war
A bipartisan trio of U.S. senators have introduced a measure aimed at ending U.S. military support for the the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen’s civil war.
Ukraine officially cleared to buy Javelin weapons
The U.S. State Department is expected to clear the sale of Javelin missiles to Ukraine on Thursday afternoon.
US Space Corps could launch in 3 years, key lawmaker says
Congress’ strongest supporters of a new Space Corps have not given up the fight, slamming the U.S. Air Force for wasted time as Russia and China pose a growing threat to America’s vital satellites.
Trump administration: Troops can stay in Iraq, Syria indefinitely
President Donald Trump has the legal authority to keep U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria indefinitely, Pentagon and State Department officials said in a pair of letters released this week.
Trump still backs McMaster, despite tweet on Russia ‘collusion,’ White House says
Despite President Trump’s rebuke of national security adviser H.R. McMaster over Twitter, Trump still has faith in him, White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said Tuesday.
In America’s opioid crisis, military lets drug shipments go by
Amidst a national opioid addiction crisis, the military command covering the Southern Hemisphere has the resources to intercept only a quarter of known narcotics shipments to the U.S., its commander said Thursday.
No ‘bloody nose’ strategy for North Korea, says U.S. official, senators
The Trump administration has no strategy for a pre-emptive “bloody nose” strike against North Korea, according to two lawmakers and a Trump administration official.
