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.
South Korea, US postpone annual military drills due to virus
The South Korean and U.S. militaries have postponed their annual drills out of concerns over a virus outbreak.
Trump taps Pentagon’s acting personnel head to take over permanent job
Air Force Under Secretary Matthew Donovan has been serving in the post since early December.
Milley: US, Korea, taking ‘hard look’ at postponing joint military exercises
U.S. military installations overseas continue to respond to the growing COVID-19 threat.
Duterte says Philippines can survive without American military help
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday said Filipino forces can fight insurgents and Muslim extremists without American military help, in a defense of his recent decision to terminate a U.S. security pact.
Military stepping up coronavirus prevention efforts for US troops in Thailand during multinational Cobra Gold exercise
Here's how the military is stepping up mitigation efforts so troops don’t get sick.
Pentagon leaders taken to task for funding border wall
Some lawmakers are introducing legislation to keep the Pentagon from reprogramming money for the wall.
Military families crave stability and more time together, survey finds
Financial issues, relocation stress are top stressors of active duty and spouses.
Here’s what Esper’s AFRICOM review has decided so far
The defense secretary shot down the idea the U.S. would look to leave Africa as a whole.
Esper signs military tenants’ bill of rights. Here’s what covered and what’s not.
Three of the rights are still in the works.
