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.
Long-Term CR Looms as Pelosi Pans Ryan’s 'Minibus' Plan
A partisan split hints at an approaching congressional gridlock.
Clinton, Trump Spar Over Putin in Final Debate
Clinton calls Trump a Kremlin "puppet." Trump: “I don't know Putin.”
Mission: Mosul. Inside the US-Led Plan to Retake and Hold It
Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken: 'This cannot be and is not just a military effort.'
22 US House Democrats Press Obama to Adopt 'No-First-Use' Nuclear Weapons Policy
Avert 'catastrophic miscalculation,' lawmakers ask amid US-Russia tensions.
Pentagon's No. 2 Needs to Slash Overhead, Says Defense Business Board
Report: Deputy defense secretary should lead 'major surgery' as DoD's chief management officer.
Grouse About This: A Funny-Looking Bird Is Holding Up Key National Defense Legislation
An inside look at how House GOP leadership pushed the sage grouse issue and derailed the NDAA
Carter: Afghanistan War Supplemental Request Coming in November
The Pentagon will request extra war funding for Afghanistan in November.
Defense Policy Negotiators Play Chicken on Sage Grouse Provision
McCain: NDAA, snagged on endangered species provision, awaits lame duck session.
At Commander in Chief Forum, Trump, Clinton mostly play defense
The candidates took questions on national security, military affairs and veterans' issues, some from U.S. military veterans.
