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.
Interview: Senate Strategic Forces Subcommittee Chair Deb Fischer on Russia, space wars, and the state of the nuclear arsenal
Fischer oversees a national security portfolio that includes America’s nuclear arsenal, ballistic missile defense, national security space programs, and Department of Energy national security programs.
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.
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.
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.
US defense-industrial base study team on target to make recommendations, DoD official says
President Donald Trump and Congress are on track to receive recommendations aimed at strengthening the health of the defense-industrial base, a top Pentagon industrial base policy official has said.
‘The United States is under attack.’ Russia likely to hit midterms
National Intelligence Director Dan Coats said the U.S. is “under attack” in cyberspace and that Russia would step up its election meddling in 2018, spurring lawmakers to vent fears the U.S. is falling behind its adversaries.
Pentagon unveils $686 billion military budget for FY19
President Trump’s fiscal 2019 budget is requesting $686.1 billion in military funding, with a focus on great power competition with Russia and China.
Lawmakers want to know what happened with failed spy satellite
A Colorado congressman is among several lawmakers who say they expect classified briefings on the reported failure of the Zuma satellite.
House GOP scraps funding plan as government shutdown looms
House Republicans are scrapping plans to wed a full-year defense spending bill to a short-term continuing resolution for the rest of government.
