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.
Storm-ravaged bases wait on Washington for repair money
Hundreds of millions of repair dollars are at stake for several stateside military bases.
Dems warn Shanahan new border actions could break civil-military law
Key senators are asking the defense secretary to stick to a ban on troops performing law enforcement roles.
Key lawmakers want to help small companies get Pentagon contracts. Here’s how.
A bipartisan pair of U.S. senators have introduced a bill to make it easier for small companies to do business with the Pentagon, through larger defense firms.
Marine Corps counter-drone experiment ends this year
A U.S. Marine Corps experiment that has deployed a counter-drone system on a Polaris MRZR all-terrain vehicle to the Mideast is winding down, according to a Corps official.
Romania eyes new maritime drone to counter Russia
Amid growing tensions on the Black Sea, the service is looking at a “totally new” unmanned aerial system for the maritime and riverine domain, Romania's Vice Adm. Alexandru Mirsu said at the Sea-Air-Space forum here.
Let’s start our own defense company: PODCAST
Defense Nerds podcast for May 6: Feres doctrine, Yemen war veto, sonobuoys, clapping for Mike Pence.
Lawmakers offer bill to block F-35 for Turkey
A new bill would bar the sale of the F-35 if Ankara buys Russia's S-400 system.
Senate fails to override Trump veto on Yemen military assistance
U.S. military support for Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen has survived a critical vote in the Senate, shifting the fight to the nascent defense policy and appropriations bills.
Trump reverses his own aircraft carrier policy, takes a victory lap
Trump's plan to mothball the Truman was dead on Capitol Hill for weeks, but he's put a final stake in its heart.
