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.
The Senate Armed Services Committee plans to mark up the FY20 National Defense Authorization Act the week of May 20, outpacing the House for the first time in years.
Lead U.S. Navy and Marine Corps officials are downplaying concerns that troop deployments to the southern border are hurting military readiness, following a memo from the Marine commandant warning that the deployments are causing problems.
Changes in Senate confirmation votes, VA Secretary Robert Wilkie's interview with Military Times, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg's address to Congress, and military conspiracy theories.
U.S. Air Force officials are defending their reversal to pursue Boeing’s F-15X, a fourth-generation fighter jet, saying it will not derail plans to buy F-35 jets.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg used an unprecedented address to Congress on Wednesday to acknowledge strains in the pact and to pressure Russia to return to compliance with the Intermediate Nuclear Forces Treaty.
Lead Democrats have proposed a bill to raise statutory budget caps for two years, with $733 billion for defense in FY20 — but it’s likely to spark a fight with the White House.