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.
Pentagon’s plan to rearrange forces in Europe gets the third degree from both sides of the aisle
Though the Pentagon has proposed moving 12,000 troops out of Germany, officials could not offer details about the cost or the proposed timeline for carrying out the plan.
Future Defense Task Force: Scrap obsolete weapons and boost AI
The congressional Future Defense Task Force released its report Sept. 29.
New COVID bill dampens hopes for defense industry aid
Democrats have unveiled a coronavirus relief package, but it's seen as a strong sign the billions of dollars the defense industry sought may not be coming.
13 lawmakers: Don’t kill the Pentagon’s chief reform job
A broad bipartisan group of lawmakers are arguing not to scrap the Pentagon's chief management officer position.
Amentum to acquire DynCorp International
An affiliate of government contractor Amentum will buy Dyncorp International, the global services provider, the companies announced Thursday. The deal, for undisclosed terms, is expected to close in the fourth quarter of this year.
Top US lawmakers voice support for Israel’s military edge amid F-35 sale
Top Senate Foreign Relations Committee leaders Thursday invoked Israel’s qualitative military edge, signaling a complicated path for a possible U.S. sale of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters to the United Arab Emirates.
AIA’s Fanning: Civil aviation’s nosedive endangers Pentagon supplies
The Pentagon’s shared supply chains with the battered civil aviation side will suffer if Washington doesn’t provide it with aid soon, the Aerospace Industries Association warned Wednesday.
House passes funding patch to avert government shutdown
The House passed a stopgap spending measure to avoid a government shutdown and keep the Department of Defense and other federal agencies operating through Dec. 11.
After munition worker deaths, Army floats $16 billion plan to modernize production
U.S. Army officials told lawmakers Tuesday they are seeking a new 15-year, $16 billion strategy to modernize and automate the military’s aging munitions plants following nearly a dozen worker deaths and injuries over recent years.
