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.
Senate passes government funding deal despite GOP backlash
The Senate voted to fund most of the government through the end of September after Trump made a deal with Democrats to carve out Homeland Security funding.
Veterans health shake-up, reforms to get underway in coming months
The reorganization of the VA health system should result in improvements to medical facilities, increased oversight and better access, officials said.
Brief scandal: Soldier without pants found in German nursing home
Breakfast at a German nursing home was interrupted by a surprise none of the residents had ordered: an American soldier, hold the trousers.
DOD ordered to study mental health impacts among military drone pilots
Studies suggest remote warfare requires a level of intimacy with a prospective strike target that conventional air warfare may not.
Iran puts ‘fingers on trigger’ as US armada arrives in Middle East
Iranian officials asserted that the nation's armed forces stand ready “to immediately and powerfully” counter any aggression by U.S. forces.
Military families will see slight increases in Tricare dental premiums
Increases take effect March 1.
Army general tapped to lead NSA vows to follow the law if confirmed
Lt. Gen. Joshua Rudd assured lawmakers Thursday that he will follow the Constitution and the law when it comes to using the NSA’s surveillance tools.
Army redesignates unit for jungle warfare training in Panama
The Army’s focus on the Western Hemisphere is beginning to show in how it’s reorganizing the forces it sends abroad.
101st Airborne soldiers hitch rides aboard Marine Ospreys in exercise
The exercise comes as the 101st Airborne Division prepares to soon train on its own tiltrotor aircraft, the Bell MV-75.
