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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US to fast-track Abrams tanks for Ukraine by choosing older version

The Pentagon is speeding up its delivery of M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine, opting to send a refurbished older model.

14 months ago

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.

14 months ago

Trump veto will hurt troops and families, Republican and Democratic leaders warn

The House and Senate are set to vote on the massive annual defense authorization bill this week.

President Donald Trump participates in a meeting of the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board in the East Room of the White House on June 26, 2020, in Washington.

Trump’s latest veto threat over defense bill takes aim at Republican ally

President Trump has doubled down on his threat to veto the annual defense policy bill with a pair of late-night tweets that called out the Republican Senate Armed Services Committee chairman.

Sanctioning Turkey over the S-400 would be mandatory in new defense bill

The NDAA would mandates sanctions on Turkey for its acquisition of the S-400 air missile defense system.

Compromise defense bill confronts a rising China

Eyeing China’s rise as a global military and economic power, lawmakers unveiled a compromise defense policy bill Thursday that targets China on multiple fronts, with $6.9 billion prescribed for a new Pacific Deterrence Initiative over two years.

Is Trump ‘foolish enough’ to veto the defense bill?

House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith said he believes President Donald Trump would veto the bill but warned it “would be a huge political mistake.”

Vietnam veterans with bladder cancer, other serious illnesses would get presumptive benefit status in final defense budget bill

Hypertension, bladder cancer, Parkinsonism or hypothyroidism would all be included as presumed conditions caused by Agent Orange exposure under the plan.

Congress advances defense bill, bucking Trump’s veto threats

Congress is moving ahead with its annual defense policy bill without repealing a prized legal shield for social media companies, testing President Trump’s threat to veto the bill.

Rogers backed as House Armed Services ranking member

House Republicans are backing Rep. Mike Rogers to replace Rep. Mac Thornberry as the top Republican on the House Armed Services Committee next Congress, according to a source familiar with the situation.

President Donald Trump gives a thumbs up after arriving at Pope Army Field for an event with troops at Fort Bragg, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020, in Pope Field, N.C.

Defense bill snagged in Trump’s war on social media protections

President Donald Trump has again threatened to veto this year’s defense policy bill, this time over the tech industry’s prized liability shield.

After Trump, Congress could chafe at retired officers leading the Pentagon

Getting a congressional waiver let Jim Mattis lead the Pentagon. Getting another waiver might be more difficult.

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