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

All eyes on Reed as Austin waiver splits Democrats

U.S. Sen. Jack Reed hasn’t taken over as chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee yet, but he’s already facing division within the panel and his party over the issue of President-elect Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Pentagon.

Incoming Foreign Relations chairman is foe of Trump’s massive Mideast arms sales

U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, who clashed with the Trump administration over its arms sales in the Mideast, rejection of Cold War arms control treaties and its withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal, is poised to become the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

President Donald Trump arrives for a Make America Great Again rally at Kenosha Regional Airport Nov. 2, 2020, in Kenosha, Wis.

Pelosi, Democrats call for Trump’s removal after riot

Top Democrats in the House and Senate have joined a growing call for President Donald Trump to be removed from office immediately, accusing the president of fomenting Wednesday’s violence at the U.S. Capitol.

Biden won’t have his defense secretary in place on Day One

President-elect Joe Biden is pressuring on Congress to quickly confirm his nominees for national security roles, but it appears the congressional calendar won’t permit his pick for defense secretary to be in place on Day One.

Top House Republican appropriator tests positive for COVID-19

The House’s top Republican appropriator, Rep. Kay Granger, has tested positive for coronavirus after arriving in Washington to begin the new session of Congress.

Latest fight over defense bill may push final passage into 2021

The annual defense authorization bill has hit yet another procedural roadblock, this time over an unrelated fight over stimulus checks related to the ongoing pandemic.

‘Very difficult to defend’: What happens if hackers are inside the Pentagon’s networks?

Suspected Russian hackers' ability to burrow into Pentagon networks through lateral movement after the SolarWinds breach poses tremendous challenges for the department.

Trump vetoes defense bill, but Congress appears poised to override him

The president waited until the last moment to issue his attempted block of the massive defense policy measure.

Wide-reaching hack has defense firms on their toes

Some major defense contractors use the compromised software at the center of the breach, but figuring out whether hackers got inside their systems will be difficult and time-consuming.

Congress races to pass $2.3T spending deal, with $696B for Pentagon

Congress is rocketing to pass a massive $2.3 trillion spending package by Dec. 21 at 11:59 p.m. that includes pandemic relief and federal spending, with $696 billion for the Pentagon.

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