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.
Raytheon to upgrade UK’s ‘R2D2’ naval defense system
The State Department approved a $75 million deal for Raytheon to upgrade and maintain Phalanx Close-In Weapon Systems operated by Britain’s Royal Navy.
GAO to DoD: Fix ‘Fourth Estate’ inefficiencies
The Government Accountability Office is telling the Defense Department to better police inefficiencies in its 19 agencies and 8 field activities—collectively known as the “Fourth Estate.”
Homeland Security vows change in face of cyber ‘pandemic’
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen outlined a reorganization of the agency to focus on nation-state threats amid a growing number of cyberattacks, but lawmakers seem unaware of the changes.
This week in Congress: US Senate debates Pentagon spending bill
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of Aug. 20.
New election security bill would require fast action from feds
A bipartisan group of lawmakers on the House Intelligence Committee are introducing legislation to protect local elections infrastructure from cyber attacks following Russian meddling in the 2016 election.
Think Space Force is a joke? Here are four major space threats to take seriously
While the merits of a new military organization dedicated to space are debatable, U.S. national security space systems are vulnerable to a wide array of threats.
US defense policy bill clears House, rockets to Senate
U.S. Senate lawmakers are expected to finalize Congress’ annual defense authorization bill early next week following the House’s passage of the measure Thursday.
The fate of DISA, and other org chart changes in the new defense policy bill
Some organizational changes for the DoD have made it into this year’s massive, must-pass defense authorization bill.
No space force for Trump in big Pentagon policy bill
The 2019 defense policy bill does not create a space force. Here's what it does do.
