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.


  • US Army explores multinational radio comms
    US Army explores multinational radio comms

    The US Army is testing the ability of US and allied tactical radios to talk to one another.

  • US Army Seeks Leap-Ahead Cyber Defense Tech
    US Army Seeks Leap-Ahead Cyber Defense Tech

    WASHINGTON — The US Army is seeking to equip its cyber warriors with cutting edge networking hardware, and it is going outside the traditional acquisitions system to do it

  • OPM Attack Raises Delicate Political Questions
    OPM Attack Raises Delicate Political Questions

    WASHINGTON — In public remarks, US officials appear to be split over whether to blame China over a pair of major breaches that compromised deeply personal data for millions of federal employees, suggesting a potential policy gap and uncertainty about how best to respond.

  • Constructing a Cyber Superpower
    Constructing a Cyber Superpower

    FORT MEADE, Md. — The site of an Army golf course named for US President Dwight Eisenhower, one long drive from the National Security Agency, is an active construction site, the future of US military cyber.

  • Official Warns of DoD’s Sloppy Cyber Hygiene
    Official Warns of DoD’s Sloppy Cyber Hygiene

    WASHINGTON — The Defense Department is struggling to apply software patches for known vulnerabilities in a timely way, leaving systems open to hackers, a senior Pentagon official said Wednesday.

  • US Cyber Commander: Hackers Will ‘Pay a Price’
    US Cyber Commander: Hackers Will ‘Pay a Price’

    US deterrents to cyber attacks could include a range of responses, including conventional force and economic sanctions, the chief of US Cyber Command said Monday.

  • US Navy Cyber Launches Strategic Plan
    US Navy Cyber Launches Strategic Plan

    The commander of US Navy Cyber announced a five-year strategy, and like the Pentagon’s cyber strategy announcement two weeks earlier, acknowledged the dire need for talented workers with the skills to fend off the nation’s foes.

  • DISA To Defend DoD Networks In New Role
    DISA To Defend DoD Networks In New Role

    The Pentagon is standing up a new headquarters within the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) that will assume responsibility for defending DoD networks and will reach initial operating capability this week.

  • U.S. Cyber Command draft RFP seeks wide range of services
    U.S. Cyber Command draft RFP seeks wide range of services

    The Pentagon has issued a draft solicitation for an omnibus contract for a wide range of services to US Cyber Command, including support for offensive and defensive operations, and management of military networks.

  • US Cyber Command Draft RFP Seeks Wide Range of Services
    US Cyber Command Draft RFP Seeks Wide Range of Services

    The Pentagon has issued a draft solicitation for an omnibus contract for a wide range of services to US Cyber Command, including support for offensive and defensive operations, and management of military networks.

  • US Army explores multinational radio comms
    US Army explores multinational radio comms

    The US Army is testing the ability of US and allied tactical radios to talk to one another.

  • US Army Seeks Leap-Ahead Cyber Defense Tech
    US Army Seeks Leap-Ahead Cyber Defense Tech

    WASHINGTON — The US Army is seeking to equip its cyber warriors with cutting edge networking hardware, and it is going outside the traditional acquisitions system to do it

  • OPM Attack Raises Delicate Political Questions
    OPM Attack Raises Delicate Political Questions

    WASHINGTON — In public remarks, US officials appear to be split over whether to blame China over a pair of major breaches that compromised deeply personal data for millions of federal employees, suggesting a potential policy gap and uncertainty about how best to respond.

  • Constructing a Cyber Superpower
    Constructing a Cyber Superpower

    FORT MEADE, Md. — The site of an Army golf course named for US President Dwight Eisenhower, one long drive from the National Security Agency, is an active construction site, the future of US military cyber.

  • Official Warns of DoD’s Sloppy Cyber Hygiene
    Official Warns of DoD’s Sloppy Cyber Hygiene

    WASHINGTON — The Defense Department is struggling to apply software patches for known vulnerabilities in a timely way, leaving systems open to hackers, a senior Pentagon official said Wednesday.

  • US Cyber Commander: Hackers Will ‘Pay a Price’
    US Cyber Commander: Hackers Will ‘Pay a Price’

    US deterrents to cyber attacks could include a range of responses, including conventional force and economic sanctions, the chief of US Cyber Command said Monday.

  • US Navy Cyber Launches Strategic Plan
    US Navy Cyber Launches Strategic Plan

    The commander of US Navy Cyber announced a five-year strategy, and like the Pentagon’s cyber strategy announcement two weeks earlier, acknowledged the dire need for talented workers with the skills to fend off the nation’s foes.

  • DISA To Defend DoD Networks In New Role
    DISA To Defend DoD Networks In New Role

    The Pentagon is standing up a new headquarters within the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) that will assume responsibility for defending DoD networks and will reach initial operating capability this week.

  • U.S. Cyber Command draft RFP seeks wide range of services
    U.S. Cyber Command draft RFP seeks wide range of services

    The Pentagon has issued a draft solicitation for an omnibus contract for a wide range of services to US Cyber Command, including support for offensive and defensive operations, and management of military networks.

  • US Cyber Command Draft RFP Seeks Wide Range of Services
    US Cyber Command Draft RFP Seeks Wide Range of Services

    The Pentagon has issued a draft solicitation for an omnibus contract for a wide range of services to US Cyber Command, including support for offensive and defensive operations, and management of military networks.

  • US Army explores multinational radio comms
    US Army explores multinational radio comms

    The US Army is testing the ability of US and allied tactical radios to talk to one another.

  • US Army Seeks Leap-Ahead Cyber Defense Tech
    US Army Seeks Leap-Ahead Cyber Defense Tech

    WASHINGTON — The US Army is seeking to equip its cyber warriors with cutting edge networking hardware, and it is going outside the traditional acquisitions system to do it

  • OPM Attack Raises Delicate Political Questions
    OPM Attack Raises Delicate Political Questions

    WASHINGTON — In public remarks, US officials appear to be split over whether to blame China over a pair of major breaches that compromised deeply personal data for millions of federal employees, suggesting a potential policy gap and uncertainty about how best to respond.

  • Constructing a Cyber Superpower
    Constructing a Cyber Superpower

    FORT MEADE, Md. — The site of an Army golf course named for US President Dwight Eisenhower, one long drive from the National Security Agency, is an active construction site, the future of US military cyber.

  • Official Warns of DoD’s Sloppy Cyber Hygiene
    Official Warns of DoD’s Sloppy Cyber Hygiene

    WASHINGTON — The Defense Department is struggling to apply software patches for known vulnerabilities in a timely way, leaving systems open to hackers, a senior Pentagon official said Wednesday.

  • US Cyber Commander: Hackers Will ‘Pay a Price’
    US Cyber Commander: Hackers Will ‘Pay a Price’

    US deterrents to cyber attacks could include a range of responses, including conventional force and economic sanctions, the chief of US Cyber Command said Monday.

  • US Navy Cyber Launches Strategic Plan
    US Navy Cyber Launches Strategic Plan

    The commander of US Navy Cyber announced a five-year strategy, and like the Pentagon’s cyber strategy announcement two weeks earlier, acknowledged the dire need for talented workers with the skills to fend off the nation’s foes.

  • DISA To Defend DoD Networks In New Role
    DISA To Defend DoD Networks In New Role

    The Pentagon is standing up a new headquarters within the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) that will assume responsibility for defending DoD networks and will reach initial operating capability this week.

  • U.S. Cyber Command draft RFP seeks wide range of services
    U.S. Cyber Command draft RFP seeks wide range of services

    The Pentagon has issued a draft solicitation for an omnibus contract for a wide range of services to US Cyber Command, including support for offensive and defensive operations, and management of military networks.

  • US Cyber Command Draft RFP Seeks Wide Range of Services
    US Cyber Command Draft RFP Seeks Wide Range of Services

    The Pentagon has issued a draft solicitation for an omnibus contract for a wide range of services to US Cyber Command, including support for offensive and defensive operations, and management of military networks.