Government Matters

Budget, China emerge as themes at Reagan National Defense Forum

Leo Shane III, deputy editor of Military Times, and Ashley Tressel, managing editor of Inside the Army discuss takeaways from...

The Pentagon Beat – November 7, 2018

Leo Shane III, deputy editor of Military Times, and Joe Gould, staff reporter at Defense News, discuss how the results...

VA Secretary Wilkie claims agency is calmer, reformed

Stars & Stripes Veterans Reporter Nikki Wentling and Leo Shane III, deputy editor of Military Times, discuss Veterans Affairs Secretary...

The Pentagon Beat

Military Times Deputy Editor, Leo Shane and Chief Editor of Inside the Pentagon, Tony Bertuca discuss the week’s top defense...

Congress facing upcoming deadline for big spending bill

Leo Shane III, deputy editor of Military Times, and David Hawkings, senior editor of CQ Roll Call, discuss the congressional...

The Pentagon Beat – May 30, 2018

Jacqueline Klimas, defense reporter at Politico, and Leo Shane III, Capitol Hill bureau chief at the Military Times, discuss the...

Congressional priorities this week

Leo Shane III, deputy editor at the Military Times and Paul Shinkman, national security correspondent at U.S. News & World...

Federal Beat: VA Secretary misused govt. resources

Last week, an internal investigation at the Department of Veterans Affairs found that Secretary David Shulkin had misused government resources...

The Federal Beat: Shutdown Watch

Budget debates dominated the conversation on Capitol Hill this week as lawmakers scrambled to avoid a government shutdown. At the...

Government Matters (Full Show) – November 12, 2017

Michael Esser, assistant inspector general for audits at the Office of Personnel Management, discusses the findings of their Federal Information...

The Federal Beat

FedScoop managing editor Billy Mitchell, Military Times Capitol Hill bureau chief Leo Shane III, and Nextgov reporter Mohana Ravindranath join...

Coming up this week on Capitol Hill

Leo Shane III, Capitol Hill bureau chief for Military Times and Sarah Ferris, budget and appropriations reporter at Politico, discuss...

The Federal Beat

Politico budget and appropriations reporter Sarah Ferris, Military Times’ Capitol Hill bureau chief Leo Shane III, and Bloomberg Government legislative...

Government Matters (Full Show) – September 3, 2017

Archana Vemulapalli, chief technology officer for the District of Columbia, discusses the impact of a federal IT leadership vacuum on...

The Pentagon Beat

Military Times Capitol Hill bureau chief Leo Shane III and Politico defense reporter Jacqueline Klimas join Francis for this edition...

Government Matters Defense (Full Show) – July 27, 2017

Military Times Capitol Hill bureau chief Leo Shane III and Politico defense reporter Jacqueline Klimas join Francis for this edition...

The week ahead on Capitol Hill

Leo Shane, Capitol Hill bureau chief at Military Times, and David Hawkings, senior editor at CQ Roll Call discuss the...

The Federal Beat

Jonathan Nicholson, federal budget and house leadership reporter for Bloomberg BNA, Sarah Ferris, budget and appropriations reporter for Politico, and Capitol Hill...

Government Matters (Full Show) – February 12, 2017

Exclusive with U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Paul Zukunft Adm. Paul Zukunft, commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, discussed readiness...

The Federal Beat

FCW editor-in-chief Troy Schneider, Military Times Capitol Hill bureau chief Leo Shane III, and Nextgov reporter Mohana Ravindranath joined Francis...