Stars & Stripes Veterans Reporter Nikki Wentling and Leo Shane III, deputy editor of Military Times, discuss Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie’s recent hearing on Capitol Hill, and questions that remain to be answered about the department.
Military Times Deputy Editor, Leo Shane and Chief Editor of Inside the Pentagon, Tony Bertuca discuss the week’s top defense headlines.
Leo Shane III, deputy editor of Military Times, and David Hawkings, senior editor of CQ Roll Call, discuss the congressional issues keeping a FY19 funding bill from advancing, and the first day on the job for new VA Secretary Robert Wilkie.
Jacqueline Klimas, defense reporter at Politico, and Leo Shane III, Capitol Hill bureau chief at the Military Times, discuss the latest news from the Department of Defense. Topics on this edition of the Pentagon Beat include the new acting secretary of Veterans Affairs, the House’s take on “Space Force” in the 2019 NDAA and the […]
Leo Shane III, deputy editor at the Military Times and Paul Shinkman, national security correspondent at U.S. News & World Report, discuss how Congress will react to conflicts in Syria and Yemen, changes to the military health system, markups to the National Defense Authorization Act and Ronny Jackson’s nomination to head the Department of Veterans […]
Last week, an internal investigation at the Department of Veterans Affairs found that Secretary David Shulkin had misused government resources during a trip to Europe. The report states that Shulkin had spent half of his trip sightseeing, and his wife’s $4,000 plane ticket was obtained by falsely stating that Secretary Shulkin was receiving an award […]
Budget debates dominated the conversation on Capitol Hill this week as lawmakers scrambled to avoid a government shutdown. At the time of this posting, lawmakers had yet to reach a deal and time is short. Federal funding runs out at midnight on Friday. With preparations for furloughs, building closures, and contingency plans for re-opening, the […]
FedScoop managing editor Billy Mitchell, Military Times Capitol Hill bureau chief Leo Shane III, and Nextgov reporter Mohana Ravindranath join Francis for this edition of the Federal Beat.
