“The Pentagon is a big building, can it just run itself?”
On this week’s Political Fallout Shelter podcast, Military Times Deputy Editor Leo Shane and Defense News Capitol Hill Bureau Chief Joe Gould discuss the confusion surrounding the funding reprogramming fight between the Pentagon and Congress. Key lawmakers said they won’t back the move, but defense officials went ahead with it anyway.
The pair also discuss whether the Pentagon will ever see a new defense secretary and what the latest VA decision on the Blue Water veterans legal fight could mean for disability benefits in years to come. Finally, they review the curious case of a bride who booted a Marine from her wedding reception because his uniform looked too good.
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Leo covers Congress, Veterans Affairs and the White House for Military Times. He has covered Washington, D.C. since 2004, focusing on military personnel and veterans policies. His work has earned numerous honors, including a 2009 Polk award, a 2010 National Headliner Award, the IAVA Leadership in Journalism award and the VFW News Media award.
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.
