Up Close: Conversations with Federal Leaders, Featuring VA Secretary Robert Wilkie

The Veterans Affairs secretary discusses leadership during a time of crisis with Editor in Chief Tom Shoop.

The more than 400,000 employees of the Veterans Affairs Department have played a key role in the coronavirus response effort, both by serving veterans and through their "fourth mission" of supporting the overall U.S. public health system. VA Secretary Robert Wilkie sat down recently with Tom Shoop, editor in chief of Government Executive Media Group, to discuss what he and the department have learned during the pandemic about leadership in a time of crisis. 

View the interview below.