money for this year either. it's $120 million sitting there. not one of the 23 analysts working in the department's global engagement center which has been tasked with russia's meddling campaign, and not one of them speaks russia. here's the state department saying here are the tools and the money to do it, and they have responded by no thanks for over a year. is this normal? joining us now is gardner harris, reporter for the "new york times," covering the state department and diplomacy. mr. gardner congratulations on this scoop. thanks for joining us to talk about it. >> glad to be here rachel. >> i'm not well versed in interagency fighting around the foreign service and the pentagon and broader issues within the state department. is it possible this is a normal policy dispute where this money's just been hung up because of normal bickering or