Ellen Mitchell is the senior defense reporter for The Hill, covering all things military at the Pentagon, Capitol Hill and beyond while also co-authoring its Defense & National Security newsletter. She’s covered the defense beat for the better part of a decade, and prior to joining The Hill wrote for Politico on the defense industry beat and for InsideDefense.com covering Army programs and budget. She grew up outside Flint, Mich., and attended Michigan State University (go Spartans).