News You Can Use: 07/13/16
National Security
U.S. intel warns: ISIS not desperate, just ‘adapting’, CNN
Halfway To Transparency On Drone Strikes, Breaking Defense
Standoff Brews Over the Future of US Security Assistance, Defense News
Some National Security Lessons from the Past, The Cipher Brief
Treasury Says It Needs Some New Security Features for Next-Gen Money, Nextgov
Inaction on Zika Funding Likely to Delay Vaccine Testing, ABC News
Encouraging Public-Private Partnerships To Combat Zika, State Department
Statement by Secretary Jeh C. Johnson on Southwest Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Priorities, Department of Homeland Security
Inside look at U.S.-led coalition’s deadliest single attack on ISIL, USA Today
Cybersecurity
NATO members ink pledge on cyber defense, C4ISRNet
White House releases plan to boost cyber workforce, Federal Times
New HHS CIO to Focus on Cyber, Nextgov
Cybersecurity Found Lacking in US Air Force’s Troubled OCX Program, Defense News
Federal Government Expects to Bring on 3,500 More Cyber Pros by 2017, Nextgov
How ‘Cyber Guards’ Patrol Networks Looking For Hackers, MotherBoard
White House releases federal cybersecurity workforce strategy, Fed Scoop
Human Rights & Humanitarian Efforts
Congress finds bipartisan support for foreign aid and aid reform, Brookings
Washington’s Closest Ally on the Horn of Africa Has a Terrible Human Rights Record, Foreign Policy
U.S. must lead on refugee crisis, Miami Herald
Syrian Crisis Response Underfunded, Straining Host Countries, Philanthropy News Digest
Government and Military Personnel
Striving for Excellence in Federal Management, Government Executive
When America denies citizenship to servicemembers, The Hill
Why Millennials Spurn Government Jobs, Government Executive
Hopeful sign for combat veterans with nightmares, insomnia, Military Times
Government’s Impending Technology Crisis, Government Executive
DARPA needs vendors cleared for classified research, C4ISRNet
House, Senate Disagree Over Veterans’ Preference, Government Executive
Posted: July 12, 2016 by Simons Center
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