News You Can Use: 01/25/17
National Security
Trump Is Going to Regret Not Having a Grand Strategy, Foreign Policy
DHS IG Says Immigration System Could Grant Citizenship To National Security Threats, Nextgov
FCC warns of national security risks from IoT, private networks, Federal Times
Trump to Order Mexican Border Wall and Curtail Immigration, The New York Times
Seven Trump foreign policy assumptions, Brookings
Dems seek to limit Trump’s options for using nuclear weapons, The Hill
Kansas Rep. Pompeo, Toying With Torture, Confirmed as New CIA Chief, Foreign Policy
Trump and the Intelligence Community Deserve a Do-Over, The National Interest
NATO, Pentagon chiefs discuss military budgets, terrorism, Military Times
Trump Told Afghan Leader He Would Consider Troop Increase, The Wall Street Journal
The Shocking Affront of Donald Trump’s C.I.A. Stunt, The New York Times
Welcome to the New Shadow Government, Foreign Policy
Senate confirms Kelly to lead Homeland Security, Federal Times
McCain questions Trump budget pick’s support for military, The Hill
VOA’s Extremism Watch Project Fills a Niche in Monitoring Terrorism, Government Executive
National Defense Authorization Act, Los Angeles Times
Islamic State Is Collapsing, So Why Is It Suddenly So Successful Against Assad?, Radio Free Europe
China Won’t Run From a Fight With Trump, Foreign Policy
Cybersecurity
Army Central Develops Cyberspace Strategy, Fifth Domain Cyber
The Knowns and Unknowns of Trump’s Cyber Plan, Defense One
Narrative, Cyberspace and the 21st Century Art of War, Fifth Domain Cyber
4 ways to find cyber jobs in the federal government, Federal Times
Integrating Cyber a Top Priority, Says Vice Adm. Michael Gilday, Fifth Domain Cyber
Cyber Training Battalion Opens New Company in Oklahoma, Fifth Domain Cyber
Public Health
Repealing ObamaCare will threaten our mental health, The Hill
‘Zika Isn’t Gone, It’s Sleeping’, Route Fifty
Brazil sees sharp rise in yellow fever cases, BBC News
Health Care Cost Transparency Website Will Inform Consumer Decisions in Massachusetts, Route Fifty
In the Trump Era, Here Are Two Ways Women Can Take Their Reproductive Health Into Their Own Hands, Slate
Human Rights & Humanitarian Efforts
Trump’s Plan for a Massive Deportation Is Cruel, Unjust, and Economic Suicide, Foreign Policy
Voting rights, the next Attorney General, and a less divided America, Brookings
Reality Check on Strategic Interests Behind Humanitarian Concerns in Yemen, Defense News
S. Korea launches advisory body on N. Korea human rights policy, The Korea Times
Pakistan Is the Crisis Flying Under the Radar, Foreign Policy
Government & Military Personnel
The Top 10 Reasons People Are Denied a Security Clearance, Government Executive
OMB Nominee Wants “High-Morale, High-Performance” Federal Workforce, Government Executive
Trump hiring freeze could turn out to be less sweeping than it seems, The Washington Post
Trump’s Federal Hiring Freeze May Kill Hundreds of Jobs for Nurses, Scientists and Engineers, Government Executive
Federal hiring freeze could cause problems for managers, veterans, Military Times
Hiring Freeze: Some Answers, Some Questions, ChiefHRO.com
White House Pleads Ignorance on Agency Gag Orders, Government Executive
Posted: January 25, 2017 by Simons Center
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