News You Can Use: 02/01/17
National Security
What Trump’s Reshuffling of the National Security Council Means, The Atlantic
McCain: National Security Council Needs Joint Chiefs Chairman, Defense News
Trump Wants DHS to Hire 15,000 for Border Security? Not So Fast, Defense One
In Apparent Reversal, Trump Administration Says Immigration Ban Will Not Affect Green Card Holders, Government Executive
Trump’s Immigration Order Gives Ammunition to ISIS, Endangers U.S. Troops, Foreign Policy
McCain blasts Bannon placement on National Security Council, Politico
Trump Signs Order Promising a ‘Great Rebuilding’ of the Military, Defense News
Hundreds of U.S. Diplomats Protest Trump Immigration Ban in Internal Memos, Foreign Policy
Why the border wall’s costs far outweigh its benefits, Brookings
New Homeland Security Team Defends Rushed Response to Trump Directives, Government Executive
White House backs strategist at national security meetings, Military Times
Trump’s Executive Order on Immigration: What We Know and What We Don’t, The New York Times
Cybersecurity
Cyber: Iran’s Weapon of Choice, The Cipher Brief
Netanyahu, Trump to Talk Joint Cybersecurity Push, Defense News
Cyber Commission Remains Bullish Trump Team Will Take Some Recommendations, Defense One
Trump’s Draft Cyber Order: Review Vulnerabilities, Adversaries, Options, Fifth Domain Cyber
Nordic NATO Members Alert to Risk of Russian Cyberattacks, Defense News
Public Health
Federal program cuts disparities in HIV/AIDS care, Reuters
Community health centers face uncertainty over ObamaCare repeal, The Hill
Bike Medics Bring Speedy Emergency Care to Patients, Route Fifty
Smart baby-trackers mostly unnecessary, say US doctors, BBC News
Trump Has Trouble Making Obamacare Ads Disappear, Government Executive
Human Rights & Humanitarian Efforts
UNHCR: Refugees Pose No Threat to US National Security, Voice of America
What the Trump Refugee Ban Means for an ISIS Survivor, Human Rights Watch
As We Remember The Holocaust, How Do We Prevent The Genocides Of Today?, Forbes
“If you are poor you are killed”: Extrajudicial Executions in the Philippines’ “War on Drugs”, Amnesty International
Government & Military Personnel
Lawmaker Still Wants Feds to Stop Watching Porn at Work, Plus Other Bills to Watch, Nextgov
‘I Can’t Get Out Fast Enough’: Meet the Feds Who Say They’re Leaving Under Trump, Government Executive
Forget the hiring freeze, OMB plan could alter the workforce, Federal Times
VA Exempts Roughly 100 Job Titles From Hiring Freeze, Leaves Door Open For More, Government Executive
DoD’s New RIF Rules: A Big Deal or Not?, ChiefHRO.com
Advice for Those Weighing Jobs in the Trump Administration, Government Executive
Defense Could Be Next to Announce Hiring Freeze Exemptions, Government Executive
Posted: February 1, 2017 by Simons Center
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