News You Can Use: 03/03/17
National Security
Trump’s NSC: A Bureaucratic Balancing Act, The Cipher Brief
Almost 200 Firms Have Bid To Build Trump’s Border Wall, Defense One
New NSC chief pushed Trump to moderate his language on terrorism, Politico
Play of the Day: Trump’s New Office… And Its Acronym, Government Executive
Drugs, crime, and immigration: Nicer words from Trump, still bad policies, Brookings
As Trump’s national security adviser, McMaster still wears his Army uniform. Why that matters, Military Times
McMaster rolls back Flynn’s changes at NSC, Politico
Watchdog: DHS’s Biometric Exit Tracking Still Needs Work, Nextgov
Trump’s Defense-Heavy Budget Plan Sets Up Showdown With State Dept., Foreign Policy
Trump’s State Department Anxiously Awaits its Future, Defense One
‘Winning’ or Not, Trump Doesn’t Seem to Be Listening To His Generals, Defense One
Interior Dept. To Nature: Bring It On, We’ve Got Drones, Nextgov
Cybersecurity
Does Cyber Security Have An Operational Excellence Problem?, Forbes
House hearing gives glimpse into cyberwar threats, challenges, opportunities, Fifth Domain Cyber
Report: Electrical grid cybersecurity efforts across U.S. government are ‘fragmented’, CyberScoop
Executives Have More Faith In Cyber Defenses Than The Cyber Staff, Nextgov
DNI nominee puts cyberwarfare at top of threat list, Fifth Domain Cyber
Public Health
The GOP Plans To Gut Our Public Health Care System, Forbes
Prisoners with serious mental health problems face urgent treatment delays, The Guardian
Liberian Ebola Fighter, a TIME Person of the Year, Dies in Childbirth, Time
Federal officials are auditing D.C. public health lab in wake of botched Zika tests, The Washington Post
County Officials: We’ve Seen What Medicaid Expansion Can Do, Route Fifty
Human Rights & Humanitarian Efforts
Governments Step Up for Reproductive Rights, Human Rights Watch
Refugee women and children ‘beaten, raped and starved in Libyan hellholes’, The Guardian
A Key Step Toward Ending Child Marriage in New York, Human Rights Watch
UN Report Alleges Syrian War Crimes in Aleppo, Rebutting Russian Denials, Defense One
South Sudan’s Man-Made Famine, Foreign Policy
Government & Military Personnel
How to Survive the Hiring Freeze, Government Executive
NNSA sorting through hiring freeze, budget options, Defense News
Trump’s Budget Cuts Could Lead to Federal Employee Layoffs, Furloughs, Government Executive
In first address to Congress, Trump promises a mightier military, more money for vets, Military Times
Senator Urges Labor Department, Congress to Do More for On-Demand Workers, Government Executive
Trump’s Hiring Freeze Puts Veterans Out of Work, The American Prospect
Hiring freeze means longer lines at commissaries … and could lead to reduced hours, Military Times
VA Hearing Spurs Divide Over Hiring Freeze, Bonus Abuse, Government Executive

Posted: March 3, 2017 by Simons Center
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