News You Can Use: 03/09/18
National Security
Tariffs risk national security, GOP senators warn Trump, Defense News
Trump’s steel, aluminum tariffs exempt Canada, Mexico, Reuters
The U.S. and North Korea Are Going to Talk, Government Executive
What’s There to Talk About With North Korea?, The Atlantic
US intel chief: North Korea is the ‘hardest intelligence collection target’, Defense News
Nuclear weapons chief: Doctrine of ‘mutually assured destruction’ is good for another 10 years, Washington Examiner
A CEO’s Brief Guide to Intelligence: “Not Just for Three-Letter Agencies”, The Cipher Brief
Lockheed CEO Hewson defends the company’s role with DoD: ‘We are leading a national asset’, Defense News
How Cellphone Chips Became a National-Security Concern, The Wall Street Journal
As Clearance Backlog Soars Past 710,000, Senators Want to Know Why, Defense One
Ideas alone won’t improve the federal security clearance backlog, Federal Times
U.S. outlines national security concerns over Broadcom’s bid to buy Qualcomm, Los Angeles Times
Cybersecurity
Ransomware Attacks Decline But Number of Strains Doubled, Researchers Found, Nextgov
GAO: Homeland Security too slow in hiring cyber workers, Fifth Domain
Lockheed Martin unveils cyber war-fighting platform, Fifth Domain
African Union Bugged by China: Cyber Espionage as Evidence of Strategic Shifts, Defense One
Public Health
The Health-Care Gap Between Red and Blue America, Route Fifty
Why Are We So Sleep Deprived, and Why Does It Matter?, Government Executive
US law poses dilemma for dying vets seeking lethal drugs, The Associated Press
States Want More Money and Less Punishment Over Opioids, Route Fifty
Human Rights & Humanitarian Efforts
U.N. Sexual Assault Investigations Die in Darkness, Foreign Policy
John McCain and Angelina Jolie: America Should Lead in Saving the Rohingya, The New York Times
USAID Launches Program To Bring More Women Online, Nextgov
The ‘American Century’ Is Over, and It Died in Syria, Bloomberg
Government & Military Personnel
The State Department Needs Rehab, Foreign Policy
8 Fun Facts About Federal Retirement, Government Executive
Lawmakers Prepare Spending Bill to Avoid Shutdown, But Hurdles Abound, Government Executive
Women are going to have to start bragging if they want to close the pay gap, Quartz
Vets groups oppose new burial restrictions on Arlington Cemetery, but officials see few options, Military Times
Reading Between the Lines on Agency Mission Statements, Government Executive

Posted: March 9, 2018 by Simons Center
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