News You Can Use: 03/20/17
National Security
Delays And Bugs In Immigrant Vetting System Trouble Lawmakers, Nextgov
The Graveyard of Empires and Big Data, Foreign Policy
There was Never a National Security Need for the Travel Ban, Lawfare
Dina Powell, Donald Trump Aide, Named to National Security Post, The New York Times
Trump Plans to Hire a Team of Lawyers to Secure Land for Border Wall, Government Executive
Report: U.S. military’s shrinking size and growing equipment age reflect DoD policies, Military Times
Trump’s Defense secretary calls climate change a national security risk, The Hill
US Army gets world record-setting 60-kW laser, Defense News
Privacy hawks in Congress call on Homeland Security to warn Americans of SS7 hacking threat, TechCrunch
Judge who froze first travel ban hands Trump a victory, Washington Examiner
Admitted Al-Qaida fighter convicted in N.Y. terror case, Military Times
Cybersecurity
What Trump’s Skinny Budget Says About Cybersecurity, Nextgov
Trump Advisor Promises A Plan to Improve Federal Network Security, Defense One
DHS, Energy, DoD get cyber funding under budget blueprint, Fifth Domain Cyber
New Administration’s Cyber Stance, Nextgov
Hacker Is a Villain to Russia and the United States, for Different Reasons, The New York Times
DoD reups with Lockheed Martin to run Cyber Crime Center, Fifth Domain Cyber
Public Health
Transforming mental health and addiction treatment: We’ve only just begun, The Hill
First opioid prescriptions influence the likelihood of chronic drug use, The Washington Post
How health care works around the world, CNN
Brazil yellow fever cases pass 400; more than 130 dead, ABC News
Trump’s Cuts to Meals on Wheels Could Hurt Veterans, Raise Health-Care Costs, Bloomberg
Bill aims to address mental health crises and guns, Chicago Sun Times
Education
Illiberal arts colleges: Pay more, get less (free speech), Brookings
Trump’s Higher Education Cuts Are Neither Bold Nor Brutal, Forbes
Trump doesn’t realize that America’s greatest export is higher education, Quartz
Roundtable: U.S.-Mexico Bilateral Forum on Higher Education, Research, and Innovation, U.S. Department of State
“I Had a Dream to Finish School” Barriers to Secondary Education in Tanzania, Human Rights Watch
Sex assault reports up at Navy, Army academies, The Associated Press
Human Rights & Humanitarian Efforts
President Trump’s Proposed Budget is a Minefield for Human Rights, Amnesty International
Yemen: Cluster Munitions Wound Children, Human Rights Watch
Mosul’s growing humanitarian crisis as bad as feared, USA Today
U.N.: Deaths of Human Rights Leaders in Colombia Show Pattern, World Politics Review
Support for Human Rights Council Resolution on Sri Lanka, U.S. Department of State
Government & Military Personnel
Trump Budget Would Abolish 19 Agencies, Cut Thousands of Federal Jobs, Government Executive
How Much Would Your Agency Lose (or Gain) Under Trump’s Budget?, Government Executive
Exchanges, MWR, family readiness programs get some relief from hiring freeze, Military Times
Wary federal workforce hunkers down for Trump budget, Federal Times
Trump’s proposed cuts to Meals on Wheels would hurt veterans, Military Times
Quiz: How Well Do You Know the Limits on Federal Employee Job Searches?, Government Executive
Contractor Whistleblower Protections Pilot Program: Improvements Needed to Ensure Effective Implementation (GAO-17-227), U.S. Government Accountability Office
New Trump Order Will Ask Agencies to Eliminate Waste, Workforce Redundancies, Government Executive
Controversy over Obama Contractor Safe Workplaces Rule Won’t End With Its Repeal, Government Executive

Posted: March 20, 2017 by Simons Center
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