News You Can Use: 03/27/17
National Security
Trump’s Unbalanced Homeland Security Budget, Defense One
ISIS Will Fail, but What About the Idea of ISIS?, The Atlantic
ICE ramping up operations in sanctuary cities: report, The Hill
DOJ, FBI Need To Take Actions To Ensure Privacy, Accuracy Of Facial Recognition System, Homeland Security Today
A real national security budget would fully fund State Department, The Hill
FBI’s Comey warns of ‘terrorist diaspora’ from ISIS territory, Fox News
Commentary: How to describe American military options in North Korea? Bad and worse., Reuters
Network Take: A Lone Lunatic Attack or a Broader Conspiracy?, The Cipher Brief
Report: State Dept. orders stricter screening for visa applicants, The Hill
Israeli police arrest 19-year-old Israeli Jewish man as main suspect in JCC bomb threats, Washington Examiner
OSD to Recommend Big Budget Increase for Counter-Drone Technologies, National Defense
Cybersecurity
Hacking is so easy, even a reporter can do it, C4ISR Net
Revamp DHS Cyber Authorities, Former Officials Urge Congress, Nextgov
Microsoft exec gets new cyber job at DHS, CyberScoop
International Group Sees New Niche For Bringing Stability To Cyberspace, Nextgov
Lockheed to continue helping DoD fight cybercrime, C4ISR Net
Cyber Warfare, Defense One
Illinois governor announces cybersecurity plan, Fifth Domain Cyber
Public Health
Working class white Americans are now dying in middle age at faster rates than minority groups, Brookings
Can Trump Make Veteran’s Health Care Great Again?, Nextgov
Ryan: ObamaCare will be law for ‘foreseeable future’, The Hill
Cancer Is Partly Caused By Bad Luck, Study Finds, NPR
World TB Day: How Budget Cuts Threaten Progress In Tuberculosis Globally, Forbes
Education
Father of autistic student: Gorsuch’s views ‘threatened’ son’s education, Politico
What’s the cost of not funding public education? Panelists weigh in, The Seattle Times
Central African Republic: Armed Groups Using Schools, Human Rights Watch
Ethiopia: Ministry Intensifying Emerging States Girls’ Education, All Africa
Human Rights & Humanitarian Efforts
Trump Administration Eyes $1 Billion in Cuts to U.N. Peacekeeping, Foreign Policy
Yemen: Multibillion-dollar arms sales by USA and UK reveal shameful contradiction with aid efforts, Amnesty International
The war and Syria’s families, Brookings
UN: New Move on North Korea Crimes, Human Rights Watch
Mexico: “Open season” on journalists as third reporter killed in a month, Amnesty International
Stealing water, Brookings
Government & Military Personnel
Advice to Feds: It’s Time to Update Your Resumes, Government Executive
With Potential 2017 Cuts Looming, OPM Updates Furlough and RIF Guidance, Government Executive
VA urges ‘hiring surge’ to reduce veterans’ appeals backlog, Military Times
Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services 2016 Annual Report, Department of Defense
Nominations Open for 2017 Service Members of the Year, Military Times
There’s One Kind of Employee Who is Vastly Underappreciated in Most Modern Offices, Government Executive
Human resources problems causing hiring, retention headaches for VA, Military Times
Posted: March 27, 2017 by Simons Center
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