News You Can Use: 04/24/18
National Security
Pence Names Keith Kellogg as Top National Security Adviser, Bloomberg
America’s Endangered Nuclear Deterrent: The Case For Funding Two Critical Capabilities, War on the Rocks
Experts Say AI Could Raise the Risks of Nuclear War, Defense One
Why Washington’s New Drone Export Policy Is Good For National Security, War on the Rocks
Russians Want to Hack Your Election? Call Out the National Guard, Bloomberg
Securing Our Communities: Federal Support to High-Risk Urban Areas, Federal Emergency Management Agency
Jim Mattis says he has ‘reasons for optimism’ on North Korea, Washington Examiner
Time to Terminate Escalate to De-escalate – It’s Escalation Control, War on the Rocks
Chinese smartphones cited by intelligence as security risk sold on US bases, Stars and Stripes
Tech Lessons Learned From the Devastation of Hurricane Maria, Route Fifty
Cybersecurity
DARPA Wants to Merge Human and Computer Cyber Defenders, Defense One
Sounding The Alarm About A New Russian Cyber Threat, NPR
Kremlin: US, Russia aiming ‘cyber’ pistols at each other, Washington Examiner
Naval Academy sees big boost in cybersecurity majors, The Associated Press
State Reauthorization Elevates Cyber Office Tillerson Once Shuttered, Nextgov
Portugal, Australia to join NATO cyber center, Fifth Domain
Chinese cyberspies allegedly targeted Japanese defense firms for North Korea secrets: report, Japan Times
Public Health
How much does the FDA really do to promote public health?, The Hill
Redesigning Maternal Care: OB-GYNs Are Urged to See New Mothers Sooner And More Often, NPR
Trump administration extends opioid public health emergency, The Hill
Defense Electronic Health Records Program Seeks Help Organizing Influx of Data, Nextgov
Afghanistan veteran receives world’s first full penis and scrotum transplant, Military Times
Human Rights & Humanitarian Efforts
South Korea: Don’t Sideline Rights During Inter-Korean Summit, Human Rights Watch
Sheer Number Of Attacks On Health Facilities In Syria Shocks Researcher, NPR
China: Job Ads Discriminate Against Women, Human Rights Watch
UN High Commissioner Calls on World Bank to ‘Marry’ Rights and Development, Human Rights Watch
Government & Military Personnel
Air Force considering new ways to keep women in service, Federal News Radio
Families of former POWs angry loved ones can’t receive full honors at Arlington, Stars and Stripes
Military kids should not be penalized for seeking behavioral health help, Military Times
Management Chief: Trump Administration Will Renew Push for Performance Pay Fund, Government Executive
Senate Indefinitely Delays Hearing on Trump’s VA Pick Amid Bipartisan Concerns, Government Executive
Posted: April 24, 2018 by Simons Center
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