News You Can Use: 06/01/18
National Security
Trump’s tariffs against key US military allies could be a blow to national security, CNBC
The White House Is Not Complying With Inquiries From Government’s Top Watchdog, Government Executive
What Would Denuclearization Look Like in North Korea?, Council on Foreign Relations
U.S. Missile Defense Seen Gaining Against Threat of Kim’s ICBMs, Bloomberg
Why the US should stock up on Tomahawk cruise missiles, Defense News
Experts Say Drones Pose a National Security Threat — and We Aren’t Ready, Time
ICE Cancels Proposed Contract for Help in Hiring Thousands of Deportation Officers, Government Executive
Are Sanctions the Best Bet for Deterring Iran?, The Cipher Brief
Stunning failures found in Global Train and Equip counter-terrorism programs, Military Times
Pentagon Rebrands PACOM as ‘Indo-Pacific Command’, Defense One
Cybersecurity
The Bleak State of Federal Government Cybersecurity, Wired
Global cybercrimes and weak cybersecurity threaten businesses in Africa, Brookings
Here are the results of the latest Hack the Pentagon, Fifth Domain
Long-Awaited Botnet Report Calls on Industry for Solutions, Nextgov
Yahoo hacker whose work compromised 500M accounts sentenced to 5 years, ARS Technica
Public Health
It Saves Lives. It Can Save Money. So Why Aren’t We Spending More on Public Health?, The New York Times
Domestic Violence’s Overlooked Damage: Concussion And Brain Injury, NPR
Trump Is in a Coma on Public Health, Foreign Policy
White House finalizes plan to stem suicides among recently separated troops, Military Times
White America’s racial resentment is the real impetus for welfare cuts, study says, The Washington Post
Human Rights & Humanitarian Efforts
The True Scope of the Disaster in Puerto Rico, The Atlantic
New York City: Don’t Exclude Certain Immigrants from Legal Services, Human Rights Watch
The Fight Against Human Trafficking Is Too Important for Trump and Pompeo to Ignore, Foreign Policy
Citizenship Agency Removed Website Pages on Asylum Policy Training, Government Executive
China: Answer Tiananmen Massacre Calls for Justice, Human Rights Watch
Government & Military Personnel
The Status Quo Killed 17 US Sailors. The Navy Must Change., Defense One
Why the HUD secretary says the increase in homeless veterans is concerning, Military Times
The Fine Print of Trump’s Collective Bargaining Executive Order, Government Executive
US defense sector braces for Trump tariff fallout, Defense News
Officials Outline Plans to Loosen TSP Withdrawal Rules, Government Executive
Is it worth it to merge commissaries and exchanges? DoD is getting serious about finding out, Military Times
Largest Federal Employee Union Sues to Block Official Time Executive Order, Government Executive
Career Reinvention May Save Your Health and Life, Government Executive
Posted: June 1, 2018 by Simons Center
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