News You Can Use: 06/27/17
National Security
Obama’s secret struggle to punish Russia for Putin’s election assault, The Washington Post
The Supreme Court Partially Unblocked Trump’s Travel Ban, The Atlantic
CIA chief: Intel leaks on the rise, cites leaker ‘worship’, Military Times
John Walker Lindh, Detainee #001 in the Global War On Terror, Will Go Free In Two Years. What Then?, Foreign Policy
Homeland Security Awards Grants to Counter Domestic Extremism, Government Executive
Hitting the wall: On immigration, campaign promises clash with policy realities, Brookings
Former State Department special agent charged with espionage, Federal Times
Rogers ‘Pissed’ At Air Force Opposition To Space Corps, Breaking Defense
Trump administration abruptly shutters diplomatic office on Pakistan and Afghanistan policy, The Washington Post
Global Demand for US Weapons ‘Busier Than Ever’ in Trump Era, So Far, Defense One
Scientist gets time served for theft of military documents, Military Times
White House frustration grows with Tillerson over jobs for Trump allies, The Washington Post
I Found Trump’s Diary—Hiding in Plain Sight, Politico
Cybersecurity
Lawmakers: How Many Cyber Threat Centers Does The Government Need?, Nextgov
DARPA moves to innovate cyber intel capability with real-time threat visualization, Fifth Domain Cyber
FBI’s Cyber Most Wanted, part I, Fifth Domain Cyber
Hackers Target Municipal Emergency Services for Mischief, Money, and More, Defense One
A Cyberattack on Britain’s House of Parliament, The Atlantic
Public Health
Senate health-care bill faces serious resistance from GOP moderates, The Washington Post
Explore Analysis by Kaiser Family Foundation to Estimate How the Senate Health Bill Will Affect You, Route Fifty
Routine DNA Sequencing May Be Helpful And Not As Scary As Feared, NPR
The New AHCA Cuts Medicaid Funding More Deeply, Route Fifty
Secret dealmaking and the GOP health care bill, Brookings
Education At Home & Abroad
The Real Cost Of Asia’s Billion Dollar Shadow Education Industry For Students, Forbes
Human Rights & Humanitarian Efforts
Don’t Loosen the Rules on Civilian Casualties During Drone Strikes, Defense One
US: Return Burma, Iraq to Child Soldier List, Human Rights Watch
In Yemen’s secret prisons, UAE tortures and US interrogates, Associated Press
China: Liu Must Be Released Immediately, Amnesty International
Government & Military Personnel
House Oversight Members Join Effort to Loosen TSP Withdrawal Restrictions, Government Executive
Beware of Benefits Scams, Government Executive
Top Republican: Either change the rules or leave military pay raise alone, Military Times
The President’s Budget and Your Benefits, Government Executive
Pentagon weighs possible delay in new transgender recruits, Reuters
Doing Bold Work? Share Your Story, Government Executive
Trump Calls Civil Service Laws ‘Outdated’ in Signing VA Firing Reform, Government Executive
Posted: June 27, 2017 by Simons Center
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