News You Can Use: 07/06/18
National Security
Another Death Knell for the Iran Nuclear Deal, Time
How the ballooning federal debt threatens U.S. defense, Brookings
The Pentagon’s latest budget is its largest counter-drone budget ever, C4ISR Net
Drone activity soaring at the US-Mexico border, Washington Examiner
Unpacking Overmatch: Three Crucial Questions About U.S. Military Superiority, War on the Rocks
What ICE actually does, Quartz
No One Knows What Kim Jong Un Promised Trump, The Atlantic
On North Korea, don’t get distracted by shiny objects, Brookings
DOJ Forges Ahead With Immigration Enforcement Grant Requirements, Government Executive
The DOD’s App Store Does This One Crucial Thing To Stay Secure, Wired
Cybersecurity
Agencies want new emergency powers after a cyberattack, Fifth Domain
DHS Looks to Improve Cyber Capabilities for Financial Services, Nextgov
Think Russian elections-meddling is fake news? Lawmakers disagree, Fifth Domain
There’s Even More Bad News About IRS Information Security, Nextgov
NATO advances in its new operational domain: cyberspace, Fifth Domain
5 technology trends driving an intelligent military, C4ISR Net
How the Army will infuse cyber operations on the battlefield, Fifth Domain
The fake internet the Army uses to train cyberwarriors, Fifth Domain
Public Health
The Other Victims: First Responders To Violent Disasters Often Suffer Alone, NPR
Tightening Chest and Tingling Fingers: Why Are the Military’s Fighter Pilots Getting Sick?, Foreign Policy
Binge eating, other disorders up among servicemembers, Stars and Stripes
HHS is Using Data to Fight Opioid Abuse, Fraud and Just About Everything Else, Nextgov
Report: Camp Pendleton Officials Skipped Water Radiation Tests, Military.com
Human Rights & Humanitarian Efforts
Myanmar’s Brutal Military Is Convicting Its Own Soldiers of Atrocities, Foreign Policy
Syria: Mass Graves in Former ISIS Areas, Human Rights Watch
Clothing Brands Need to Step Up and Keep Women Safe in Their Factories, News Deeply
Trump Admin Says It Will Comply With Court Order to Reunite Families Separated at the Border, Government Executive
Mass rape, cannibalism, dismemberment: U.N. team finds atrocities in Congo war, Reuters
Yemen on Brink of Catastrophe as U.N. Envoy Pushes for Truce, Foreign Policy
Government & Military Personnel
Mind The Gender Capability Gap, Defense One
After 40 Years, A Look Back at the Unlikely Passage of Civil Service Reform, Government Executive
US Army quietly discharging immigrant recruits, Army Times
Where and why has agency rulemaking declined under Trump?, Brookings
Air Force vet who set himself on fire to protest the VA dies of wounds, Military Times
Paid Parental Leave, Human Capital Reviews and More, Government Executive
Lawmaker Looks to Ban Unions at IRS, Government Executive
Ex-military officials sign on to oppose Trump’s transgender troops ban, The Hill
Posted: July 6, 2018 by Simons Center
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