News You Can Use: 07/14/17
National Security
How a U.N. treaty on nuclear weapons makes international security policy more inclusive, Brookings
What Comes After ISIS?, Foreign Policy
Perry: Hacking threat to US nuclear reactors ‘real,’ ongoing, Fifth Domain Cyber
Why Mexican Security is Crumbling – and How That Matters Here, The Cipher Brief
We Need to Focus on Space; We Don’t Need a ‘Space Corps’, Defense One
Trump Navy secretary nominee: Climate change is real and poses a threat, The Hill
SASC poised to vote five DoD nominees out of committee, Defense News
The New Nuclear Triad, The Cipher Brief
Is the U.S. Ready for an Arctic Oil Spill?, World Policy Blog
Examining the Problem of Visa Overstays: Need for Better Tracking and Accountability, Department of Homeland Security
Ceasefire or No, U.S. and Russia Remain ‘A Second or Two Away’ from Accidental War Over Syria, Government Executive
Cybersecurity
DoD sends industry its cyber wish list, Fifth Domain Cyber
End-To-End Encryption Is Key To Securing Government Databases, Nextgov
NIST pulling together best practices for boosting federal cyber workforce, Fifth Domain Cyber
NATO’s Ducaru on Cyber: ‘Complacency Has No Place in Our Approach’, Defense & Aerospace Report
2 Years After Massive Breach, OPM Isn’t Sufficiently Vetting IT Systems, Nextgov
Which countries are most exposed to cyber threats, surveillance?, Fifth Domain Cyber
Country With World’s Best Cybersecurity Is Planning New Law To License Hackers, Nextgov
Donald Trump’s ‘Impenetrable Cybersecurity’ Is Pure Fantasy, The Atlantic
Here’s Why A U.S.-Russia Cyber Working Group Could Do Some Good, Nextgov
Public Health
‘Living Drug’ That Fights Cancer By Harnessing Immune System Clears Key Hurdle, NPR
How the BCRA would impact enrollee costs, according to your age, Brookings
Pentagon secretly tested chemical weapons on US troops. Vets demand to know the cost, McClatchy
Competing plans deal Senate health-care push a surprise setback, The Washington Post
Education At Home & Abroad
Ladders, labs, or laggards? Which public universities contribute most, Brookings
The ‘word gap’ and one city’s plan to close it, Brookings
Human Rights & Humanitarian Efforts
At Any Cost: The Civilian Catastrophe in West Mosul, Iraq, Amnesty International
Venezuela has two tough options—only one provides hope, Brookings
Brazil: Zika Epidemic Exposes Rights Problems, Human Rights Watch
Iraq collectively punishing Islamic State families: HRW, Reuters
Qatar: Isolation Causing Rights Abuses, Human Rights Watch
Government & Military Personnel
Would More Generous Buyouts Trigger Long-Rumored Retirement Wave?, Government Executive
Navy secretary nominee open to base closures, women in combat roles, The Hill
Staff Cuts and Budget Increases Are Both on Tap for 2019, Government Executive
Expanded ‘forever’ GI Bill poised for quick action in Congress, Stars and Stripes
Restore GI Bill benefits for veterans with career-ending PTSD, Military Times
White House Objects to Ban on New BRAC in Defense Bill, Government Executive
The Army’s hottest jobs: How to get into the MOS you want and make the big bucks, Army Times
CIA Director Calls Morale ‘Spectacularly High’ Despite Trump Criticism, Government Executive
Trump’s Trolls Are Waging War on America’s Civil Servants, Foreign Policy
Lawmakers, VA Eye More Civil Service Reforms After New Firing Law, Government Executive
House panel advances amendment blocking Pentagon funding for gender transition, The Hill
Posted: July 14, 2017 by Simons Center
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