News You Can Use: 08/03/18
National Security
American Retirees Are a National Security Threat, Foreign Policy
All talk, no action on election security, The Associated Press
Leaked chats show alleged Russian spy seeking hacking tools, The Associated Press
Opposition to a Space Force Simmers in the Senate, Government Executive
The US Military Should Be Doubling Down on Space, Defense One
The US Military Should Not Be Doubling Down on Space, Defense One
The 5 hard truths of drone warfare, C4ISR Net
US slaps export controls on dozens of Chinese firms over ‘threat to national security’ as trade tensions escalate, South China Morning Post
Suspected Russian spy worked at US Embassy in Moscow: Report, Washington Examiner
House and Senate Again Decline to Fund Trump’s Proposed Homeland Security Hiring Spree, Government Executive
America Needs a Blockchain Strategy ASAP, Foreign Policy
Cybersecurity
The fight over Trump’s cyber strategy, Fifth Domain
DHS Hosts Successful First-Ever National Cybersecurity Summit, Department of Homeland Security
America could protect cyberspace like WMDs, Fifth Domain
DHS Creates Cyber Risk Center to Protect High-Value Targets, Defense One
Cyber Command chief will weigh in on split from NSA, Fifth Domain
How Russian Hackers Amplified the Seth Rich Conspiracy Until it Reached Donald Trump and the CIA, Defense One
Public Health
Poll Finds One-Quarter of Americans Believe Smoking Should be Banned, Route Fifty
Shifting Federal Policies Threaten Health Coverage For Trans Americans, NPR
Addiction by design: Place, isolation, and deaths of despair, Brookings
How would individual market premiums change in 2019 in a stable policy environment?, Brookings
Some Bacteria Are Becoming ‘More Tolerant’ Of Hand Sanitizers, Study Finds, NPR
Red States May Be Ready to Expand Medicaid—In Exchange for Work, Route Fifty
Human Rights & Humanitarian Efforts
Taiwan, ‘Still Fighting’ for Democracy, Gets Nod to Host Human Rights Event, The New York Times
Internal Documents Show How Trump Administration Misled Public on Poverty, Foreign Policy
It’s time for the United States and Europe to face the politics of cultural displacement, Brookings
Anti-Racism Groups Feel Tarred by Facebook’s Fight Against Fake Accounts, Foreign Policy
Government & Military Personnel
The Army is growing, so why are soldiers so afraid of being forced out?, Army Times
Why I Didn’t Sign Up to Defend the International Order, Foreign Policy
How to Get Millennials into Government, Government Executive
TSP performance stays positive in July, returns show, Federal News Radio
DoD exempts wounded warriors from ‘deploy or get out’ policy, Military Times
Defense Bill Headed to Trump’s Desk Restores Defense Long-Term Per Diem Rates, Government Executive
Senate passes measure to extend commissary, exchange privileges to more veterans, Stars and Stripes

Posted: August 3, 2018 by Simons Center
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