News You Can Use: 08/04/17
National Security
The world fears ISIS and climate change, says research center, Defense News
Attorney general says Justice Dept. has tripled the number of leak probes, The Washington Post
Democratic Lawmakers Protest Border Patrol Asylum Policies, Government Executive
Lindsey Graham Reveals the Dark Calculus of Striking North Korea, The Atlantic
How the Trump administration broke the State Department, Foreign Policy
White House Purging Michael Flynn Allies From National Security Council, The New York Times
Combating Homegrown Terrorism, Department of Homeland Security
If the FBI has your biometrics, it doesn’t have to tell you, Nextgov
It’s Long Past Time to Rethink US Military Posture in the Gulf, Defense One
Donald Trump Is Pushing America’s Special Forces Past the Breaking Point, Foreign Policy
How Trump’s White House Shakeup Will Affect DHS, Government Executive
US judge lifts order that halted 9/11 case at Guantanamo, Military Times
The Arctic Could Be the Next South China Sea, Says Coast Guard Commandant, Defense One
US to test launch unarmed ICBM from California, Associated Press
Cybersecurity
The Department of State needs a cyber coordinator now more than ever, Brookings
What do DoD officials think of splitting NSA/CYBERCOM dual hat?, C4ISR Net
GAO: keeping NSA and Cybercom together makes hacking tool leaks more likely, Nextgov
What is the Army doing to secure and defend its cyber terrain?, Fifth Domain Cyber
North Korean hackers came close to hacking Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, CyberScoop
Marines applying rapid acquisition in cyberspace, C4ISR Net
Public Health
Trump’s Opioid Commission Calls for a State of Emergency, The Atlantic
A Bipartisan Health Care Fix? Governors Have Some Ideas, Route Fifty
FDA OKs new drug to treat all forms of hepatitis C, Stat
Yemen on the brink of famine amid cholera epidemic, Al Jazeera
This County Would Have Seen Its Opioid Overdose Rate Double, Route Fifty
Education At Home & Abroad
Retaining minority teachers in schools where most of their colleagues are white, Brookings
Devos walks back controversial student loan contract, Nextgov
Human Rights & Humanitarian Efforts
State Department and USAID employee survey shows how to redesign US foreign aid, Brookings
Venezuela is Imploding. These Citizens Were Desperate to Escape., Human Rights Watch
Top Venezuelan opposition leaders taken into custody amid fears of wider crackdowns, The Washington Post
‘Our Future Will Be Violent Extremism’, Foreign Policy
South Korea: Supreme Court Affirms LGBT Rights, Human Rights Watch
Government & Military Personnel
Is the civil service unbreakable?, ChiefHRO.com
There’s No Proven Need for Trump’s Mandated Hiring Spree at Homeland Security, IG Says, Government Executive
How The FBI Could Get a New Headquarters, Government Executive
New GI Bill passes Senate, Military Times
OPM Offers a New Career Guide for Executives, Government Executive
Bill to Boost VA Hiring, Private Care Heads to Trump’s Desk, Government Executive
Posted: August 4, 2017 by Simons Center
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