News You Can Use: 08/26/16
National Security
US Seeking Global Armed Drone Export Rules, Defense News
The Post-Obama Syrian Playbook, Foreign Policy
DHS: Don’t Fall for Louisiana Flood Charity Scams, Nextgov
US nuclear policy remains dangerously stuck in the past, The Hill
Louisiana Flood Relief Will Cost $30 Million, Red Cross Says, Time
The New Frontier in Terror Fundraising: Bitcoin, The Cipher Brief
Is Biden’s visit to Ankara the last chance for Turkey and America?, Brookings
Here’s How to Stop Turkey’s Anti-American Turn, Foreign Policy
Immigration Issues That Trump and Clinton Don’t Talk About (Much), Roll Call
GAO: Pentagon Can’t Tell the Difference Between Wartime and Base Dollars, Defense News
U.S. and Europe Say Assad May Have Kept Some Chemical Weapons, Foreign Policy
Cybersecurity
Official: FBI probing attempted cyber breach of NY Times, Associated Press
Why Homeland Security Unleashed an ‘Alien Virus’ on Silicon Valley, Motherboard
Air Force wants a cyber disconnect, C4ISR Net
Nuclear Deterrence in Cyber-ia: Challenges and Controversies, Air & Space Power Journal
What Vendors Need to Know About GSA’s New Cyber Offerings, Nextgov
‘Internet of Things’ Brings New IT Challenges for State Governments, Route Fifty
Iran looking to enhance cyber capabilities, C4ISR Net
Public Health
Anger Mounts Over Long Term Care Premium Spike, Government Executive
Florida announces Zika case hundreds of miles from Miami, Reuters
Spinal cord research at VA helps patients, The Augusta Chronicle
How to rescue Obamacare as insurers drop out, Brookings
When Should Vets Use Mobile Apps for PTSD Treatment? VA Wants to Know, Nextgov
Zika is Just the First Front in the 21st-Century Biowar, Foreign Policy
Human Rights & Humanitarian Efforts
Boko Haram is leaving a major healthcare crisis in its wake, Vice News
UN chief calls for renewed focus on mass destruction weapons, U.S. News
Special Report: Massacre reports show U.S. inability to curb Iraq militias, Reuters
Myanmar says UN chief to attend ethnic peace talks, Fox News
At Least 14 Civilians Killed in US Airstrikes in Iraq, Syria: Centcom, Military.com
Government & Military Personnel
Drones, not dirt: Making farm careers cool for vets, Military Times
Specially Hired Federal Interns and Recent Grads Are Staying in Government, Government Executive
How to Keep Key Talent Attracted to State Workforces, Route Fifty
Posted: August 26, 2016 by Simons Center
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