News You Can Use: 09/16/16
National Security
Report: Wars in Iraq, Afghanistan cost almost $5 trillion so far, Military Times
The Post-9/11 U.S. Intelligence Community, The Cipher Brief
Iran threatened to shoot down US Navy spy planes in the Persian Gulf, Fox News
Disjointed: Pentagon Isn’t Coordinating Efforts to Fix Readiness, Government Executive
Climate Change Could Pose ‘Significant Risk’ to US National Security, Reports Say, ABC News
Powerful Countries Don’t Nuke First, Defense One
Where have all the big international relations theories gone?, The Washington Post
Can the U.S. election be hacked? Homeland security adviser says it would be difficult, Chicago Tribune
Cybersecurity
Lawmakers: How Secure Are Voting Machines?, Nextgov
McCain Vows to Block Potential NSA-Cyber Command Split, Defense News
Someone Is Learning How to Take Down the Internet, Lawfare
Lawmakers Probe Intelligence Officials On How The US Will Respond To A Cyberattack, Nextgov
CYBERCOM’s Force Takes Shape, Air Force Magazine
NSA Director: Cyberattacks On State Election Systems Still A Concern, Nextgov
Public Health
There’s a Word For Our Compulsion to Go to Work When We’re Sick, Government Executive
The Zika Case That Has Experts Stumped, Time
Tricare makes it easier to get mental health services, Military Times
Study details Zika virus disrupting fetal brain development during pregnancy, Science Daily
Defense Schools to Require Flu Vaccines for All Students, Military.com
Emergency Management Agencies Ready for Zika, Emergency Management
Human Rights & Humanitarian Efforts
It Takes a Village to Kill a Child, Foreign Policy
I treated kids in a Syrian hospital. We have no idea how to heal their trauma., The Washington Post
Fatal Factory Fire in Bangladesh is Déjà Vu, Human Rights Watch
Myanmar at the UN: Keep pressure up on human rights, Amnesty International
Rebel says Aleppo due to get aid Friday, but has little hope it will, Reuters
White House to increase number of refugees to 110k in 2017, CNN
Despite truce, aid fails to reach besieged Syrian civilians, The Washington Post
Government & Military Personnel
White House Won’t Veto Bill Making It Easier to Fire All VA Workers, Government Executive
How Would a President Clinton or President Trump Manage the Federal Workforce?, Government Executive
Sorry Folks, Veterans Are Not Necessarily Experts on Foreign Policy, Foreign Policy
Military Hospitals Start Drug Take-Back Program, Military.com
The military is reviewing 1,357 combat awards for Iraq, Afghanistan heroics, Military Times
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