News You Can Use: 09/19/17
National Security
North Korea Launches Another Missile, Escalating Crisis, The New York Times
No, We Cannot Shoot Down North Korea’s Missiles, Defense One
NDAA Heads To Floor And Kaspersky Heads To Washington, Nextgov
At US Nuclear Weapons Base, Mattis Signals Support for Triad, Defense One
No, the Government Doesn’t Have a Problem With Murderers Getting Security Clearances, Government Executive
H.R. McMaster says White House is ‘looking at’ stricter travel ban after London terrorist attack, Washington Examiner
Two-thirds of Trump supporters want Dreamers to stay in U.S., Brookings
Preventing terrorism: What powers do German security forces have?, Deutsche Welle
How Castro responded when US diplomats suddenly got sick, Associated Press
How Black-Market Tobacco Funds the World’s Bad Actors, Defense One
US breaks ground for new permanent base in Israel, Defense News
Cybersecurity
House Foreign Affairs Leaders Push To Save State Cyber Office, Nextgov
Cyber is being normalized with traditional military operations, Fifth Domain
Future US Navy Accident Investigations Will Look for Cyber Attacks, Defense One
How To Prepare For More Attacks From Leaked NSA Tools, Nextgov
House bill would strengthen election cybersecurity, auditing, Fifth Domain
State and Local Governments’ Shared Cyber Defense Is Going to Change. The Question Is How., Route Fifty
Admiral: US tolerated cyber ‘acts of war’ over last decade, Washington Examiner
Public Health
The Problem With Free Menstrual Pads, NPR
$144.1 Million in New Federal Grants Announced to Help Fight Opioid Crisis, Route Fifty
A better approach to regulating provider network adequacy, Brookings
Why the Unpopular Individual Mandate Is Likely to Endure (For Now), Route Fifty
VA’s suicide prevention hotline expanding to third site, Military Times
As Federal Government Cuts Obamacare Ads, Private Insurer Steps Up, NPR
Education At Home & Abroad
Summer learning loss: What is it, and what can we do about it?, Brookings
Human Rights & Humanitarian Efforts
Divisive Anti-Sex Trafficking Bill Gets Senate Hearing, Nextgov
Yemen’s Children Are Being Shelled While the World Sits Back, Human Rights Watch
Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown will be deadly, USA Today
Deaths and Damage in Hurricane-Affected US Nursing Facilities, Human Rights Watch
North Korean Refugees Trapped by China’s Expanding Dragnet, News Deeply
Rescuing Migrants From a Couch in Galicia, Foreign Policy
Government & Military Personnel
Potential Benefits Cuts: Where Things Stand, Government Executive
DHS Seeks Volunteers From Other Agencies to Join Hurricane Relief Surge Force, Government Executive
Lawmakers Work Across the Aisle to Propose Compensation Boost for 15,000 Feds, Government Executive
Full-Year Continuing Resolution Would Trigger Sequester, Budget Office Says, Government Executive
Diplomats Cheer State Dept. Spending Bill That Rejects Trump Cuts, Government Executive
The silent killer of workplace happiness, productivity, and health is a lack of basic civility, Quartz
Posted: September 19, 2017 by Simons Center
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