News You Can Use: 09/26/16
National Security
After 15 years of war, America’s military has about had it with ‘nation building’, Military Times
9 States Accept DHS’ Election Security Support, Nextgov
The Final Front in the Afghan War, Foreign Policy
Islamic State fired crude chemical weapons on US troops – Pentagon, The Guardian
Can the F.B.I. Do More to Investigate Suspected Extremists?, The New York Times
Security Challenges for the Next Administration, The Cipher Brief
Syria Is Now Everyone’s War, Foreign Policy
Cybersecurity
Your Biggest Cybersecurity Weakness Is Your Phone, Harvard Business Review
Cybersecurity is threatening America’s military supremacy, Tech Crunch
Federal cyber incidents jump 1,300% in 10 years, The Washington Post
Exclusive: Probe of leaked U.S. NSA hacking tools examines operative’s ‘mistake’, Reuters
Your Personal Information Was Hacked. Now What?, Nextgov
Air Force sees progress in hardening its weapons against cyber attack, despite no new funding, Federal News Radio
$81m cyber heist highlights gap between attacker and defenders, says Swift, Computer Weekly
Public Health
Self-driving cars promise to be a boon to public health, Healthcare IT News
Are We Reaching The End Of The Trend For Longer, Healthier Lives?, NPR
Police Officers Learn How to Respond to Calls of Distraught Veterans, TWC News
Service dog helps veteran cope with PTSD, The Daily Progress
Human Rights & Humanitarian Efforts
Cities and refugees: The German experience, Brookings
Top US officer: Russia bombed Syria humanitarian aid convoy, Houston Chronicle
CRS, InterAction Pledge $1.2 Billion in Humanitarian Support, Philanthropy News Digest
Government & Military Personnel
Military veterans are losing GI Bill benefits because of ITT bankruptcy, Market Watch
Why Rudeness at Work is Contagious and Difficult to Stop, Government Executive
Lawmakers Demand That Heads Roll at National Park Service Over Harassment Scandal, Government Executive
Why the Wells scandal matters so much, Brookings
House Passes Modernizing Government Technology Act, Nextgov
Lawmakers Want More Than ‘Half-Hearted’ Response to Travel Card Use at Casinos, Strip Clubs, Government Executive
Posted: September 26, 2016 by Simons Center
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