News You Can Use: 10/31/16
National Security
Carter to Implement 3 Recommendations from Defense Innovation Board, DoD News
Although it’s never had to deploy, DoD’s CBRN task force is national ‘insurance policy’, Federal News Radio
DHS secretary: Border programs improving but more funding needed, Federal Times
Man accused of stealing top secret material to remain jailed, Associated Press
Warning Orders: Strategic Reasons for Publicizing Military Offenses, War on the Rocks
Strategic Implementation Plan for Empowering Local Partners to Prevent Violent Extremism in the United States, White House
The Islamic State’s coming rural revival, Brookings
Report: Chinese Spies Stole Pentagon Secrets, Washington Free Beacon
National Survey of US Public Transit Agency Experience with and Response to Extreme Weather Events, University of South Florida
The army may have laser-equipped vehicles by 2017, Engadget
4 takeaways for DHS’s 2017 budget, Federal Times
Cybersecurity
States unprepared for Election Day cyber attack, Politico
Last chance to comment on DHS’s National Cyber Incident Response Plan, Federal Times
Russian Cyber Attacks Highlight Need For Next-Generation GPS, Defense News
Shareholders Sue Companies For Lying About Cyber Security, Forbes
US CIO Makes Final Push To Shore Up Government Cyber Vulnerabilities, Nextgov
6 Threats To Your Identity, From Cyber To The Existential, Forbes
Public Health
Tricare misses the mark on mammogram coverage, Military Times
In Haiti, are 1 million doses of cholera vaccine enough to stop an outbreak?, PBS
Veterans may face higher risk of suicide during first year home, Reuters
Are Altered Mosquitoes a Public Health Project, or a Business?, MIT Technology Review
U.S. Mental Health Chief: Psychiatry Must Get Serious about Mathematics, Scientific American
Zika May Be In The U.S. To Stay, NPR
Human Rights & Humanitarian Efforts
France Has Failed Children In Calais, Human Rights Watch
After 24 Years, I Am Leaving the Disaster Venezuela Has Become, Foreign Policy
Recorded ‘Honor’ Killings on the Rise in Jordan, Human Rights Watch
Amnesty International USA to Monitor to North Dakota Pipeline Protests, Amnesty International
Russia loses UN Human Rights Council place, Saudi Arabia re-elected, RT
Government & Military Personnel
What’s Next in Government: 2017 & Beyond, Government Executive
Tricks and Treats in Retirement, Government Executive
Lessons From the Pentagon’s Shameful Bonus Clawback, Bloomberg
Every Day, 24K Federal Retirees Reach a Busy Signal on OPM’s Toll-Free Line, Government Executive
How digital readiness affects job retraining for labor market growth, Brookings
Obama Exceeds Hiring Goal For Disabled Federal Employees, Government Executive
Veterans museum under construction in Columbus, Ohio, Stars and Stripes
Combat vet sues American Airlines for rejecting her service dog, Army Times
Posted: October 31, 2016 by Simons Center
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