News You Can Use: 11/21/17
National Security
Senate Democrats introduce bill to block Trump’s refugee ban, The Hill
South Korea fears further missile advances by North this year in threat to U.S., Reuters
The Leap into Quantum Technology: A Primer for National Security Professionals, War on the Rocks
Trump To Designate North Korea As A State Sponsor Of Terrorism, NPR
David Shulkin: Fixing VA ‘a matter of national security’, Washington Examiner
Trump Vows Justice (and a Wall) After Border Patrol Agent Was Killed on Duty, Government Executive
Don’t Kill the Nuclear Cruise Missile, Defense One
Trump to Congress: Offset Disaster Relief With Cuts to Agency Spending, Government Executive
Special counsel sends wide-ranging request for documents to Justice Department, ABC
How a 3-year-old decision still haunts OPM’s security clearance efforts, Federal News Radio
Watchdog files ethics complaint against Trump’s DHS pick, The Hill
The National Security Law Podcast: The $15 Million Dollar Man, Lawfare
Cybersecurity
Bipartisan Harvard project issues election hacking recommendations, The Hill
Homeland Security has a plan to fight zombie devices, Nextgov
University gets NSA/DHS grant to expand cybersecurity training, The Associated Press
US coalition partners work out cyber defense for joint operations, Fifth Domain
A Fight Is Brewing Between Congress and the Military Over Cyber War, Defense One
North Korea-aligned hackers branching out into mobile phones: report, The Hill
Air Force awards $50M research contract to protect weapons from cyberattacks, The Associated Press
Public Health
The Many Forms, Faces And Causes Of PTSD, NPR
Public Health in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria, The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Serving the Greater Good: Public Health & Community Pharmacy Partnerships, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Center for Health Security
Why do so many US women die giving birth?, BBC
Human Rights & Humanitarian Efforts
China: Police ‘Big Data’ Systems Violate Privacy, Target Dissent, Human Rights Watch
How Do Human Rights Protect Children?, Rights Info
The role of civil society in accountability systems: A human rights perspective, Human Rights Watch
Girls in Afghanistan—and Everywhere Else—Need Toilets, Inter Press Service
Incendiary Weapons: New Use Shows Need for Stronger Law, Human Rights Watch
Government & Military Personnel
Trump Signs TSP Modernization Act Into Law, Government Executive
DoD eyes a change to GI Bill transferability, Military Times
Congress orders DoD to study changes to its officer promotion system, Federal News Radio
The US just made it a lot easier to file your sexual-harassment complaint, Quartz
How to reduce the tax on women in national security, The Washington Post
DoD marks successful EHR rollout at initial sites, but long road ahead to full deployment, Federal News Radio
Posted: November 21, 2017 by Simons Center
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