News You Can Use: 11/23/18

National Security

The US could regulate AI in the name of national security, Quartz

So we’re celebrating the Pentagon’s failed audit?, Defense News

It has cost $72 million so far to deploy active-duty troops to the border, Pentagon says, Military Times

Elizabeth Warren, Beto O’Rourke and Jackie Speier question Mattis over border deployments, Defense News

U.S. Military Targets Growing Russian and Chinese Influence in Latin America, Foreign Policy

Mexican ambassador to the US: There are criminals in the caravan, Washington Examiner

Pentagon Chief Management Officer Essential to New Defense Strategy, Real Clear Defense

How industry, government can partner to meet the Pentagon’s fighter readiness goal, Defense News

To prevent wildfires, the Trump administration plans to open more US forests to grazing, Quartz

Cybersecurity

Defense, Homeland Security Secretaries Spearhead Cyber Cooperation Agreement, Nextgov

From cyber to military mobility: EU members endorse new defense objectives, Defense News

Evolving military cyber training starts with how industry delivers software, Fifth Domain

Four bitcoin for your data: How a roll of the dice by the City of Valdez paid off after a cyber attack, KTUU

Disruptive technologies show why government needs data security standards now, Fifth Domain

Public Health

Probiotics Found To Be Ineffective For Easing Symptoms Of Kids’ Stomach Bugs, NPR

Romaine lettuce is not safe to eat, CDC warns U.S. consumers, The Washington Post

This Inventor May Have Cured Motion Sickness Without Drugs. And That Could Mean a Lot to the US Military, Defense One

Gun Shops Work With Doctors To Prevent Suicide By Firearm, NPR

Human Rights & Humanitarian Efforts

New Report Details Ongoing Epidemic of Violence Against Transgender People, Human Rights Campaign

Council of Europe: A Threat to Rights of People With Disabilities, Human Rights Watch

Russian challenge to chemical weapons watchdog rejected, The Associated Press

Cameroon violence condemned by UN human rights office in appeal for dialogue to address grievances, UN News

Government & Military Personnel

Here’s how troops, veterans could be affected by the latest government shutdown threat, Military Times

The Army’s greatest recruiting tool is in its opportunity, Army Times

Americans aren’t moving to economic opportunity, Brookings


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