News You Can Use: 11/28/16
National Security
Forget About Too Big To Fail, America’s Military Has Become Too Small To Succeed, The National Interest
Obama administration expands elite military unit’s powers to hunt foreign fighters globally, The Washington Post
Thousands of Immigrant Green Cards Have ‘Gone Missing,’ Watchdog Finds, Government Executive
Transnational Criminals Move at Network Speed. At SOUTHCOM, We’re Learning to Do the Same, Defense One
One by One, ISIS Social Media Experts Are Killed as Result of F.B.I. Program, The New York Times
Is the U.S. Army Developing a Drone ‘Shield’?, The National Interest
US seeks Turkish backing for Kurdish-led operation in Raqqa, The Guardian
Cybersecurity
DoD unveils vulnerability disclosure program, C4ISR Net
Trump Pledges DoD-Led Plan to Protect Vital Infrastructure from Cyberattack, Nextgov
Red Electrons: Army Rapid Capabilities Office Fights Russian GPS Jamming, Cyber, EW, Breaking Defense
European Commission Hit By ‘Large-Scale’ Cyberattack, Radio Free Europe
Tech, Security Sectors Fear Renewed Crypto Fights Under Trump, Nextgov
From Apprentice to Master: Maximizing Junior Enlisted Talent in the Army Cyber Corps, War on the Rocks
US Navy, Cybersecurity, and Distributed Lethality: A Conversation With Adm. Rowden, The Diplomat
Air Force Academy focuses on cyber, C4ISR Net
Officials: Multilateral Effort Needed to Curb North Korean Cyber, Nuclear Threat, USNI News
Public Health
Army hospital becomes the first military center in the U.S. to perform sight-saving procedure, Army Times
Tammy Duckworth and Patrick Downes: Better Trauma Care Would Prevent Death, Time
Adaptive sports help active duty, veterans and families through recovery, Military Times
Decriminalize drug use, seek public-health options, The Seattle Times
Human Rights & Humanitarian Efforts
Will Foreign Aid Get Cut on Trump’s Chopping Block?, Foreign Policy
New U.N. chief, in China, calls for human rights respect, Reuters
The U.N. Human Rights Chief Fixes for a Fight with Trump, Foreign Policy
Cuba: Fidel Castro’s Record of Repression, Human Rights Watch
Government & Military Personnel
If Trump wants to impress the military, he’ll order a decent pay raise, Military Times
Applicants won’t have to disclose all mental health appointments on new security questionnaires, Military Times
Personal data for more than 134,000 sailors was breached, Navy says, Navy Times
Report: Fix VA benefits by making troops buy their own health insurance, Military Times
Most Feds Could Save $2K or More By Switching Health Insurance, Government Executive
Military pay raise on track for January despite budget discord in Washington, Military Times
Posted: November 28, 2016 by Simons Center
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