News You Can Use: 12/02/16
National Security
How Trump’s Government Could Change America’s Approach to Terrorism, Government Executive
NDAA Installs Major Structural Reforms to Pentagon, Defense News
Snowden: Hacking rule changes threaten Americans’ rights, Washington Examiner
Vulnerable Communities Are Using Innovative Financing to Prepare for Natural Disasters, Route Fifty
Can ‘Mad Dog’ Mattis Temper the Impulsive President-Elect?, Foreign Policy
NDAA Adds Manpower, but Not Proposed Jets and Ships, Defense News
DHS, insurers share interest in drones, C4ISR Net
Will the Department of Defense Invest in People or Technology?, Government Executive
All the President’s Generals, Potentially Including One at State, Foreign Policy
Why Donald Trump Shouldn’t Fill the Cabinet With Generals, The New York Times
Election Security is a Matter of National Security, Scientific American
Cybersecurity
War Game Confirms Major Gaps in U.S. Army’s Cyber Capabilities, Bloomberg
White House Plans to Retire Outdated Cyber Regulations, Nextgov
Don’t Put the Pentagon in Charge of Private Industry’s Cybersecurity, Defense One
Top German spy warns of political cyberattacks, Russian links, Federal Times
Cyber center project a ‘turning point’ for Army capability, leaders say, Army Times
What Trump Can Do About Cybersecurity, Bloomberg
Trump Appoints Legislative Cyber Leaders to Transition Team, Nextgov
Selecting Qualified Airmen for the Cyber Mission Force The Pitfalls of Hiring Operational “Analysts”, Air & Space Power Journal
Public Health
Tricare patients’ deadline to switch pharmacy is Dec. 1, Military Times
VA offers screening to vets due to questionable dental care, Star Tribune
How to Make Something Productive Out of Your Anxiety, Government Executive
Human Rights & Humanitarian Efforts
U.S. Push to Halt Genocide in South Sudan Unravels at United Nations, Foreign Policy
UN Alarmed About Deterioration of Human Rights Worldwide, Voice of America
Coast Guard Apprehends Most Cuban Migrants in Decade, Military.com
North Korea satellite images show prison camps accused of ‘atrocities’, The Guardian
Another Mass Grave Dug by ISIS in Iraq, and a Ghastly Ritual Renewed, The New York Times
Government & Military Personnel
Senators, Military Specialists Say Army Report On Dismissed Soldiers Is Troubling, NPR
Congress drops plans to make women register for the draft, Military Times
Hill Negotiators Ignore Obama and Give Troops Biggest Pay Raise in 6 Years, Government Executive
Advocates want Obama, Trump to pardon ‘bad paper’ dismissals, Military Times
Trump’s VA Team Could Bring Big Changes to Vets’ Health Care, Employee Rights, Government Executive
How Trump could unintentionally raise the minimum wage in your city, Brookings
TSP Funds Improve in November, Government Executive
Posted: December 2, 2016 by Simons Center
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