News You Can Use: 12/09/16
National Security
Retired Gen. John Kelly is Trump’s pick for Homeland Security secretary, Military Times
Trump lays out non-interventionist U.S. military policy, Reuters
Facebook, Microsoft, others join to fight online terrorist content, USA Today
Entering into the Era of the Unknown, Foreign Policy
U.S. Needs to Bolster Nuclear Arsenal and Missile Defense, Experts Say, National Defense
Former Diplomats: Countering North Korean Missile, Nuke Programs to be Major Trump Challenges, USNI News
Obama dismisses his security critics and urges Trump to avoid ‘overreach’, The Guardian
Cincinnati man sentenced in plot to kill feds, Federal Times
America Still Hasn’t Felt the Weight of the Iraq Disaster, The National Interest
President Obama’s Counterterrorism Legacy, The Cipher Brief
An ideal defense project for Trump’s legacy, Washington Examiner
Dems push for Russia hacking investigation, FCW
Cybersecurity
Commerce Secretary to Industry: Don’t Let Cyber Report Card Collect Dust, Nextgov
DoD plans to bolster APT security, C4ISR Net
Bill to Elevate CYBERCOM Heads to Obama’s Desk, Nextgov
GPS receives ‘major software upgrade’, C4ISR Net
ThyssenKrupp secrets stolen in ‘massive’ cyber attack, Reuters
Public Health
How to create TrumpCare and make it great, Brookings
Pilot program will put military medical clinics in commissaries, Military Times
Philippines: Policy Failures Fuel HIV Epidemic, Human Rights Watch
VA Whistleblowers Credited With Preventing Patient Suicides, Government Executive
Human Rights & Humanitarian Efforts
United States: LGBT Students Face Discrimination, Human Rights Watch
Homeland Security Pick Must Commit to Human Rights, Amnesty International
Navy prepares warships to carry aid to Aceh earthquake victims, ReliefWeb
Government & Military Personnel
House Approves Shutdown-Averting Stopgap Spending Bill, Government Executive
No Agency Gets an A in Latest FITARA Scorecard, Nextgov
Survey: High operational tempo still affecting military families, Military Times
Honoring Service: How we lionize and infantilize our military veterans, to their detriment and ours., Government Executive
Pentagon’s suppressed waste report only tip of the inefficient machine, The Hill
California Guard officials acknowledge bonus scandal hurt military’s reputation, Military Times
Here’s How One Federal Employee Union Will Fight Back Against Trump, Government Executive
Posted: December 9, 2016 by Simons Center
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