News You Can Use: 12/15/17
National Security
New York City terror attack is the new normal, The Hill
Court document points to Kaspersky Lab’s cooperation with Russian security service, The Washington Post
Tillerson Open to Talks With North Korea, Foreign Policy
Trump Signed NDAA. Here’s What It Means., Nextgov
Allies Are Key, Says Trump’s National Security Strategy, Defense One
A National-Security Strategy Devoid of Values, The Atlantic
Regional defense is US national defense, Defense News
The Pentagon’s Next Terrorism Threat (and Solution): Kids, Defense One
Congress Weighs Threat of Moscow Wielding the Energy Weapon, Foreign Policy
U.S.-Russia arms control was possible once—is it possible still?, Brookings
American exodus? 17,000 US defense suppliers may have left the defense sector, Defense News
Comprehensive missile defense for the homeland, Defense News
Trump announces pick for nuclear weapons czar, Defense News
Cybersecurity
Following the developing Iranian cyberthreat, Fifth Domain
Senator calls on administration to act on election cybersecurity since Congress won’t, Fifth Domain
Pentagon Delays Deadline For Military Suppliers to Meet Cybersecurity Rules, Defense One
Men plead guilty to creating botnet used to crash the web, Fifth Domain
3 lessons agencies can learn from OPM’s cyber challenges, Fifth Domain
Bill to Elevate and Rename DHS Cyber Division Passes House, Nextgov
Public Health
‘Parents Need to Know’: Virginia Sends Notifications That CHIP Coverage Could End, Route Fifty
HHS Turns to Citizen Coders to Curtail Opioid Epidemic, Nextgov
GOP Lawmakers Seek to Repeal OPM Obamacare Program, Government Executive
Congress again facing a looming VA care funding crisis, Military Times
Human Rights & Humanitarian Efforts
U.S. aid chief says no sign Yemen port blockade easing to allow aid in, Reuters
China May Be Preparing Refugee Sites in Case of a Korean War, Defense One
MSF estimates more than 6,700 Rohingya killed in Myanmar, BBC
Government & Military Personnel
Report: Trump To Freeze Federal Civilian Pay in 2019, Government Executive
Freezing pay is not the answer, ChiefHRO.com
See Who Would Get Furloughed in a 2017 Shutdown, Government Executive
The new BRAC strategy: capability over cost savings, Defense News
Top DoJ Official: Our Employees, Even Those Probing Trump Campaign, May Express Political Views, Government Executive
Full FY18 defense budget at center of latest government shutdown threat, Defense News
Posted: December 15, 2017 by Simons Center
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