News You Can Use: 12/19/17
National Security
Trump’s Nation Security Plan Warns of ‘Great Power Competition’ With Russia and China, The New York Times
Security Clearance Backlog Has Been a Decade in the Making, Government Executive
Trump Administration Seeks Outside Help to Hire 26,000 New Immigration Enforcement Personnel, Government Executive
Beyond maximum pressure: A pathway to North Korean denuclearization, Brookings
Trump’s National Security Strategy unveiled, with focus on economics, Defense News
Three Things the US Military Needs to Fight in Europe, Defense One
Defense, health spending battle sparks new government shutdown threat, Washington Examiner
The Pentagon’s Third Offset May Be Dead, But No One Knows What Comes Next, Foreign Policy
Russia, N. Korea Eye Bitcoin for Money Laundering, Putting It on a Crash Course with Regulators, Defense One
C.I.A. Helped Thwart Terrorist Attack in Russia, Kremlin Says, The New York Times
Putin thanks Trump for sharing intelligence that prevented bombings in Russia, Politico
Cybersecurity
How the Pentagon’s cyber offensive against ISIS could shape the future for elite U.S. forces, The Washington Post
Will Ukraine Be Hit by Yet Another Holiday Power-Grid Hack?, The Atlantic
What can cyber do for you, the commander?, C4ISR Net
Cyber Warfare, Defense One
Here’s how the Army is trying to integrate information operations, C4ISR Net
Cyber, EW, signals and space mean realigning the Army’s force structure, C4ISR Net
Public Health
Overburdened Mental Health Providers Slow Police Push for Drug Treatment, Route Fifty
MISFIRE: Health care officials have to get Tricare transition right, Military Times
Weighing The Impact Of Repealing The Health Insurance Mandate, NPR
‘We feel like our system was hijacked’: DEA agents say a huge opioid case ended in a whimper, The Washington Post
Veterans with cancer from nuclear radiation in Cold War sue VA for denying benefits, Newsweek
Human Rights & Humanitarian Efforts
ICE Detainees Face Inhumane Conditions, IG Finds, Government Executive
Addressing the North Korea Human Rights Crisis: Lessons From Cambodia, Voice of America
U.S. suspends aid to Somalia’s battered military over graft, Reuters
Kuwait: Mass Convictions for 2011 Protest, Human Rights Watch
How the Justice Department Can Help Solve the Opioid Crisis, The Nation
Is This Genocide? Survivors describe Myanmar soldiers killing men, raping women and burning babies in a Rohingya village., The New York Times
Government & Military Personnel
5 Things to Remember Before You Tap Into Your TSP, Government Executive
OPM Tells Agencies to Stop Working Collaboratively with Unions, Government Executive
Head of Congressional Ethics Office Sued for Abusing Position, Accused of Assaulting Women, Foreign Policy
Veterans groups sue the military for sexual assault records, Military Times
How Agencies Can Address the Aging Workforce Gap, Government Executive
A Unified Reporting Portal Would Help Government and Grant Recipients, Nextgov
Treasury Taps Federal Pensions, TSP G Fund Investments to Avoid Debt Default, Government Executive
Senator Intervenes to Back Intel Community Whistleblower Ombudsman, Government Executive
Posted: December 19, 2017 by Simons Center
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