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    Recent Cybersecurity Legislation

    February 10, 2020 - Review the content of the recent and upcoming bills in the House and the Senate that address technology, cybersecurity, and election security.

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    NPR Report- "How the U.S. Hacked ISIS"

    This NPR report chronicles the 2016 mission to bring down ISIS media operations through a classified military cyberattack, and interviews top CYBERCOM officials about the plan

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    IC Career Resources

    Information about Legal Internships, Legal honors Programs and Employment Opportunities in the Intelligence Community

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    A Letter from the ABA President about Civic Education

    President Robert Carlson wrote to the National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service to affirm the importance of civic education for the strength, resilience, and security of the nation.

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    Presidential and IC Publications

    Presidential and IC Publications

    Cyberspace Solarium Commission Report

    The Commission's report lays out more than 80 government-wide recommendations for a strategic approach to defending against adversaries in cyberspace. The report promotes layered cyber deterrence by identifying six "pillars" for building norms, increasing resilience, and retaliating against malicious actors.

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    The National Intelligence Strategy - 2019

    The Office of the Director of National Intelligence published this guide laying out the priorities and aims of the US intelligence community over the next four years.

    The National Security Strategy of the Trump Administration

    The Trump administration published its first comprehensive strategic security guide, laying out the priorities and strategies for safeguarding the nation. The document, published December 2017 lists the pillars of the security strategy across different domains and different global regions.

    National Cyber Strategy

    The President released a strategic document outlining the path that the government will take in promoting and securing cyberspace for communications, defense and the economy.

    Worldwide Threat Assessment of the US Intelligence Community

    A map of the national security threats facing the US in 2019. The leaders of the CIA, FBI, NSA, ODNI, DIA and NGA presented the threat assessment to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on January 29, 2019
    Georgetown Law Journal of National Security Law and Policy

    Volume 10, Issue 1
    American University National Security Law Brief

    Volume 8, Issue 1
    George Mason National Security Law Journal

    Volume 6, Issue 2
    Harvard National Security Law Journal

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    Whistleblowers, Leaks and the Media: The First Amendment and National Security

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    Whistleblowers, Leaks and the Media: The First Amendment and National Security

    ISBN: 978-1-62722-825-1 Product Code: 3550025 2014, 296 pages, 6 x 9 Standing Committee on Law and National Security A comprehensive examination of national security laws and the tensions between the…

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    National Security Law Books Available on the ABA Web Store

    The National Security Law Report

    Read back issues of the Committee newsletter "The National Security Law Report." From 1991 to 2011 the Report published information on committee conferences, national security updates and relevant legislation. View the full archives online.

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    Teaching National Security Law, (2005). Scott Silliman, Duke University School Law

    Teaching National Security Law, (2005). Scott Silliman, Duke University School Law
    Process, Practice, and Principle: Teaching National Security Law and the Knowledge that Matters Most, (2014). James E. Baker, Georgetown University La

    Process, Practice, and Principle: Teaching National Security Law and the Knowledge that Matters Most, (2014). James E. Baker, Georgetown University Law Center
    National Security Law, Sixth Edition, (May 2016). Stephen Dycus, Arthur Berney, William Banks, Peter Raven-Hansen, & Steven Vladeck. Aspen Publishers.

    National Security Law, Sixth Edition, (May 2016). Stephen Dycus, Arthur Berney, William Banks, Peter Raven-Hansen, & Steven Vladeck. Aspen Publishers.
    Counterterrorism Law, Third Edition, (July 2016) Stephen Dycus, William Banks, Peter Raven-Hansen, & Steven Vladeck. Aspen Publishers.

    Counterterrorism Law, Third Edition, (July 2016) Stephen Dycus, William Banks, Peter Raven-Hansen, & Steven Vladeck. Aspen Publishers.
    National Security Law & Policy, Third Edition, (2015) edited by John Norton Moore, Guy Roberts, & Robert Turner. Carolina Academic Press.

    National Security Law & Policy, Third Edition, (2015) edited by John Norton Moore, Guy Roberts, & Robert Turner. Carolina Academic Press.

    Career Planning

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    Careers in National Security Law Book

    Read the Standing Committee on Law and National Security's career book, a valuable resource for law students and young lawyers.

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    Patriots Debate, Second Edition

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    Patriots Debate, Second Edition

    ISBN: 978-1-61438-590-5 Product Code: 3550020 2012, 237 pages, 6 x 9 Standing Committee on Law and National Security Patriots Debate, Second Edition provides informed, educated legal reasoning, helpi…

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