Defense News in Brief: USS Nitze Conducts Change of Command

Source: United States Navy

PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Cmdr. Houssain “Sam” Sareini relieved Cmdr. Donald J. Curran III as the commanding officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94) during an Apr. 9 change of command ceremony. The ceremony took place aboard the ship at National Steel and Shipbuilding Company Shipyard in Portsmouth, Va.

Security News in Brief: Readout of Attorney General Merrick B. Garland’s Call with the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada

Source: United States Department of Justice

Attorney General Merrick B. Garland spoke yesterday with David Lametti, the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada. In their inaugural conversation, the Attorneys General discussed a number of transborder law enforcement issues, including cybercrime, as well as violence against women, minorities, Indigenous peoples and other historically disadvantaged persons.