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Congress starts work this week on annual defense authorization bill

Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of Feb. 11, 2025.

By Leo Shane III

5 months ago

Republican defense bill would move Mexico under US Southern Command

Military relations with Mexico currently fall under the purview of U.S. Northern Command.

By Bryant Harris

2 years ago

Could the LCS fleet be getting a new mission?

A provision in the FY23 defense bill calls on U.S. Southern Command to study the feasibility of permanently assigning LCSs to the combatant command.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

3 years ago

Why Latin American partners need a better way to share intel than WhatsApp

Better tools could help with a host of regional problems.

3 years ago

SOUTHCOM boss seeks to strengthen military ties in region

While the politics between the U.S. and South American nations might not be what “we would want .... the military relationships are really strong."

4 years ago

Ex-State Dept. employee sentenced for embezzling $150k in travel funds for SOUTHCOM events

Roudy Pierre-Louis, 49, a Haitian citizen, was working at the Embassy of Haiti for the State Department from 2015 to 2018 when he embezzled travel funds for Defense and State Department employees headed to SOUTHCOM totaling more than $150,000.

By Rachel Nostrant

4 years ago