OFFICES AND DIRECTORATES

OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS

The Office of International Operations (IOPS) brings together all of DSCA’s operational directorates: Regional Execution, Global Execution, Global Capability Development, and Weapons.
 

Regional Execution Directorate 

The Regional Execution (REX) Directorate provides policy oversight, guidance, planning, coordination, and direction for the execution of both Title 10 and Title 22 security cooperation programs.
 
Special Programs: 

  • Country Portfolio Management:  Country Portfolio Directors (CPDs) are responsible for situationally unique security assistance solutions for our partners by synchronizing execution of various security cooperation funding sources, authorities, and programs at the country level. Programs include sale, lease, and draw down of defense articles and services to foreign governments that meet U.S. foreign policy and national security interests.

  • Special Programs: Implementation and oversight of the Iraq Train and Equip Fund, the Syria Train and Equip Fund, Counter ISIL Train and Equip Fund, the European Reassurance Initiative, the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, and the Foreign Military Financing of Direct Commercial Contracts (FMF/DCC) program (also DCC Guidelines), and other programs.

 

Global Execution Directorate

The Global Execution (GEX) Directorate handles all
security cooperation programs and authorities that span across multiple countries and regions, including:

  • Case Writing: The Case Writing Division (CWD) ensures LOAs meet U.S. foreign policy and national security interests. CWD is responsible for finalizing and reviewing all FMS and Building Partner Capacity (BPC) documents to ensure LOA quality, standardization, and compliance with policy and regulatory requirements prior to submission to DSCA headquarters, applicable Implementing Agency, and DoS for final review/coordination.
  • End Use Monitoring (EUM): The EUM program reduces the security risks involved in the transfer of equipment and services to foreign partners, and assures that the required export controls, physical security, and accountability requirements are in place and enforced.
  • Congressional Notification (CN): GEX is responsible for processing all CNs regarding potential major arms sales in accordance with Section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act prior to submittal to the Department of State (DoS) for notification to the Congressional committees of jurisdiction.
  • Excess Defense Articles (EDA): The U.S. Government (USG) may provide excess defense articles to foreign countries as a grant or at a reduced cost. GEX oversees the interagency review and approval process for all EDA requests.
  • Leases: The USG may lease defense articles to a foreign country or international organization for temporary use. GEX oversees the interagency review and approval process for all lease agreements.
  • Special Defense Acquisition Fund (SDAF): The Department of Defense, in coordination with the DoS, uses the SDAF to purchase defense articles and services in anticipation of their transfer through the Arms Export Control Act, the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, or as otherwise authorized by law to foreign countries and international organizations.
 

Global Capability Directorate

The Global Capability Directorate (GCD) identifies Title 10, to include 333, program requirements, manages the BPC process, and executes Global Capacity Building programs, to achieve DoD Security Cooperation objectives in support of U.S. foreign policy and DoD Security Cooperation objectives.

GCD executes the following Title 10 and 22 Capacity Building programs (Global Train and Equip):
GCD also coordinates BPC-related policy, facilitates BPC transportation and delivery, reviews BPC cases and resources, supports and advises regional execution.
 

Weapons Directorate

The Weapons (WPNS) Directorate provides technical subject matter expertise on weapons systems to the DSCA staff. This weapons systems expertise includes knowledge of system capability, export and operation policy, production capacity, parts obsolescence, system upgrades, system security, and interoperability.

  • Industry Ombudsman: As industry ombudsman, WPNS regularly fields inquiries from small, medium, and large companies regarding the sale or transfer of defense articles to international partners. WPNS works closely with the Department of Commerce’s Advocacy Center on all defense related advocacy requests from businesses to support direct commercial sale of U.S. technology.

  • Competitions: WPNS monitors and oversees international competitions involving both single and multiple U.S. companies to ensure there is a level playing field for U.S. companies and to assist as necessary with any policy related issues that may arise to better support timely bid submission.

  • Non-program of Record (NPOR): WPNS provides guidance and oversees the sale of defense articles that are not formally managed and/or utilized by U.S. military departments. 

  • Technology Security and Foreign Disclosure (TSFD): WPNS synchronizes inter-agency TSFD efforts to support major defense article sales, including technology transfer required for offsets. This ensures U.S. companies have the ability to obtain timely TSFD determinations to support FMS and BPC transfers.