April 16, 2024

ISG Turns Five!

In five years under the auspices of DSCA, and nearly 30 years of history as a DoD Security Cooperation implementing component, the Institute for Security Governance has grown remarkably into a pivotal force within the Department of Defense, expanding our reach with our foreign partners and continuing to innovate and implement in all aspects of Security Cooperation.

April 14, 2023

ISG Turns Four

ISG Turns Four!  The Institute for Security Governance, a Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) organization, celebrated its fourth birthday on April 14th.  Please read this brief snapshot of their FY22 accomplishments in the pursuit of advancing Security Cooperation.

April 10, 2023

Women in Defense Advising: The Value of Women in Building Institutional Capacity

Women are playing an increasingly influential role in U.S. defense and national security. Evidence of this can be found right here at the Defense Security Cooperation University’s Institute for Security Governance (ISG). Two notable examples include Ms. Karen Bonaby and Ms. Kelly Peters – highly effective and experienced Resident Advisors, who recently shared some of their insights and experiences that highlight the value of including women in defense advising. 

March 16, 2022

DSCA component ISG wins Joint Meritorious Unit!

Congratulations to DSCA component, the Institute for Security Governance (ISG)! This past month, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff awarded the Joint Meritorious Unit Award for exceptionally meritorious service to Headquarters, U.S. Central Command and select subordinate units.

March 11, 2022

DSCA supports the DoD Women, Peace, and Security Program

Around the world, conflict and disasters adversely and disproportionately affect women and girls, yet women remain under-represented in efforts to prevent and resolve conflict and in post-conflict peacebuilding or recovery efforts. Research has shown that peace negotiations are more likely to succeed, and result in lasting stability, when women participate.

Oct. 27, 2021

ISG Wins Third Secretary of Defense Maintenance Award

The Institute for Security Governance (ISG) was awarded the 2021 Secretary of Defense Award for Sustainment Training, Advice, and Assistance of Foreign Military Forces for the third year in a row. ISG’s Colombia Project Team, working side-by-side with the Colombian defense and security sector logistics enterprise, facilitated the development and ongoing implementation of the Ministry of National Defense’s logistics modernization plan, setting the conditions for enhanced Colombian logistics interoperability with the US Department of Defense and with NATO.

June 30, 2021

DSCA Delegation Visits ISG

The Institute for Security Governance (ISG) was honored to host Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) Director Heidi Grant and a delegation from DSCA last week (22-24 June 2021) at ISG headquarters in Monterey, CA. The Director was accompanied by Defense Security Cooperation University (DSCU) Acting President David Sobyra, as well as DSCA Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Director CMSgt Daniel Simpson and DSCA Senior Military Assistant to the Director Col Malcolm Pharr.

Jan. 28, 2021

“Smart Sheets” on Institutional Capacity Building (ICB)

The DSCA Institute for Security Governance (ISG) has released the first set of “Smart Sheets” on Institutional Capacity Building (ICB). These Smart Sheets offer a standardized response to frequently asked ICB questions and represent the first set of easily accessible, cornerstone documents developed by a team of ISG experts and drawn from applied and field-tested efforts.  

Oct. 30, 2020

DSCA incorporates Framework on Women, Peace and Security into its training

This month marks the 20th Anniversary of the landmark United Nations Security Council (UNSCR) Resolution 1325 on women, peace and security (WPS). On October 31, 2000, the UNSCR member nations voted unanimously to ensure the balanced participation and full involvement of women in all efforts of maintenance and promotion of peace and security efforts globally. Further, UNSCR 1325 recognizes the critical need to protect the rights of women, as they are disproportionately burdened by the negative impacts of armed conflict.