Oct. 30, 2024

2024 Security Cooperation Conference: Building Lasting Partnerships

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency’s (DSCA) directorate, the Defense Security Cooperation University (DSCU) facilitated the third Security Cooperation (SC) Conference, titled “Building Lasting Partnerships: What Have We Learned?” October 28–30, 2024, at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, DC. Approximately 450 security cooperation policymakers, scholars, and practitioners convened to bridge scholarship and practical knowledge, aiding the security cooperation workforce to work more effectively and sustainably with allies and partners.

Oct. 1, 2024

Certification 2.0 Official Launch

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency’s Defense Security Cooperation University (DSCU) is pleased to announce the next stage of the phased launch of the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) Security Cooperation Workforce (SCW) Certification 2.0 Program. As of October 1, 2024, SCW members can map their Certification 2.0 course requirements by registering for fiscal year (FY) 2025 DSCU courses.

Oct. 1, 2024

It's official: DSCS is launched!

The launch of the Defense Security Cooperation Service (DSCS) on October 1, 2024, reinforces DSCA’s vision to serve as the source for Security Cooperation expertise for our defense and foreign policy stakeholders. Within the current global climate, there is a tremendous hunger for security cooperation initiatives. This level of performance doesn’t happen without a deliberately developed, professionally trained, and fully supported workforce. DSCS will answer this call, modernizing our security cooperation officer workforce to assist our allies and partners around the globe.

April 29, 2024

Office Works to Unify DOD Responses, Efforts Across the Globe

A football team is only as good as the game plan it follows, and the same could be said for the Defense Department. A football team cannot have the receivers running routes the quarterback doesn't expect, nor can linemen block just whomever they want. This doesn't mean there can't be adjustments as the game progresses, but everyone on the team must work toward a common purpose.

March 26, 2024

17 students complete international partner course at Wright-Patt

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio — WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Defense Security Cooperation University’s School of Security Cooperation Studies recently taught an in-resident international partner foreign military sales training class for 17 students representing nine different countries and NATO.

Feb. 21, 2024

Strengthening international security cooperation: Mongolian Armed Forces visit Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — In another significant stride toward increased international security cooperation, Colonel T. Galbadrakh, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Mongolian Armed Forces, made a pivotal visit to the Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies on Feb. 14.

Feb. 20, 2024

Saudi Arabia Hosts U.S. CENTCOM Command Surgeon and Partner Nations For International Military Medicine Conference and Multinational Medical Response Training

Saudi Arabia Military Medical Services hosted the first Multinational Medical Response Training in partnership with the United States Central Command (CENTCOM) Command Surgeon from Feb. 11-13, in Riyadh.

Nov. 16, 2023

DSCA Releases FY 2023 Security Assistance Accounts Agency Financial Report

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency has published the FY 2023 Security Assistance Accounts (SAA) Agency Financial Report (AFR). It can be found here: https://www.dsca.mil/resources/reports. The report highlights key financial information and includes the SAA’s audit report.  It also provides an overview of the mission, structure, goals, and operations of the SAA. It promotes transparency by providing the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, the Congress, and the general public a view into SAA financial statements, business processes, and results of the audit.  

Nov. 13, 2023

Defense Security Cooperation University Marks 4 Years of Growth, Change

Since it opened just four years ago under the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, the Defense Security Cooperation University has made strides in achieving the initial goals it set for itself and has also expanded and improved on its ability to train the nation's security cooperation workforce. It is now in the process of evolving further, in order to respond to a rapidly changing strategic environment.

Jan. 26, 2023

Ukraine, Asia Drove 50% Increase in FY22 Arms Sales

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency last year saw a substantial increase in the arms sales it administers, including arms purchased directly by partner nations with their own funds and sales funded through the Foreign Military Financing program. Total arms sales in fiscal year 2022, about $52 billion worth, exceeded FY21's $34.81 billion in sales by nearly 50%.