March 31, 2021

Training center’s mission impacts post-war regions around world

FORT LEE, Va. — The Humanitarian Demining Training Center’s (HDTC) impact can be felt across continents, countries and conflicts as a post-war resource supporting the removal of explosive remnants of battle amongst other efforts to make places safe again. That primarily means training select U.S. military personnel in landmine and battle area clearance with the expectation of them sharing those skills and knowledge with partner nations who have common security interests.

March 24, 2021

Remarks by Ambassador Yuri Kim at the HMMWV Equipment Donation Ceremony for the Albanian Armed Forces

Remarks by Ambassador Yuri Kim at the HMMWV Equipment Donation Ceremony for the Albanian Armed Forces

March 23, 2021

DSCA Delegation Visits HDTC

DSCA Director Heidi Grant and a delegation from DSCA recently paid a visit to the Humanitarian Demining Training Center (HDTC). HDTC is one of seven component agencies that fall under DSCA. Located at Ft. Lee in Virginia, HDTC serves as the Department of Defense (DoD) lead for training ally and partner nation personnel to build capacity in explosives remnants of war (ERW) disposal and the physical security and stockpile management (PSSM) of conventional stockpiled munitions.

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.  

Dec. 10, 2020

Officials Describe How Arms Sales Benefit the U.S., Partners

Officials today announced the fiscal year 2020 arms transfer figures and other Defense and State Department security assistance and cooperation accomplishments and statistics.

Dec. 4, 2020

FY2020 Security Cooperation Numbers

DSCA Director Heidi Grant and R. Clarke Cooper, Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs, announced the Fiscal Year 2020 U.S. arms transfer figures, as well as other notable Defense and State Department accomplishments and statistics, highlighting the depth and breadth of U.S. security cooperation and security assistance efforts. Arms sales and defense trade are tangible implements of U.S. foreign policy with potential long-term implications for regional security. Over the last fiscal year, authorized arms exports (including both government-managed and commercial) rose by a total of 2.8 percent from $170.09 billion to $175.08 billion, strengthening U.S. Alliances and attracting new international partners, and adding thousands of jobs to the U.S. economy and sustaining many thousands more.

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.

Sept. 30, 2020

New Policy Makes U.S. More Competitive Partner

A new "term of sale" opens the doors to more nations that want to approach the United States about foreign military sales, and that makes the U.S. more competitive in seeking partnerships, the director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said. Just last year, DSCA created the "risk assessed payment schedule," or RAPS, term of sale, which offers more nations better opportunities to acquire U.S. military hardware through foreign military sales, Heidi Grant said today in an online discussion during the ComDef 2020 conference, a virtual conference providing insights and perspectives on issues facing the international defense communities.

Sept. 26, 2019

New Defense School to Educate, Certify Security Cooperation Professionals

Defense officials — including John C. Rood, undersecretary of defense for policy, and Army Lt. Gen. Charles Hooper, director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency — attended a ribbon cutting ceremony near the Pentagon today to officially open the new DSCU's doors.

Jan. 14, 2019

Global-Theater Security Cooperation Management Information System Industry Day

WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON, January 14, 2019 – The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) is inviting vendors to participate in an industry day for bid solicitation on the new Global - Theater Security Cooperation Management Information System (G-TSCMIS).