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.

Oct. 22, 2023

50 Years of Service: Ms. Constance Stokesbury Celebrates Momentous Milestone

Golden anniversaries are an impressive milestone, especially in the workplace. Ms. Constance “Connie” Stokesbury, Defense Security Cooperation University (DSCU) Administrative Assistant, has dedicated the past 50 years to being a federal employee. And if you ask her, she has no intent on slowing down.“October 18, 1973, I started by first job as

Oct. 13, 2023

Former DIILS Director Joins ISG

Mr. Ian S. Wexler, the former head of the Defense Institute of International Legal Studies (DIILS), is now the Director of the Institute for Security Governance. Click here to learn more: https://dscu.edu/isg/news/welcome-ian-wexler

Oct. 4, 2023

Colonel Elizabeth F. Allen becomes the New Director of DIILS

Colonel Elizabeth F. Allen, Judge Advocate General’s Corps, U.S. Army, assumed the directorship of the Defense Institute of International Legal Studies (DIILS) September 29, 2023, at Naval Station Newport, Rhode Island, in a ceremony officiated by Dr. Celeste Gventer, Defense Security Cooperation University President. Colonel Allen is the 14th Director of DIILS.

Sept. 25, 2023

DRMI joins DSCU

The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense Policy (OSDP) announced today that the Defense Resources Management Institute (DRMI) realigned to the Defense Security Cooperation University (DSCU), a directorate of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA).

Aug. 9, 2023

DSCA Expanding Financing Options to FMS Customers

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has codified the “Bank Letter of Credit” (BLOC), a new policy expanding the use of third-party funds for U.S. allies and partner nations. This policy broadens the range of financing options available for the U.S. Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program by allowing customers to use a letter of credit for their FMS cases. BLOC follows the Credit Assured Payment Schedules (CAPS) policy, codified in January 2023, and is part of a broader effort by the United States to furnish greater financing options to its allies and partner nations.

June 14, 2023

Tiger Team Recommendations Aim to Optimize Foreign Military Sales

The process by which the United States sells military hardware and services to foreign nations has frequently been cited as a "pain point" by American partners and allies. But recommendations from a recently concluded tiger team aim to fix that and other issues with the foreign military sales process.

June 13, 2023

Department of Defense Unveils Comprehensive Recommendations to Strengthen Foreign Military Sales

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III approved a tasking memo from the Department of Defense (DoD) Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Tiger Team that highlights six key FMS pressure points and directs implementation of recommendations to improve and accelerate the Department's institutional processes to execute FMS cases. The efforts of the Tiger Team and the Department's commitment to improve the FMS system advance the direction of the 2022 National Defense Strategy to break down barriers to working with allies and partners.