DSCA

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.

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.

The Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Global Partnerships and the Defense Security Cooperation Agency initiated a strategic evaluation to measure the effects and implications of Department of Defense  (DoD) Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) initiatives implemented by the Security Cooperation (SC) Enterprise.
 

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.

We are proud to announce that included among the ranks of those awarded were eight ISG Resident Advisors (formerly known as Ministry of Defense Advisors), who were deployed in region at the time and contributed to the mission.