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Solutions for America’s Global Partners

Security Cooperation Reform

briefing to the American Society of Military Comptrollers

VADM Joseph Rixey

Director, Defense Security Cooperation Agency March 9, 2017

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Who We Are

DSCA’s Mission: Lead the Security Cooperation Community in developing and executing innovative Security Cooperation solutions that support mutual U.S. and partner interests

Our Programs:

• Enhance interoperability
• Build military-to-military cooperation
• Create lasting relationships

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Activities Defense Trade & Arms Transfers * Partner Equipping * International Education & Training * Institutional Capacity Building * Humanitarian Assistance SC Expertise Policy * Financial * Legal * Legislative * Programmatic * Weapons Systems

…approximately 10,000 people

Lead the SC Community Worldwide

Full-Spectrum Capability

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Once in a Generation Opportunity

POLICY HAS SOUGHT TO…

• Clarify roles and responsibilities for

security cooperation

• Establish a prioritization framework

focused on outcomes to inform SC planning and resource allocation

• Underscore the need to integrate SC

tools to achieve strategic effects

• Establish an asssesment, monitoring,

and evaluation framework to learn what SC approaches work and inform future guidance and planning DSCA HAS TAKEN STEPS TO…

• Ensure the FMS process is executing

cases consistent with COCOM priorities

• Appropriately resource the FMS

process to ensure its efficiency

• Engage interagency stakeholders to

identify areas for improvement outside the scope of our control

• Improve transparency in FMS process

THE NDAA…

• Creates a new chapter of Title 10
• Consolidates SC policy oversight

resource allocation; program management

• Mandates AM&E framework to

determine return on investment

• Requires SC budget justification and

consolidated budget display as part of PB19 and annually thereafter

• Addresses a broader range of

contingencies

• Mandates SC workforce

professionalization

Make SC a more effective tool of National Security

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Security Cooperation Execution

Foreign Military Sales—What We’re Known For

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FMS: $25.7B FMF: $2.9B BPC: $5.0B Total: $33.6B

1700 New Letters of Offer and Acceptance Implemented

FY16 totals represent a continued, growing sales trend since FY2000. FY2000-2016 Security Cooperation Sales

Security Cooperation Workforce Development

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DSCA is leading efforts to improve the quality and professionalism of the workforce to meet the growing demand for Security Cooperation by:

• Identifying the size and scope of the workforce
• Addressing required competencies and skills across positions and organizations
• Training and education options to deliver those competencies and skills
• Developing career paths and certification levels
• Developing standardizing personnel management and assignment process

Solutions for America’s Global Partners

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Questions?

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The Security Cooperation Enterprise includes key relationships with foreign partners and defense industry

Our U.S. Government Relationships

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What We Have Accomplished

Status of Vision 2020 Initiatives

– Refine DSCA FMS Sales Forecasting – DSCA Reorganization to focus on Priorities – Manpower Cut Exemptions – Security Cooperation Enterprise Group (SCEG) – Priority FMS Case Performance Reviews (COCOM Priorities) – Increased Special Defense Acquisition Fund (SDAF) in NDAA – Global Theater Security Cooperation Management Info System (G-TSCMIS) – Export control reform – Transparency into FMS for Partner Nations – Pre-LOR Assessment Request – Managing non-Program of Record cases – Multiple Nation Procurement – LOR to LOA processing times – Acquisition Workforce Training – Industry Engagement – Defense Advocacy – Reformed Supply Discrepancy Reports – Reduced Transportation Fees

11 initiatives removed or consolidated 45 initiatives will continue

28%

58%

14%

22 initiatives were implemented

Our Organization