DISAM Journal articles from June 2002

DISAM Journal archives from June 2002

The DISAM Journal of International Security Assistance Management.
June 22, 2002... Before getting into the literary highlights of this Journal, I want to specifically plug our photo contest. As DISAM moved into its new facility, we realized that we had no photos of security assistance/cooperation in action. Thus, we are...

Message from Captain Thomas E. Steffen, SC, USN Deputy Commander for International Programs, Naval Inventory Control Point. (Feature Articles).
June 22, 2002... I am pleased to introduce a series of articles for this issue's DISAM Journal that focus on the role of foreign military sales (FMS) at the Naval Inventory Control Point. FMS has played a vibrant role for the U.S. Navy, helping to forge...

Navy Inventory Control Point International Programs Business Plan. (Feature Articles).
June 22, 2002... The International Programs Directorate at the Naval Inventory Control Point (NAVICP-OF) serves as the Security Assistance Directorate at the Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP 07) and operates in three different, but complementary,...

Naval Inventory Control Point International Programs organization and mission. (Feature Articles).
June 22, 2002... The Naval Inventory Control Point (NAVICP) International Programs Directorate Organization is led by Captain Tom Steffen who is dual hatted as both Naval Inventory Control Point (NAVICP-OF) Deputy Commander for International Programs and Naval...

Security assistance foreign representatives: customers and partners. (Feature Articles).
June 22, 2002... A select group of individuals work out of twenty-four separate offices on the Naval Inventory Control Point's (NAVICP) Mechanicsburg and Philadelphia campuses. They do not wear U.S. Navy uniforms. Their accents suggest distant shores to the...

Department of Navy foreign military sales Case Execution Performance Tool (CEPT) update: a tool to mine data and apply business rules to improve Case Execution. (Feature Articles).
June 22, 2002... The Case Execution Performance Tool (CEPT) is a new tool for Department of the Navy (DoN) foreign military sales (FMS) case, managers (CM) to assist them in the management of financial, logistics and closure data. It acts as a "warning system"...

Foreign military sales case reconciliation reviews. (Feature Articles).
June 22, 2002... Anytime you can sit down with your customers and provide them with a thorough financial and logistics review of their entire portfolio of cases, you have established a powerful bond. For both the U.S. team and the foreign customer, it is an...

Fiscal year 2003 homeland security budget request and the fiscal year 2002 supplemental. (Legislation and Policy).
June 22, 2002... [The following is a reprint of Colin Powell's testimony before the Senate Appropriations Committee, Washington, DC, April 30, 2002] Mr. Chairman, members of the committee, I am pleased to appear before you to testify in support of President...

Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 1994-2001. (Legislation & Policy).
June 22, 2002... [The following are extracts from the unclassified report of Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations as published under the above title by the Library of Congress on August 6, 2002. Macro data on worldwide arms transfer agreements and...

Critical infrastructure protection. (Legislation and Policy).
June 22, 2002... [The following remarks were presented at the American Embassy, New Delhi, India, April 30, 2002.] Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for joining me here at the American Embassy this afternoon. I would like to make a few brief remarks before I...

Beyond the axis of evil: additional threats from weapons of mass destruction. (Legislation and Policy).
June 22, 2002... [The following are the remarks presented to the Heritage Foundation Washington, D.C. May 6, 2002.] I am pleased to be able to speak to you today about the Bush Administration's efforts to combat the proliferation of weapons of mass...

The Organization of American States and the Democratic Charter. (Legislation and Policy).
June 22, 2002... [The following are excerpts of the speech presented to the Center for Strategic and International Studies, May 3, 2002.] If there is anyone out there who has followed my public remarks since becoming Ambassador to the Organization of...

The future of North Atlantic Treaty Organization. (Legislation and Policy).
June 22, 2002... [The following is the testimony presented to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Washington, DC, May 1, 2002.] I would like to begin by thanking you and other members of this Committee and the Senate for your strong and consistent...

North Atlantic Treaty Organization's future. (Legislation and Policy).
June 22, 2002... [The following are excerpt of the speech given to the Prague, Czechoslovakia Meeting held in November 2002.] Mr. Chairman, Members of the Committee, I appreciate the opportunity to discuss with you North Atlantic Treaty Organization's...

Poland eager to embrace new NATO relationships. (Legislation and Policy).
June 22, 2002... [The following article is a reprint from Defense News, May 13-19, 2002. We would like to thank Defense News for their permission to reprint this article.] When Jerzy Szmajdzinski was tapped to head Poland's Defense Ministry in October...

Quality in government: an application of quality standards to the U.S. foreign military sales program. (Perspective).
June 22, 2002... To gain and sustain competitive advantage in a changing and increasingly demanding global economy, both business and government have introduced a wide variety of innovations to improve processes and practices. (1) Quality management is one...

Why some in-country English Language Training Programs do not work: what every security assistance training officer should know. (Education and Training).
June 22, 2002... Introduction Since its founding, the Defense Language Institute English Language Center (DLIELC) has conducted hundreds of surveys of overseas English Language Training Programs (ELTP). In reading the survey reports, one finds that there...

Ten years later: an organization entitled Defense Institute of International Legal Studies evolves. (Education and Training).
June 22, 2002... The Defense Institute of International Legal Studies (DIILS) in Newport, Rhode Island is a joint agency activity reporting directly to the Director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency. Originally a part of the Naval Justice School, DIILS...

Web-based Security Assistance Automated Resource Management System. (Educational and Training).
June 22, 2002... [This paper represents the views of the author and does not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of the Department of Defense, Component Services, Air University, or the College for Professional Development.] "We are seeing a...

Defense Institute of Security Assistance Management mobile education team travels to Sofia, Bulgaria. (Education and Training).
June 22, 2002... Bulgaria has emerged as a regional leader in promoting political and economic stability and strengthening democratic institutions. In recent years, the Government of Bulgaria has made great strides in reducing inflation, promoting foreign...

Defense Institute of Security Assistance Management Mobile Education Team travels to Bosnia and Herzegovina. (Education and Training).
June 22, 2002... Since 1995 and the proximity peace discussions at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio, the personnel at the Defense Institute of Security Assistance Management (DISAM) have closely followed the application of the objectives of the...

International military student pre-departure briefing. (Education and Training).
June 22, 2002... Rempes, Richard C. One of the routine, but more important duties of security assistance offices (SAOs) is to present a "pre-departure briefing" to all international military students (IMS) selected to attend schools in the United States....

Foreign military sales and the Missile Technology Control Regime: a new focus for the future. (Education and Training).
June 22, 2002... June 7, 2009, intermediate ballistic and cruise missiles carrying chemical and biological weapons rain down on the Bandarian capital and Bandarian military bases. The missiles, launched from neighboring Zastavia, shattered Bandaria's...

Air Force Security Assistance Center brings the new commander on-line: LOA-Peace Riemer. (Community).
June 22, 2002... Forrest "Ed" Smith Brigadier General Jeffrey R. "Jeff" Riemer recently assumed duties as Commander, Air Force Security Assistance Center (AFSAC), Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. As...

The Defense Institute of Security Assistance Management celebrates its 25th anniversary and the grand opening of its new facilities. (Community).
June 22, 2002... On 27 August 2002, the Defense Institute of Security Assistance Management (DISAM) celebrated its twenty-fifth anniversary with a formal ribbon cutting ceremony of its new facilities. Presiding over the ceremony was Lieutenant General Tome...