DISAM Journal articles from March 2003

DISAM Journal archives from March 2003

The DISAM Journal of international security assistance management.
March 22, 2003... Our cover feature is a series of articles acquainting us with the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA). DCMA, as one of seven combat support agencies within the Department of Defense, is fulfilling vital support to U.S. initiatives via its...

The Defense Contract Management Agency. (Feature Articles).
March 22, 2003... Providing the Warfighters With Contract Management and Acquisition Life-Cycle Solutions By Brigadier General Edward M. Harrington Defense Contract Management Agency Although federal weapons suppliers and military program managers...

The Defense Contract Management Agency's combat support requires a high state of readiness abroad and at home.
March 22, 2003... By The Defense Contract Management Agency's Congressional and Public Affairs Office The strategic intent of the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA), "We enable the warfighter to win," requires the agency to ensure a high state of...

A strategic partnership between the Defense Security Cooperation Agency and the Defense Contract Management Agency.
March 22, 2003... By The Defense Contract Management Agency Congressional and Public Affairs Office The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) and the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) are strategic partners whose cooperation plays an integral...

The President's International Affairs Budget for 2004. (Legislation and Policy).
March 22, 2003... [The following testimony was presented to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Washington, D.C., February 6, 2003.] I am pleased to appear before you to testify in support of the President's International Affairs Budget for fiscal year...

Fiscal year 2003 security assistance legislation and funding allocations.
March 22, 2003... Each year, the Defense Institute of Security Assistance Management (DISAM) Journal publishes a summary and analysis of the legislation that impacts U.S. security assistance. In this issue, we present the nineteenth in a series of annual studies...

U.S. policy on China and North Korea.
March 22, 2003... [The following speech was presented to the World Affairs Council, Washington, D.C., January 30, 2003.] Before I speak about China, a subject so dynamic and important that it is never far from the minds of Asian specialists, I would like to...

Ending the tragedy of landmines through innovation and cooperation.
March 22, 2003... [The following is an extract of the speech presented to The Rotary International and U.S. Department of State International Landmine Conference, Seattle, Washington, September 30, 2002.] The Rotary International is doing tremendous,...

Sri Lanka prospects for peace.
March 22, 2003... [The following are excerpts from the speech given to the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, D.C., February 14, 2003.] The last couple of months and indeed weeks have been a busy time of high-stakes diplomacy for...

Is Expanded International Military Education and Training reaching the right audience? (Perspectives).
March 22, 2003... A key measure of success of any governmental program is in its reaching the target audience. This is no different for an international grant aid program such as Expanded International Military Education and Training (E-IMET) which, as a segment...

Global Masters of Arts Program II. (Education and Training).
March 22, 2003... On 27 September 2001, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced a series of initiatives to improve the professional skills of security cooperation workforce members. Included in these initiatives is a graduate degree program for...

Case Execution Management Information System and Security Cooperation Information Portal updates.
March 22, 2003... [Reprinted from the Defense Security Assistance Management System's, Security Cooperation Information Portal Newsletter, Volume VII, Issue No. 3, March 31, 2003, https://dsams.dsca.osd.mil/longon/logo.asp.] The Case Execution Management...

Impact of foreign military sales case payment schedule improvements on Defense Security Assistance Management System.
March 22, 2003... The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) continues to move ahead with improvements to the foreign military sales (EMS) program. DSCA Policy Memorandum 01-22 of 19 September 2001 represented the culmination of months of work by a...

The Defense Institute of International Legal Studies sends a mobile education team to Sierra Leone.
March 22, 2003... The Republic of Sierra Leone currently faces tremendous rebuilding and reconciliation challenges after more than ten years of bloody civil strife. Given present plans for drawing down what is still the world's largest United Nations (U.N.)...

An unqualified training success story! The Defense Institute of Security Assistance Management sends a mobile education team to Egypt.
March 22, 2003... Our Defense Institute of Security Assistance Management (DISAM) Mobile Education Teams (MET) have traveled to Egypt in 1991, 1998, and 2001. After the 2001 classes, the Egyptian Armaments Authority (EAA) requested annual METs. The first...

Mexico hosts the Defense Institute of Security Assistance Management's mobile education team.
March 22, 2003... Defense Institute of Security Assistance Management Following a request for International Mobile Education Team (IMET) training from the Mexican government, a Defense Institute of Security Assistance Management (DISAM) Foreign Purchasers...

Defense Institute of Security Assistance Management mobile education team travels to Algeria.
March 22, 2003... Located on the Mediterranean coast between Morocco and Tunisia, and also bordering Libya, The People's Democratic Republic of Algeria is the second-largest country in Africa; more than three times the size of Texas. Algeria is a strong...

The Defense Institute of Security Assistance Management international mobile education team visits Estonia.
March 22, 2003... Defense Institute of Security Assistance Management Donna Ellenberger, U.S. Army Security Assistance Command (USASAC) case manager for Estonia, joined the DISAM mobile education team of Frank Campanell, Bob Hanseman, and Craig Brandt when...