DISAM Journal articles from September 2000

DISAM Journal archives from September 2000

The U.S. Army Security Assistance Command.(foreign operations)
September 22, 2000... This article discusses the mossions and function of the U.S. Army Security Assistance Command (USASAC), focusing on current procedures for program management in the international arena. Celebrating its 35th anniversary this year, USASAC...

Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 1992-1999.(report)
September 22, 2000... [The following are extracts from an unclassified report of conventional arms transfers to developing nations as published under the above title by the Library of Congress on August 18, 2000. Macro data on worldwide arms transfer agreements and...

Security Assistance Engagement Plan Development.(armed forces)
September 22, 2000... Introduction After reviewing many security assistance organization (SAO) engagement plans in the course of conducting joint general inspections, I have found there is no consistent approach to the practice of developing them. Security...

Success! Security Assistance and Its Impact in Croatia, 1995-2000.
September 22, 2000... In January, 1996 the Croatian military clearly and overwhelmingly supported former Croatian President Franjo Tudjman and his monolithic party, the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ). From the average Croatian soldier's point of view, there were...

The Technology Transfer Pyramid and How to Climb It.(excerpts from a publication by Northrop Grumman)
September 22, 2000... [The following is an excerpt from The Export Bulletin, published by Northrop Grumman International, Export Management Department, from the July 2000 edition.] International business accounts for a substantial and growing portion of...

Technology Control Plan.(reprinted article by the Counterintelligence News and Developments, Volume 1, March 2000.])
September 22, 2000... [The following article is a reprint from the Counterintelligence News and Developments, Volume 1, March 2000.] Introduction As more U.S. contractors are expanding from their traditional roles in the U .S. government arena into...

Affordable Acquisition.(speech by Gil Watters)
September 22, 2000... [The following is a reprint of Gil Watters speech presented to the Third International Acquisition/Procurement Seminar-Pacific in Singapore, September 18, 2000. This conference was co-hosted by the U.S. Defense Systems Management College and...

Defence Procurement in Singapore.(speech by Chinniah Manohara)
September 22, 2000... [The following is a reprint of Chinniah Manohara speech presented to the Third International Acquisition/Procurement Seminar-Pacific in Singapore, September 18, 2000. This conference was co-hosted by the U.S. Defense Systems Management College...

Challenges and Opportunities for U.S. Defense Companies in South Asia.(publishing of a Robert E. Hammond's speech)
September 22, 2000... [The following is a reprint of Robert E. Hammond's speech presented to the Third International Acquisition/Procurement Seminar-Pacific in Singapore, September 18, 2000. This conference was co-hosted by the U.S. Defense Systems Management...

How Defense Security Management College Supports the National Security Strategy of Engagement.
September 22, 2000... "Our strategy is founded on continued U.S. engagement and leadership abroad. The United States must lead abroad if we are to be secure at home." A National Security Strategy for a New Century, The White House, December 1999. What do...

Training Officer Survey Results.(report prepared by the Institute of Security Assistance)
September 22, 2000... Introduction In early April 2000, the Defense Institute of Security Assistance Management (DISAM) established a datalink on the DISAM webpage to allow training officers in the field to respond to a survey on the quality and adequacy of...

Update: Defense Security Assistance Management System (DSAMS).(software evaluation)
September 22, 2000... The feature article of the summer DISAM Journal of 1998 discussed the background and development methodology of the Defense Security Assistance Management System (DSAMS). This article describes some of the new features of DSAMS and also...

German Army Hosts Multinational DISAM Foreign Purchaser Courses in Historic Hammelburg.(Brief Article)
September 22, 2000... On December 20, 1907, President Theodore Roosevelt launched the Great White Fleet to cruise the world's seas and oceans and further the foreign policy of the United States. The Fleet spent much of 1908 at sea, cruising 46,000 nautical miles...

International Hallway Dedication Ceremony.(at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas)
September 22, 2000... On the September 14, 2000, Lieutenant General William Steele, Commandant, United States Army Command and General Staff College (CGSC), hosted the dedication ceremony for the new International Hallway in Eisenhower Hall at Fort Leavenworth,...

Chief of Staff/Nordic-Polish Brigade on NATO Mission in Bosnia, June 1998 - January 1999 The Leavenworth Link.(Jelstrup, Colonel Jorgen)(Brief Article)
September 22, 2000... [This article highlights on a personal level the value of security assistance training. Such anecdotes from officers around the world who have attended courses in the U.S. clearly show the value of the foreign training dollars expended.] I...

Dr. Benjamin N. Muego Becomes the Newest Member of the DISAM Family.(Brief Article)
September 22, 2000... Over the past three years Dr. Benjamin N. Muego has been leading discussions on Southeast Asian political-military issues in the Asia-Pacific regional studies seminar for the DISAM Overseas Course. His extensive in-country experience and...

DISAM Adjunct Faculty Receive Honors.(Dr. John Duke Anthony, receives high award in Morocco)(Brief Article)
September 22, 2000... In June Moroccan King Muhammad VI knighted Dr. John Duke Anthony, bestowing on him one of Morocco's highest awards for civil excellence, the Order of Ouissam Alaouite. Dr. Anthony is currently chairman of the U.S.-Morocco Affairs Council. The...