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The '''Defense Security Cooperation Agency''' ('''DSCA''') is a [[UnitedStates/DepartmentOfDefense|U.S. DoD]] agency that overseas security cooperation. | The '''Defense Security Cooperation Agency''' ('''DSCA''') is a [[UnitedStates/DepartmentOfDefense|DOD]] agency that overseas security cooperation. |
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The DSCA is overseen by the [[UnitedStates/DepartmentOfDefense|Undersecretary of Defense for Policy]]. The agency is led by a '''director''' and '''deputy director'''. |
Defense Security Cooperation Agency
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) is a DOD agency that overseas security cooperation.
Composition
The DSCA is overseen by the Undersecretary of Defense for Policy.
The agency is led by a director and deputy director.
History
The Defense Security Assistance Agency was founded in 1971.
In 1998, the agency was renamed to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency.
Programs
The Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program is for direct sales between the U.S. government and a foreign government. Defense contractors and aerospace manufacturers in the U.S. are compulsorily represented by the DSCA in all international sales.
The International Military Education and Training (IMET) program operates as a grant.