DSCA

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DSCA is a U.S. Department of Defense agency responsible for managing security cooperation and foreign military sales programs with partner nations.

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Defense Security Cooperation Agency 0

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instanceOf United States federal agency
agency of the United States Department of Defense
abbreviation DSCA NERFINISHED
cooperatesWith U.S. Department of State NERFINISHED
U.S. combatant commands NERFINISHED
U.S. defense industry
U.S. military departments NERFINISHED
foreign defense ministries
partner nation armed forces
country United States of America
surface form: United States
fieldOfWork arms transfers
defense capacity building
defense export controls coordination
defense policy
foreign military sales
international military education and training
security cooperation
formerName Defense Security Assistance Agency NERFINISHED
fullName Defense Security Cooperation Agency NERFINISHED
hasMission manage foreign military sales programs
manage security cooperation programs
strengthen U.S. security relationships with partner nations
support U.S. national security and foreign policy objectives
headquartersLocation Arlington, Virginia
The Pentagon NERFINISHED
inception 1971
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: United States federal government
languageOfWorkOrName English
legalBasis Arms Export Control Act NERFINISHED
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 NERFINISHED
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Virginia NERFINISHED
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
oversees Building Partner Capacity programs
Defense Institution Building programs
Excess Defense Articles program NERFINISHED
Foreign Military Financing program NERFINISHED
Foreign Military Sales program NERFINISHED
Humanitarian Assistance programs of the U.S. Department of Defense
International Military Education and Training program NERFINISHED
ownedBy United States government
parentOrganization United States Department of Defense NERFINISHED
partOf Office of the Secretary of Defense NERFINISHED
renamedAs Defense Security Cooperation Agency NERFINISHED
renamedInYear 1998
sector defense
subsidiaryOf United States Department of Defense NERFINISHED
usesAbbreviation DSCA NERFINISHED
website https://www.dsca.mil

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