SECURITY COOPERATION REINVENTION

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REINVENTION
PARTNERING INITIATIVES
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TEAM INTERNATIONAL

• WHAT A process to bring relevant parties in an
  export sale together at the earliest possible
  time to better define program requirements and
  influence program execution.
• WHY Absence of organized approach not all
  stakeholders (U.S. Govt, Industry
  International Customer) involved up front
  communications fragmented requirements developed
  in vacuum
• ACCOMPLISHED Implementation guidelines
  developed and agreed by MILDEPs DSCA policy memo
  signed on 24 July 2001
• TO DO Complete MILDEP Implementation plans
  develop execution strategy at DSCA

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CUSTOMER PARTICIPATION IN CONTRACTING PROCESS

• WHAT DEPSECDEF policy memo and Amendment to
  Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement
  (DFARS) enlarging the role the international
  customer can play in the contracting process
• WHY Customers demand for greater visibility
  into process need for customers to rationalize
  choice of FMS
• ACCOMPLISHED DEPSECDEF policy memo coordinated
  in DoD
• TO DO DEPSECDEF signature on policy memo draft
  DFARS Amendment published for public comment
  DFARS revision

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ELECTRONIC CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE HANDBOOK

• WHAT
• Instructional handbook designed to assist
  customer navigate the FMS process
• Augments, rather than replaces, the Security
  Assistance Management Manual (SAMM) and The
  Management of Security Assistance (the Green
  Book)
• Web-based with links to critical FMS reference
  documents, procedural information
• WHY Customer request for short and simple guide
• ACCOMPLISHED Draft in final stages of
  coordination
• TO DO Formal approval revise and update as
  required