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Arms Export Control Act Section 36 Notifications There are three types of Congressional Notifications of foreign military sales (FMS) pursuant to Arms Export Control Act (AECA) Section 36: * 36(b)(1) FMS Sale - Notification period of 15 calendar days for sales to NATO, Australia, Japan, South Korea, and New Zealand (NATO+4) for sales of MDE ≥ $25M, other defense articles and services ≥ $100m, or design and construction services ≥. $300M. Defense Security Cooperation Agency Supply Discrepancy Report Review Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) (Business Operations and Strategy Directorates) reviews and approves or disapproves Supply Discrepancy Report Reviews (SDRs) when the implementing agency determines the USG is liable for correction and recommends use of foreign military sales...
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The conference's theme, 'Transforming the Enterprise to Meet the Needs of our Global Partners,' is indicative of the security cooperation community's commitment to its customers and the long lasting partnerships that result," wrote Vice Admiral Jeffrey A. Wieringa, Director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), in a welcome letter to attendees.
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This notice announces the appointment of the Department of Defense, Fourth Estate, Performance Review Board (PRB) members, to include the Joint Staff, Defense Field Activities, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces and the following Defense Agencies: Defense Advance Research Projects Agency, Defense Commissary Agency, Defense Contract Audit Agency, Defense Contract Management Agency, Defense Finance And Accounting Service, Defense Information Systems Agency, Defense Legal Services Agency, Defense Logistics Agency, Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Missile Defense Agency, and Pentagon Force Protection Agency. The publication of PRB membership is required by 5 U.S.C. 4314(c)(4). The PRB shall provide fair and impartial review of Senior Executiv...
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Thomas Countryman, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Political-Military Affairs and David Sedney, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Central Asia in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs, each made remarks.
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WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE -- The Air Force Security Assistance and Cooperation Directorate handled a record $32.9 billion in foreign arms sales last year, fueled by the sale of 84 F- 15SA fighter jets to Saudi Arabia, according to Department of Defense officials.
The $29.4 billion fighter jet deal is believed to be the largest export sale the Department of Defense has had, according to Charles E. Taylor, a Defense Security Cooperation Agency spokesman in Arlington, Va.
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According to Vice Admiral Jeffrey Wieringa, DSCA Director, if the current trend is any indication, fiscal year 2009 sales could total as much as $40 billion. [...] of all the equipment procured by the United States and the Government of Iraq (GoI) over the last five years, only 30 percent came through FMS.
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[...] we have made an exception because the transportation rate change is already (as of this printing) in effect for the specific rate areas and Delivery Term Codes and requires maximum visibility to the community. Subject Increase to Delivery Term Codes (DTCs) Percentage Rates for "Below-the-Line" Transportation on Foreign Military Sales (FMS) and FMS-Like Cases (DSCA Policy 09-22) Reference DSCA Memorandum USPOl 8564-08, "Transportation Charges for Foreign Military Sales (FMS) and FMS-Like Case Shipments (DSCA Policy 08-39)," December 01, 2008 (Rescinded) The DoD Financial Management Regulation (FMR) provides information on computing estimated transportation costs on Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) documents.
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[...] this primer focuses on the disposal of two types of personal property: the disposal of excess defense articles (EDA) by providing them to foreign governments, in particular Iraq; and the disposal of non-standard equipment through FEPP, as authorized by title 40, chapter 7, of the U.S. Code. [...] the Joint Staff, CENTCOM, and the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) must validate the requirement.218 Third, the Defense Technology Security Agency, DSCA, and the military departments must review the requirement.219 Defense Security Cooperation Agency will then prepare and staff the CN for Secretary of Defense and Secretary of State approval.
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The Pentagon on Wednesday announced the sale of advanced "smart bombs" and other high-tech strike arms to Taiwan under a new $5.8 billion arms package to upgrade the island's F-16 force.
The formal announcement of the arms package by the Defense Security Cooperation Agency was sent to Congress but did not include offers of new F-16 C/D jets that Congress has been pushing the Obama administration to sell.
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Attendees heard from all of the supporting elements for DoD HA programs, including the Office of Management and Budget, Department of State, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), various policy offices from the Office of the secretary of Defense (OSD), the Joint Staff, DSCA's Humanitarian De-mining Training Center representatives, and the Special Operations Command.