Refimprove date April 2011 File DSCA.PNG right 200px Seal of the DefenseSecurityCooperationAgency The DefenseSecurityCooperationAgency DSCA , as part of the United States Department of Defense DoD , provides financial and technical assistance, transfer of defense mat riel , training and services to allies, and promotes military to military contacts. SecurityCooperation SC is founded on a tradition of cooperation between the United States and other Sovereignty sovereign nation s with similar values and interests in order to meet common defense goals. It consists of a group of programs authorized ... Military Affairs and the DefenseSecurityCooperationAgency DSCA . The original is furnished ... agencies Category United States Department of Defense agencies SecurityCooperationAgency Category Government agencies established in 1961 it DefenseSecurityCooperationAgency ja ... within SecurityCooperation. IMET is conducted solely on a grant basis. FMS can be conducted through ... Air Force or DefenseAgency which will prepare the response. The response may be in the form of Price ... developed logistics systems and with larger quantities of end items to be supported. Defense articles, including major defense systems, subsystems, support equipment, repair parts, and publications are provided under SecurityCooperation. Services, including training in U.S. military schools or through ..., and related statutes by which the DoD or commercial contractor provide defense articles and services ..., and DSCA acts as agent for procurement mostly for American Defense contractor defence company ... and no loss basis. Countries participating in the program pay for defense articles and services ... needed date April 2011 . When defense articles or services are required, the requesting country s representative in the defense establishment of the country or stationed at the embassy in the U.S. ..., and leases of defense items are available. Regional centers DSCA has five regional centers. They are The Africa ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 A securityagency is a governmental organization which conducts intelligence information gathering intelligence activities for the internal security of a nation . They are the domestic cousins of foreign intelligence agency intelligence agencies . For example, the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI is a securityagency, while the Central Intelligence Agency CIA is a foreign intelligence agency, which deals with the country s external security and intelligence. Security agencies frequently have security , intelligence or service in their names. Private organizations that provide services similar to a securityagency might be called a security company or security service , but those terms can also be used for organizations that have nothing to do with intelligence gathering. Security agencies Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Canadian Security Intelligence Service Intelligence Bureau India Kaitsepolitsei Estonian Security Police Ministry for State Security MI5 Also known as the Security Service New Zealand Security Intelligence Service Shin Bet Israel SecurityAgency ISA Federal Bureau of Investigation Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution Germany See also List of intelligence agencies Secret police Secret service Security Service disambiguation DEFAULTSORT SecurityAgency Category Intelligence agencies Category Law enforcement Category Security Category National security Org stub Law enforcement stub bg ms Agensi keselamatan pt Ag ncia de seguran a sh Bezbjedonosna agencija sv S kerhetstj nst uk zh ... more details
Unreferenced date January 2007 Securities Agency securities are specific securities that are issued by either Ginnie Mae , Fannie Mae , Freddie Mac or the Federal Home Loan Banks . These securities are backed by mortgage loans, and due to their creation from these particular corporations that are sponsored by the U.S. government, they enjoy credit protection based on an explicit guarantee from the U.S. Government in the case of Ginnie Mae securities, or an implicit guarantee from the U.S. Government in the case of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Due to the expectation of federal backing, these securities historically hold the highest credit rating possible. External links nofootnotes date March 2008 http www.fanniemae.com Fannie Mae http www.freddiemac.com Freddie Mac http www.ginniemae.gov Ginnie Mae Category Securities Category Stock market investment stub ... more details
File JICA Center Osaka, Japan .jpg thumb JICA Center, Osaka The Japan International CooperationAgency ... by the Law concerning the Independent Administrative Institution Japan International CooperationAgency Law No.136 of December 6, 2002 . The current organization was formed on October 1, 2003 as outlined in the International Cooperation Independent Governmental Agency Act of 2002. Its predecessor, the Japan International CooperationAgency also known as JICA , was a semigovernmental organization ... technical cooperation programs 1962 Jun Overseas Technology CooperationAgency OTCA established ... JOCV program launched 1974 Aug OTCA and JEMIS merge to form the Japan International CooperationAgency ... Category Foreign relations of Japan International CooperationAgency Category Independent Administrative Institutions of Japan International CooperationAgency ar es Agencia ... governmental agency that coordinates Official Development Assistance official development ... in developing countries , and the promotion of international cooperation. Since 1st April 2012 ... JICA and that part of the Japan Bank for International Cooperation JBIC which currently extends concessional ... yen 8.5 billion . The reorganized agency is also responsible for administering part of Japan ... three major ODA components technical cooperation, grant aid, and concessional loans are now managed ... focus on what JICA s President, Mrs Sadako Ogata describes as providing human security . The recently developed concept of human security will empower local communities to have a greater say in their own ... cooperation, capital grants and yen loans. JICA s core development programs aid modalities ... and master plans. The Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers JOCV , JICA Senior Volunteers, and Japan ... cooperation through the sharing of knowledge and experience and will work to build a more peaceful ... dispatch Japan Youth Overseas Cooperation Volunteers JOCV Senior Overseas Volunteers Nikkei Society ... more details
Use dmy dates date April 2011 The European Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators ACER is an Agency of the European Union by the 3rd Liberalisation Package in 2009. ref http ec.europa.eu energy gas electricity third legislative package en.htm ref It was established in 2010 and has its seat in Ljubljana , Slovenia. ref http ec.europa.eu energy gas electricity acer acer en.htm ref On 4 and 5 May 2010, ACER held the inaugural meeting of its Board of Regulators in Brussels. At the inaugural meeting, Lord Mogg was elected the first Chair of ACER s Board of Regulators and Mr Walter Boltz the Vice Chair, each appointed for a 2.5 year renewable period. On 6 May, the Administrative Board designated Alberto Pototschnig as its first Director. By deciding on their director and chairs, ACER took a step forward towards becoming fully operational. Basis for its establishment is the Regulation 713 2009 of the European Parliament and the European Council Council of 13. July 2009. The Regulation describes the establishment and legal status, tasks, organisation and financial provisions. ref http eur lex.europa.eu LexUriServ LexUriServ.do?uri OJ L 2009 211 0001 0014 EN PDF Regulation 713 2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 ref The ACER is the second intergovernmental organization headquartered in Slovenia. The first was the International Center for Promotion of Enterprises ICPE . ref http www.icpe.si about icpe.html ref Tasks The agency complements and coordinates the work of national regulatory authorities, participates in the creation of European network rules, takes, under certain conditions, binding individual decisions on terms and conditions for access and operational security for cross border infrastructure, gives advice on various energy related issues to the European institutions, and monitors and reports developments at the European energy ... reflist Agencies of the European Union state uncollapsed DEFAULTSORT Agency For The Cooperation ... more details
Expand Korean date December 2009 The Korea International CooperationAgency KOICA, Korean language was established in 1991 by the South Korea n Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade South Korea Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade to enhance the effectiveness of Korea s grant aid programs for developing countries by implementing the government of South Korea government s grant aid. korea stub External links http www.koica.go.kr english main.html Korea International CooperationAgency http kova.org Korea Overseas Volunteers Association See also Peace Corps AmeriCorps British Romanian Educational Exchange CUSO European Voluntary Service Fredskorpset International Voluntary Services JICA Japan International CooperationAgency National Peace Corps Association Provincial Reconstruction Team United Nations Volunteers United States Cultural Exchange Programs Voluntary Service Overseas Category Organisations based in South Korea Category Organizations established in 1991 Asia org stub ko ja ... more details
Infobox Government agencyagency name Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation nativename Norad logo Bg logo.png logo caption company type Etat Government agency formed 7 June 1905 Citation needed date February 2011 headquarters Oslo , Norway chief1 name Villa Kulild chief1 position Director jurisdiction Government of Norway employees c. 500 budget 26.2 billion kroner parent agency Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs website http www.norad.no Official Homesite footnotes The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation NORAD is a directorate under the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs . Its task is to ensure effective foreign aid, with quality assurance and evaluation. NORAD both finances Non governmental organization NGOs , and does its own research and projects. The current director general is Villa Kulild . NORAD used to be the official development assistance organization in Norway . As of mid 2004, the responsibility for state to state Official Development Assistance official development assistance has been transferred to the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs , while NORAD continues to fund NGO activities in developing countries , contributes to the management of development funds and endeavours to ensure that the Norwegian development cooperation is evaluated and efficient. NORAD consists of the following sections Department for Natural environment Environment and Private Sector Development The Department of Rights, Agents of Change and Civil Society The Department of Social Development and Service Delivery The Department of Governance and Macroeconomics The Department for Quality Assurance Department of Evaluation Information Department Department of Human Resources and Administration Department of Energy Oil for Development, Clean Energy for Development ... reflist External links http www.norad.no Agency official homepage Use dmy dates date February 2011 ... government agencies Development Cooperation es Agencia Noruega para Cooperaci n al Desarrollo ja ... more details
The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC is an office level agency in the federal administration of Switzerland , and a part of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs . Together with other federal offices, SDC is responsible for overall coordination of Switzerland Swiss international development activities and cooperation with Eastern Europe , as well as humanitarian aid . As of 2008, the SDC is led by Director General Martin Dahinden . It has a staff of 536, no revenues and annual expenditures of CHF 1,433 million. Organisation and tasks The Swiss constitution states that Switzerland contributes to the alleviation of hardship and poverty in the world, to respect for human rights, and to the promotion of democracy and the peaceful coexistence of nations. The SDC is charged with implementing this mission. ref This section has been adapted from citation title The Swiss Confederation a brief guide 2008 pages 51 url http www.bk.admin.ch dokumentation 02070 index.html?lang en . The text of that publication is in the public domain in Switzerland. All figures are as of 2008, unless otherwise noted. ref The SDC s activities are divided into three areas In the context of bilateral and multilateral development cooperation , the SDC promotes economic and national self sufficiency , works to improve conditions of production, assists in dealing with environmental problems and helps to ensure better access to education and healthcare for the poor. For example, SDC was a major donor to the International LUBILOSA Programme which developed a biological pesticide for locust control, in support of small holder farmers in the Sahel . The mission of the Confederation s agency for humanitarian ... partner organisations such as the Red Cross . Cooperation with Eastern Europe assists the countries ... countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Cooperation with Eastern Europe centres on ten countries ... SDC website http www.deza.ch www.deza.ch Dodis R17171 References reflist DEFAULTSORT Development and Cooperation ... more details
Mergefrom ACTED date January 2010 Advert date December 2008 The Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development ACTED is a non governmental organization. Privately owned, non political and non profit, ACTED was set up in 1993. The organization employs approximately 150 international staff and more than 2000 national staff. The headquarters are based in Paris, France. History The first projects were initiated in Kabul in 1993 to bring relief to populations affected by more than 15 years of conflict. ACTED activities then rapidly expanded to the entire country and subsequently to neighboring countries in 1996 namely Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan , with the aim of developing a regional strategy throughout Central Asia. The organization continued its expansion, opening offices in Central Africa in 1997, in order to help populations affected by the Congo Brazzaville conflict, in Central America in 1998 following the Hurricane Mitch disaster, in the Balkans after the conflict in Kosovo, and in the Middle East, in 2003, to support Iraqi population. In 2004, ACTED continued its involvement in Central Africa by opening missions in Chad and Sudan to respond to the Darfur crisis. In 2005, the organization has started emergency reconstruction activities in South Asia after the tsunami disaster, and is now working in India, Indonesia and Sri Lanka. Countries of activity ACTED intervenes in 20 countries spanning 5 zones Asia , Africa , Americas America , Europe , Middle East . The organization tries whenever possible to develop a regional approach to crisis situations in countries where cross border population movements are important facts. This regional approach is backed up by an integrated approach enabling ACTED to work in such varied activity fields as micro economics, public health or even cultural promotion. Specifically, ACTED has a presence in the following countries flagcountry Afghanistan flagcountry Chad flagcountry Congo flagcountry Democratic Republic of the Congo ... more details
Formerly the Center for International Security and Arms Control , co founded by physicist Sidney Drell and political scientist John Lewis, CISAC now stands for the Center for International Security and Cooperation . CISAC is a research center at Stanford University that studies a range of international and domestic security and cooperation issues, including nuclear proliferation, counter terrorism and homeland security, conflict resolution, and governance problems affecting security. The Center has particular strength on issues involving arms control as well as governance and security, and has a long history of encouraging collaboration between social and natural scientists. CISAC scholars have also made important contributions to the study of ethnic conflict, global governance, organizations, and homeland security. It is a part of the List of Stanford University Centers and Institutes Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies . Among its most distinguished current and former members are William J. Perry , 19th United States Secretary of Defense George Bunn, first general counsel for the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency Michael May, former Director of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory 1965 1971 Condoleezza Rice , former United States Secretary of State Mariano Florentino Cu llar , a Stanford law professor and former official of the Clinton and Obama administrations and Siegfried Hecker , Director emeritus of Los Alamos National Laboratory 1985 1997 and winner of the 2009 Enrico Fermi Award . Links http cisac.stanford.edu Official Web Site of CISAC Freeman Spogli Institute Category Stanford University independent research Center for Democracy Development and the Rule of Law US west university stub ... more details
The Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe CSCE , also known as the U.S. Helsinki Commission , is an Independent agencies of the United States government independent U.S. Government agency created by Congress in 1976 to monitor and encourage compliance with the Helsinki Final Act and other Organization for Security and Co operation in Europe OSCE commitments. It was established in 1976 pursuant to Public Law No. 94 304. The Commission consists of nine members from the U.S. House of Representatives , nine members from the United States Senate , and one member each from the Departments of United States Department of State State , United States Department of DefenseDefense , and United States Department of Commerce Commerce . The positions of Chairman and Co Chairman are shared by the House and Senate and rotate every two years, when a new Congress convenes. A professional staff assists the Commissioners in their work. The Commission contributes to the formulation of U.S. policy toward the OSCE and the participating States and takes part in its execution, including through Member and staff participation on official U.S. Delegations to OSCE meetings and in certain OSCE bodies. Members of the Commission have regular contact with parliamentarians, government officials, NGO s, and private individuals from other OSCE participating states. The Commission convenes public hearings ... Alexander Vershbow , U.S. Department of Defense Department of Defense Michael C. Camu ez , Department of Commerce United States Code Reference Title 22, Chapter 45 Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe http uscode.house.gov download pls 22C45.txt . Commission on Security and Cooperation ... Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe Category Agencies of the United States government ... of oaths http uscode.house.gov download pls 22C45.txt . Report relating to Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe http uscode.house.gov download pls 22C45.txt . Commission report to Congress ... more details
The Director of the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency is a three star military officer and is the highest ranking intelligence officer in the United States Department of Defense Department of Defense . He is the primary military intelligence advisor to the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint ... L R Lt. Gen. Joseph F. Carroll, USAF, Defense Intelligence Agency Member Lt. Gen. Marshall S. Carter, USA, Deputy Director of Central Intelligence DDCI , Central Intelligence Agency Member John A. McCone ... SecurityAgency Member Standing L R Maj. Gen. Jack E. Thomas, Air Force Observer Brockway McMillan ... his tenure as the Director, DIA in May 1976, completely reorganized the Defense Intelligence Agency ... 1988 Soon after General Perroots arrived at the Agency, Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger presented ... http www.dia.mil DIA Web Site Directors of the Defense Intelligence Agency DEFAULTSORT Director Of The Defense Intelligence Agency Category People of the Defense Intelligence Agency Category Directors of the Defense Intelligence Agency Category Directors of intelligence agencies Defense Intelligence ... which is subordinate to US Strategic Command . The Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence is the top Office of the Secretary of Defense intelligence civilian and is the primary military intelligence advisor to the DNI in his capacity as Director of Defense Intelligence. Directors of DIA Image ... foreign military intelligence for the Department of Defense. Such support was essential at a time ... as well as threats to national security. 2nd Donald V. Bennett , LTG, USA September 1969 August ... Poix continued the reorganization of the Agency begun by his predecessor, General Bennett. Streamlining the organization had become critical since severe manpower cutbacks had taken a major toll on the Agency ... Community. Amid these issues, massive resource decrements were faced by DIA and the entire Defense ... Secretary of Defense observed that, The DIA has made laudable progress in improving the quality of its ... more details
, its sequential descendant organizations have been the Defense Atomic Support Agency DASA from 1959 to 1971, the Defense Nuclear Agency DNA from 1971 to 1996, and the Defense Special Weapons Agency DSWA from 1996 to 1998. In 1998, DSWA, the On Site Inspection Agency, the Defense Technology Security ...one source date April 2010 Infobox Government agencyagency name Defense Threat Reduction Agency logo ... October 1, 1998 preceding1 Defense Special Weapons Agency preceding2 Defense Nuclear Agency headquarters ... footnotes The Defense Threat Reduction Agency DTRA is an agency within the United States Department of Defense and is the official Combat Support Agency for countering weapons of mass destruction ... by consolidating several DoD organizations, including the Defense Special Weapons Agency successor to the Defense Nuclear Agency and the On Site Inspection Agency as a result of the 1997 Defense Reform ... and Treaty Compliance Agency publisher Office of the Secretary of Defense date 3 December 1997 accessdate ... of its predecessor agencies, Defense s Nuclear Agency, 1947 1997 , which is in the public domain ... up to the formation of DTRA. Defense s Nuclear Agency, 1947 1997 , traces the development of the Armed ... the Defense Threat Reduction Agency DTRA . ref cite web url http www.dtra.mil documents aboutdtra DefensesNuclearAgency.pdf title Defense s Nuclear Agency, 1947 1997 publisher DTRA History Series date ... www.dtra.mil DTRALink , the official web site of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency http www.dtra.mil ... magazine http www.dtra.mil documents aboutdtra DefensesNuclearAgency.pdf Defense s Nuclear Agency ... Transfer, and Resources of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency https acecenter.cnttr.dtra.mil ... Department of Defense agencies Threat Reduction Agency Category Nuclear proliferation Category Government agencies established in 1998 de Defense Threat Reduction Agency fr Defense Threat Reduction ..., combat support, and technology development. The agency is headquartered in Fort Belvoir, Virginia ... more details
Infobox Government agencyagency name Defense Logistics Agency abbreviation DLA logo Defense Logistics Agency.jpg logo width 140px logo caption Defense Logistics Agency crest seal seal width seal caption ... agency website http www.dla.mil www.dla.mil The Defense Logistics Agency DLA is an agency in the United ... Image Fort Belvoir DLA building.jpg thumb left The Defense Logistics Agency headquarters building at Fort Belvoir The origins of the Defense Logistics Agency DLA date back to World War II when America ... the board s functions to a new Defense Supply Management Agency. The Eisenhower Reorganization Plan ... recommended that a separate and completely civilian managed agency be created with the Defense ... highlighted the areas where standardization was feasible and necessary. Defense Supply Agency, 1961 ... announced the establishment of a separate common supply and service agency known as the Defense ... Center, Philadelphia. The Defense Supply Agency was tested almost immediately with the Cuban missile .... In addition to the depot mission, the agency became responsible for administering most Defense ... the Defense Department. Defense Logistics Agency, 1977 1990 In recognition of 16 years of growth ... Supply Agency to the Defense Logistics Agency DLA . The next decade was a period of continued change ... included a change in reporting channels directed by the Secretary of Defense which placed the agency ... established the Defense Contract Management AgencyDefense Contract Management Command DCMC , absorbing ... of weapons systems contracts was transferred to the Defense Contract Management AgencyDefense Contract Management Command . Reorganizing for the 1990s File Defense Logistics Agency HQ.jpg ... was renamed Defense Contract Management Agency and established as a separate agency within the DOD ... than 40 years. To better serve its customers in Europe, Defense Logistics Agency Europe and Africa consolidated ... 5 hurricane, Defense Logistics Agency prepared to step in, directing command and control functions ... more details
Anarchism sidebar A private defenseagency PDA is a conceptualized agency that provides personal protection and military military defense services voluntarily through the free market . A PDA is not a Private ... Defense Essays on the Theory and History of Security Production . ref The Mises Review Vol. 10 ... 2009 10 26 00 56 26 Civilization 101 Elements of Security ref History of private production of defense ... concentrate on comparatively lower cost defense and security technology rather than relatively costly ... Tannehill note that a private defenseagency would be unlikely to engage in aggression, as it would ... would suffer due to their ties to it. Moreover, the private defenseagency s reputation would ... von Mises Institute location Auburn, Ala. ref It has been argued, If DefenseAgency A instead of invading ... own defenseagency and the gold in the warehouse also have owners that have hired their own respective defense agencies. In essence, DefenseAgency A will have to deal with the wrath of the warehouse owner, the warehouse owner s defenseagency and the defense agencies of all the owners of the gold in that warehouse ... will be able to hire a competing firm to protect them against a rogue defenseagency has ... for someone void of valuable assets to hire a defenseagency that is meant to protect assets ... 2001 06 No Treason 2001 June Bot generated title ref However, the private defenseagency s activity ... of private defense As proponents of free market anarchism , Benjamin Tucker ref Tucker, Benjamin, The Relation ... proposed for profit private defense agencies. The concept later was advanced and expanded upon by Anarcho ... defense is something that should be provided or determined privately by individuals and firms ... , as in Hans Hoppe s article The Private Production of Defense published by the Mises Institute . ref ... Journal of Libertarian Studies format PDF title The Private Production of Defense ref These authors emphasize that PDAs have different motives from existing Statism statist defense agencies. Their survival ... more details
Infobox Institute name Agency for Defense Development ADD image name image size 190 px tagline established 1970 city Daejeon province Daejeon country South Korea flagicon South Korea address 462 Jochiwon gil Yuseong gu Daejeon, Korea telephone 82 42 822 4271 website www.add.re.kr http www.add.ac.kr logo Infobox Korean name hangul hanja rr Gukbang Gwahak Yeonguso mr Kukbang Kwahak Yeonguso Agency for Defense Development was established in August 1970 under the banner of the self reliable defense. ADD is the one and only national agency for R&D in defense technology contributing to enforcing the national defense, to improving the national R&D capacity. and to fostering the domestic industry. It seemed impossible to manufacture even the basic weapons when it was established, but it succeeded in domestic development of the most advanced weapon systems and reached to the 10th world level in the defense technology. References 1. http www.add.re.kr Category Organizations established in 1970 Category Companies based in Daejeon ... more details
Refimprove date January 2009 Advert date August 2010 Infobox Government agencyagency name Defense Information Systems Agency logo US DefenseInformationSystemsAgency Logo.svg logo width 200px logo caption ... Agency 1960 1991 The Defense Communications Agency DCA was established May 12, 1960 by then Secretary ... testing and certification. The directors of the Defense Communications Agency were 1960 1962 Rear ... LTG John T. Myers , United States Army Defense Information Systems Agency since 1991 On June 25 ... title DoDD 5105.19 Defense Information Systems Agency DISA ref The directors of the Defense ... of Defense agencies Information Systems Agency ja ... General Ronnie D. Hawkins Jr, United States Air Force USAF chief1 position Director parent agency United States Department of Defense Department of Defense child1 agency website http www.disa.mil www.disa.mil footnotes The Defense Information Systems Agency DISA is a United States Department of Defenseagency that provides information technology IT and communications support to the President of the United States President , Vice President of the United States Vice President , Secretary of defense Secretary of Defense , the military Services, and the Combatant Commands. As part of the Base Realignment ..., Lieutenant Governor Tour New Building Site March 23, 2009 ref In September 1992, several Defense Management Report Decisions DMRD expanded DISA s role. DMRD 918 created the Defense Information Infrastructure DII , now known as the Global Information Grid . At the same the DISN Defense Information ..., Module 1 DISN Data Networks Overview, 01SEP09 ref Mission DISA, a Combat Support Agency, engineers .... At the unit level, Information Assurance Security Officer s facilitate this process. Multinational ... Information System GEMSIS DISA is ensures spectrum access for warfighters. Spectrum DISA s Defense Spectrum ... of Staff , Combatant Commanders, Secretaries of Military Departments, and Directors of Defense Agencies ... more details
were applied to the acquisition process. DCMC was established as a command within the Defense Logistics Agency in February 1990 to satisfy the findings of DMRD 916. DCMA On March 27 2000, DCMC was renamed as the Defense Contract Management Agency and established independently from DLA. DoD Directive ... director is Mr. Charlie E. Williams, Jr. External links Commons category http www.dcma.mil Defense Contract Management Agency DOD agencies Category Military industrial complex Category United States Department of Defense agencies Contract Management Agency Category Government agencies established ...Image Defense Contract Management Agency.PNG right 100px distinguish2 Digital Millennium Copyright Act DMCA The Defense Contract Management Agency DCMA is the agency of the United States federal government responsible for performing contract administration services for the United States Department of Defense Department of Defense and other authorized federal agencies. Its headquarters is at Fort Lee, Va. DCMA often handles Foreign Military Sales contracts. History Performance of Contract Administration Services CAS within DoD has been studied and modified for many years. In the early 1960s, a study was commissioned by the Secretary of Defense to examine the entire DoD contracting process. Known as Project 60, the findings pointed to numerous benefits to consolidating contract administration functions. At that time, each agency and military service was performing their own contract administration which resulted in a great amount of duplicate effort. Many of the contract administration responsibilities were eventually moved to the Defense Logistics Agency DLA . However, the military services continued to retain oversight of the major acquisition programs. Defense Contract Management Command DCMC The CAS process was again reviewed in 1989. Citing continued problems with the manner in which the services were performing CAS, Defense Management Review Decision DMRD 916 recommended the establishment ... more details
Refimprove date November 2007 Infobox Government agencyagency name Missile DefenseAgency nativename ... as the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization in 1993, and then renamed as the Missile DefenseAgency in 2002. See National Missile Defense for the history of DoD missile defense programs. Mission statement According to the agency s web page The Missile DefenseAgency s mission is to develop, test and prepare for deployment of a missile defense system. Using complementary interceptor s, land , sea ... accessdate 2009 12 23 year 2009 publisher Missile DefenseAgency ref Outreach Communicate the importance of missile defense by promoting worldwide BMDS by sharing information with allies and partners ... DefenseAgency Category United States Department of Defense agencies Category Government agencies established in 2002 de Missile DefenseAgency ko it Missile DefenseAgency ja no Missile DefenseAgency pl Missile DefenseAgency pt Ag ncia de Defesa contra M sseis fi Missile ... seal caption formed 2002 date1 date1 name date2 date2 name preceding1 Strategic Defense Initiative preceding2 Ballistic Missile Defense Organization superseding jurisdiction Federal government of the United States headquarters employees budget child2 agency website http www.mda.mil mda.mil footnotes The Missile DefenseAgency MDA is the section of the Federal government of the United States United States government s United States Department of Defense Department of Defense responsible for developing a layered missile defensedefense against ballistic missile s. The agency has its origins in the Strategic Defense Initiative , which was established in 1983 and was headed by James Alan Abrahamson ... systems, the planned missile defense system will be able to engage all classes and ranges of ballistic ... production, deployment and operational alternatives for the ballistic missile defense system. Missile defense systems being developed and tested by MDA are primarily based on hit to kill technology ... more details
Image Defense Contract Audit Ageny.png right The Defense Contract Audit Agency DCAA , is an agency of the United States Department of Defense under the direction of the Under Secretary of Defense Comptroller . DCAA is primarily responsible for performing all contract audit s for the Defense Department ... a single contract audit capability. On 8 January 1965, the Defense Contract Audit Agency DCAA ... ref References Reflist External links cite web title Defense Contract Audit Agency url http www.dcaa.mil ... agencies established in 1952 no Defense Contract Audit Agency ... services to contractors due to independence requirements. DCAA today Today, the Defense Contract Audit Agency consists of approximately 4,000 people located at more than 300 field audit offices throughout the United States , Europe , and in the Pacific . The Agency provides standardized contract audit services for the Department of Defense, as well as accounting and financial advisory services regarding ... basis. The largest non DoD agency for which DCAA performs audits is NASA primarily since the same ... . DCAA s headquarters are located at Fort Belvoir , in the same building as the Defense Logistics Agency . DCAA also operates a training facility on the Park Avenue Campus of the University of Memphis ... allegations of poor performance, the agency has gone through a recent major overhaul in how it operates. Under the new leadership of Patrick Fitzgerald, the agency is changing on a number of levels ... . A new agency culture has emerged centered around critical values such as independence, quality of work ... principles in this subpart and agency supplements. The contracting officer may disallow all or part ... standard guidelines was difficult. In May 1962, Secretary, Department of Defense, Robert S. McNamara ... 072308rb2.htm title Contractors improperly influenced Defense audits, GAO finds work Government ... wp dyn content article 2008 09 09 AR2008090902925.html title Contracting Audit Agency Target of Investigations ... more details
Image Defense Commissary Agency logo.PNG right The Defense Commissary Agency DeCA is an agency of the United States Department of Defense DoD that operates more than 250 commissaries worldwide. American military commissaries sell groceries and household goods to active duty, Guard, Reserve, and retired members of all seven uniformed services of the United States and eligible members of their families at cost plus surcharge, saving customers an average of more than 30 percent compared to civilian supermarkets. ref https www.commissaries.com about us.cfm ref It is headquartered at Fort Lee, Virginia ... consolidating the service systems into one agency to improve service and save money. The Defense Commissary Agency DeCA was established May 15, 1990, by a memorandum from the deputy secretary of defense this was the first DoD functional agency consolidation during the post Cold War cutbacks and downsizing. ref name commissaries.com history DoD appointed Army Maj. Gen. John P. Dreska as the agency ... first Kevin L. last Robinson publisher Defense Commissary Agency date January 12th 2011 DeCA News Release ... Reflist External links Commons category Defense Commissary Agency commissaries http www.commissaries.com Defense Commissary Agency http www.facebook.com pages Defense Commissary Agency 136880189673357 DeCA s Facebook page DOD agencies Category United States Department of Defense agencies Commissary Agency Category United States military pay and benefits de Defense Commissary Agency no Defense Commissary Agency ... ran its own commissary agency, with differing procedures and systems the Army Troop Support Agency TSA ... experts managed the consolidation of all the service systems into a single agency, and DeCA assumed ... Sept. 30, 1996, but stayed on the job as the first civilian director of the agency. He was succeeded ... agency after beginning his career at store level and steadily rising through the commissaries ... more details
Orphan date April 2010 The Center for Homeland Defense and Security http www.chds.us ?home CHDS or the Center ... Postgraduate School Center for Homeland Defense and Security was created by Congress, the U.S. Department of Justice , and the U.S. Department of Defense in April 2002 to implement this educational ... Homeland Security and Defense awarded by the Naval Postgraduate School. Candidates for this degree ... Initiative The University and Agency Partnership Initiative UAPI expands and develops homeland security ... master s degree curriculum. Offered at no cost, these courses are designed for homeland defense and security ... DEFAULTSORT Center For Homeland Defense And Security Category Naval Postgraduate School ... security education. The Center s programs and resources have been developed to advance the study of homeland security research, scholarship, and professional discipline to enhance U.S. national security and safety. The Center offers a Master s of Arts degree in Security Studies Homeland Security and Defense , an Executive Leaders Program, Executive Education Seminars, the University and Agency Partnership Initiative, and self study courses. Resources include the Homeland Security Digital Library and Homeland Security Affairs, an on open source academic journal. History The events of September 11th, 2001 revealed that new homeland security issues and threats were facing the United States. There was a need for educational programs for homeland security professionals who could prevent, plan ... to Educate and prepare local, state, tribal, and federal homeland security leaders Develop new policies ... events Define the emerging discipline of homeland security and the curriculum components of graduate and executive level homeland security education Promote and encourage homeland security collaboration ... of a national homeland security education system by using an open source model to develop programs ... to expedite the development of homeland security programs nationwide. Programs and Resources ... more details
The Defense Technology Security Administration DTSA is a United States Department of Defense USDoD field activity i.e. agency . DTSA creates and enforces Department of Defense technology security policies related to international transfers of defense related goods, services, and technologies. DTSA authorizes foreign access to U.S. military technology or foreign purchases of American companies. DTSA also serves as a reviewing agency for the export licensing of dual use commodities and provides technical and policy assessments on export license applications. External links http www.defenselink.mil policy sections policy offices dtsa Category United States Department of Defense US gov stub ... more details
Unreferenced date May 2010 Infobox Government agencyagency name Military SecurityAgency nativename ... chief2 position parent agency child1 agency child2 agency website http www.vba.mod.gov.rs index regular.php footnotes Military SecurityAgency Serbia Serbian language Serbian VBA, Vojnobezbednosna Agencija Serbian Cyrillic , is the military security and counter intelligence agency in the Ministry of Defence Serbia Ministry of Defence of Serbia . VBA directive is to provide security to the defense system planning, organizing and realization of tasks and activities which pertain to the counterintelligence and security function . Agency missions and objectives The Military SecurityAgency is tasked with detecting, following, stopping, suppressing and intercepting threats .... Within its jurisdiction, the Military SecurityAgency carries out those tasks laid out in the Article 7 of the Security Agencies Act. Pursuant to the Act, the members of the Agency have the competence ... to the State Secretariat for National Defense later known as Federal Secretariat for National Security ... Organs were renamed into the Military SecurityAgency. This Agency was then relocated and attached ... 2003, the Military securityAgency was formed as a MoD organizational unit. On 23 December 2004, the Military SecurityAgency was presented to the public as an MoD independent organizational unit. The Military SecurityAgency has started operating as of 1 January 2004. Forming of the Military SecurityAgency The reform of the military security agencies started by adopting the Act on Security Services 3 July 2002 and by forming the Military SecurityAgency 1 January 2004 . The most significant ... of Defense and not the Chief of General Staff. special methods in the work of the Military Security ... logo caption seal Military Security Agency.gif seal width 150 px seal caption VBA emblem formed preceding1 Security Administration Serbia Security Administration preceding2 dissolved superseding ... more details
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