DAU's ACQ 202 Intermediate System Acquisition (Part A) online course contains a comprehensive lesson on DoD International Acquisition & Exportability (IA&E) planning and implementation.

This document includes a brief description of the key IA&E international transaction mechanisms: International Cooperative Programs (ICPs); Foreign Military Sales (FMS); Building Partner Capacity (BPC) programs; Direct Commercial Sales (DCS); Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreements (ACSAs); and, various types of Hybrid programs established with allied and friendly nations and international organizations.  It also contains hotlinks to six (6) DAU Job Support Tools (JSTs) which provide detailed "how to" information and best practice advice on formulating, establishing, and implementing IA&E transactions.

This ACQ 380 International Acquisition & Exportability (IA&E) Policy Update provides a comprehensive overview of recent changes to U.S. Government/DoD laws, regulations, and policies that affect the DoD International Acquisition Career Path (IACP) and USG Security Cooperation communities.

These DoD Security Cooperation Workforce Certification Program (SCWCP) Implementation Guidelines (21 pages), which are attached to the DSCA Memo of Dec 23, 2019 on this subject, describe the SCWCP and how it will be implemented by within DoD.  It is a follow-up to the “DoD Final Guidance for the Security Cooperation Workforce Development Program,” which was signed on February 18, 2018.

This Certification Program, a mandatory element of the DoD Security Cooperation Workforce (SCW) Development Program (SCW), will help ensure that DoD personnel assigned to identified positions in the SCW have the training and experience necessary to carry out their responsibilities more effectively.  Implementation of the SCWCP begins on January 1, 2020.

This chart -- which is included in the DAU ICD Tool, Section 1 Operational Context Micro Lesson -- provides recommendations on how to address JROCM 025-19 Building Exportability guidance in JCIDS Initial Capabilities Documents (ICDs) for new DoD acquisition programs.

Visit the DAU.mil Requirements Management Community of Practice (RM COP) to access the tool or click on/paste in the following URL

https://www.dau.edu/cop/rqmt/Pages/RM-Tools,-Guide,-and-Videos.aspx

DAU (DSMC-Int'l)  was asked to develop an IA&E Taxonomy as part of an overall DAU effort to improve the organization and searchability of all DAU.mil websites.

This MS Excel SS IA&E Taxonomy contains four levels of IA&E terms and definitions based on DoDI 5000.02 and DAG IA&E provisions.  Both the source document(s) for each IA&E term -- and a 'short form' definition for each term -- are included in the Taxonomy.   

DoD Directive 2040.03 provides DoD-wide policy on the approval of End Use Certificates (EUCs) that foreign governments and international organizations require DoD personnel to sign when acquiring foreign-origin defense articles, services, and/or information.
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DepSecDef signed out Change 1 on August 31, 2018.  Change 1  substantially updated the original 1991 version DoDD 2040.03 organizational responsibilities and policy/procedural requirements.

This Office of SecDef/Acquisition & Sustainment/Defense Procurement & Acquisition Policy (DPAP) Memo of June 28, 2018 provides guidance to the DoD acquisition workforce on the implementation of Section 830 of the FY 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) regarding Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contracting.

This DPAP Memo authorizes deviations from the Section 830 FMS FFP contracting guidance in two circumstances:

1) The FMS customer nation requests use of a different contract type in writing (which, in normal practice, would most likely be included in the FMS Letter of Request (LOR)).

2) It would be in the best interest of the U.S. and U.S. taxpayers as determined by the "Chief of the Contracting Office" based this DPAP Memo and DFARS PGI 216.403-l(l)(ii)(B) (e.g.., in situations where U.S. and FMS contracting requirements are being combined in a U.S. contracting action using contract type other than FFP to achieve optimal performance, cost, or schedule outcomes for the U.S.)  OSD/A&S/DPAP staff has confirmed that the "Chiefs" of local commands' Contracting Offices within the DoD Components (e.g., the various Army, Navy, and AF acquisition commands that routinely award US and FMS contracts) are authorized to make such determinations.

For further information regarding implementation of this guidance, consult the OSD/A&S/DPAP website, your DoD Component Contract Policy organization, and/or your DoD International Program Organization (IPO) .

The Senate passed its version of the Fiscal Year 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) in mid-June.  The International Acquisition and Exportability (IA&E) impact areas include:

Section 1639:  Mitigation of Risks from Foreign Information Technology Providers (Int'l Contracting)

Section 1654:  Israeli Iron Dome, David's Sling, and Arrow 3 Title 10 guidance and funding authorizations (Missile Defense Agency)

Title XVII, Sections 1701 - 1733:  Comprehensive modifications to the USG Committee on Foreign Investment in the US (CFIUS) and Defense Production Act modifications (Tech Security & Foreign Disclosure and Int'l Contracting)

Many observers are also surprised that the Senate failed to act on Administration proposals to change prior year NDAA provisions in the Security Cooperation acquisition and contracting areas that are problematic from a DoD acquisition workforce implementation perspective.

The DoD Security Cooperation community and U.S. industry are awaiting passage of the House Version FY 2019 NDAA to see if their change proposals in this area will be addressed.

The US Department of State (DoS) issued a revised policy on the export of Unmanned Aerial Systems -- also called Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) or drones -- on April 19, 2018.  The revised DoS UAS export policy was issued in concert with the Administration's revised Conventional Arms Transfer Policy also published on April 19, 2018 (also available on the ICOP).

The President issued a new National Security Strategy on December 18, 2017. This NSS replaces the earlier version issued in 2015 by the preceding Administration.

Fiscal Year 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Conference Committee version text of Nov 14, 2017.
  
- See Section 887 for a new provision on NOTIONAL MILESTONES AND STANDARD TIMELINES FOR CONTRACTS FOR FOREIGN MILITARY SALES.
- There are a number of provisions related to country/region specific Security Cooperation activities, including a new provision in Section 1259A. on NORMALIZING THE TRANSFER OF DEFENSE ARTICLES AND DEFENSE SERVICES TO TAIWAN.
- There is also a new provision, Section 1268., COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES REPORT ON PRICING AND AVAILABILITY WITH RESPECT TO FOREIGN MILITARY SALES that establishes new Congressional reporting requirements in this area

This Conference Committee version of the FY 18 NDAA is awaiting Congressional and White House action before it becomes law.

Department of Defense Instruction (DoDI) 5000.02, "Operation of the Defense Acquisition System" provides the DoD Acquisition Workforce with guidance and direction on the operation of the Defense Acquisition System (DAS).  DoDI 5000.02 has been changed several times over the past year due to legislative modifications to Title 10 acquisition statutes.  As result, we have linked to the Defense Acquisition Guidebook (DAG) main page which provides a link to the latest version of DoDI 5000.02 on the left hand side of the page.

Office of SecDef (Comptroller) published a revision to the DoD Financial Management Regulations (FMR) Volume 12, Chapter 9 - International Agreements in January 2019.

This revision is substantially the same as the previous version, but it does contain a few corrections requested by OUSD(A&S)/International Cooperation that will facilitate the International Cooperative Program (ICP) International Agreement review and approval process.

Consult the ICP Job Support Tool -- which can be accessed through this DAU ICOP website -- for detailed information on the ICP Int'l Agreement process.

This Assistant Secretary of Defense (Acquisition) Memo of Dec 17, 2018 provides updated guidance to the DoD acquisition workforce on incorporation and implementation of DoD cybersecurity requirements in DoD contracts with private sector entities.  This memo provides guidance and a Statement of Work (SOW) template that should be used by the PM/IPT and Contracting Officer to implement OUSD(A&S) Defense Pricing and Contracting guidance issued on Nov 6, 2018 re: how to assess compliance and ensure the enhanced cybersecurity protections required by DFARS 252.204-7012 are implemented by DoD contractors.

The U.S. Department of State published a summary of the U.S. Government (USG) Conventional Arms Transfer (CAT) Policy Implementation Plan  on July 16, 2018.  CAT Policy implementation efforts are based on overall lines of effort and seven specific task areas, including Defense Exportability and USG support to Non-Standard and Non-Program of Record (POR) defense sales involving U.S. industry.