The Institute for Security Governance (ISG), NSA Monterey, California
Established in April 2019, ISG is a component of the Defense Security Cooperation University (DSCU) and directly supports the Defense Security Cooperation Agency’s (DSCA) mission of advancing US national security and foreign policy interests by building the capacity of foreign security forces to respond to shared challenges. As the Department of Defense’s lead implementer for Institutional Capacity Building (ICB) internationally and within the US, ISG's mission and vision are to further align ICB innovation, leadership, and objectives to maximize DSCA's capacity and flexibility to execute its mission as mandated by Congress and the Secretary of Defense.
Naval Support Activity Monterey
1635 Cunningham Road (Bldg. 259), Monterey, CA 93943-5011
School of Security Cooperation Studies (SSCS), WPAFB, Ohio
The School of Security Cooperation Studies (SSCS) is a component of the Defense Security Cooperation University (DSCU) and is responsible for training and educating the Security Cooperation Workforce. SSCS professionalizes the Security Cooperation enterprise by providing education, training, and professional development to a diverse audience of U.S. and international military and civilian students. SSCS directly supports the Defense Security Cooperation Agency's (DSCA) mission of advancing U.S. national security and foreign policy by enabling the Security Cooperation workforce and building the capacity of foreign security forces to respond to shared challenges. Core functional areas include Foreign Military Sales, Security Cooperation Case Life Cycle Management, Sustainment, and Acquisition, Security Cooperation Planning, Oversight and Execution, International Programs, and Execution Support.
2475 K. Street, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio 45433-7641
Defense Resources Management Institute (DRMI), NSA Monterey, California
DRMI is an educational institution and component of the Defense Security Cooperation University (DSCU), a directorate of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA). DRMI is co-located with the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) in Monterey, California. The faculty of the DRMI are members of the DSCU faculty specifically assigned to the DRMI for the purposes of providing graduate-level expertise in the associated academic disciplines. Since 1965, the DRMI has responded to the needs of the Department of Defense, teaching principles, concepts, and applications of defense resources management to U.S. and partner nation students in financial and resources management, and other defense specialties.
Defense Resources Management Institute
699 Dyer Road, Halligan Hall, Room M5
Naval Support Activity Monterey
Monterey, CA 93943
Defense Institute of International Legal Studies (DIILS), NAVSTA Newport, Rhode Island
DIILS is a Defense Department organization that plans and executes professional legal education and international engagement focused on human rights, international humanitarian law, and the law of armed conflict. DIILS is a component of the Defense Security Cooperation University (DSCU) and directly supports the Defense Security Cooperation Agency’s (DSCA) mission of advancing US national security and foreign policy interests by building the capacity of foreign security forces to respond to shared challenges.
441 Elliot Avenue, Newport, RI 02841-1531
College of Strategic Security Cooperation (CSSC), National Capital Region
Established in 2023, CSSC is a component of the Defense Security Cooperation University and is located in the National Capital Region. The College is focused on higher-level Security Cooperation education as well as functional and
regional studies.
2800 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-2800