INT 1110 - International Acquisition/Security Cooperation Foundation: The course objective is to provide students with the opportunity to gain knowledge and skills in applying U.S. Government (USG) and DoD International Acquisition and Exportability (IA&E) and DoD Security Cooperation concepts and policies used to establish various types of DoD international acquisition transactions throughout the acquisition lifecycle. The course begins with an overview of USG and DoD IA&E objectives, scope, and overarching policies at the national level. The second module describes the DoD framework used to plan and analyze program-level IA&E considerations: IA&E Planning & Analysis; International Cooperative Programs (ICPs); Defense Sales & Transfers; Defense Exportability; Technology Security & Foreign Disclosure; and International Contracting. The third module focuses on USG/DoD international acquisition program forms used to establish DoD international transactions including: ICPs, Foreign Military Sales (FMS); Defense Commercial Sales (DCS), Building Partner Capacity; and Hybrid DCS/FMS and ICP/FMS arrangements. The course concludes with a final module that explores how DoD’s IA&E framework and USG/DoD international acquisition forms are used in various program-level scenarios to formulate and implement international transactions to achieve optimal IA&E outcomes that further U.S. national interests.
INT 1120 - International Armaments Cooperation: The course objective is to provide students with the opportunity to gain knowledge and skills in applying Department of Defense (DoD) concepts, policies, and practices that govern the identification, conceptualization, assessment, development, negotiation, and implementation of DoD International Armaments Cooperation (IAC) enabling programs and International Cooperative Programs (ICPs) throughout the acquisition lifecycle. The first module begins with an overview of DoD IAC objectives, foundational elements, cooperative projects and programs, participating organizations, and international engagement activities. The second module explores how DoD Component acquisition organizations and their International Program Organizations identify new cooperative project/program ideas, formulate and assess potential concepts, and conduct exploratory discussions with prospective partner nations to choose the most promising approach as a basis for international agreement development. The third module describes the U.S. Government and DoD laws, regulations, policies, processes, and practices that govern the nature, establishment, and implementation of new DoD IAC and ICP international agreements. The final module provides a course summary.
INT 2110 - International Acquisition/Security Cooperation Program Management: The course objective is to provide students with the opportunity to apply their knowledge and understanding of the Department of War (DoW) International Acquisition and Exportability (IA&E) and DoW Security Cooperation concepts throughout the acquisition life-cycle by introducing them to higher level IA&E best practices that have been used by DoW Program Management Office (PMO) and Integrated Product Team (IPT) organizations to improve acquisition outcomes and contribute to the accomplishment of DoW and U.S. Government Security Cooperation objectives. The course begins with an IA&E/Security Cooperation knowledge refresher. The second module explores five acquisition life-cycle scenarios: development and early production; mature production; non-program of record sale; and out-of-production system support, plus an historical example in which students are provided with the opportunity to apply their IA&E knowledge to address various challenges and opportunities. The third module focuses on three IA&E best practice areas: the PMO's role in IA&E efforts; working with industry on IA&E matters; and program-specific international business planning concepts and provide students with key IA&E decision frameworks and planning tools that are essential in achieving optimal IA&E outcomes at the PMO level.