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[The following are Security Assistance Management Manual (SAMM) tips provided by Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA). For questions or further information on these topics, please contact DSCA Policy Division, Strategy Directorate. The SAMM is available at www.dsca. mil/samm.]

Military Assistance Programs Address Directory

The Military Assistance Programs...]]>Sun, 1 Nov 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Security+Assistance+Accounting+'s+role+in+enterprise+resource...-a0212326853
[The following article is compliments of the DFAS-Indianapolis Center Security Assistance Accounting News Update, July 2009.]

What is an Enterprise Resource Planning?

An Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is a company-wide computer system for managing all the resources, information, and functions a business performs. An ERP normally covers all business aspects like...]]>Sun, 1 Nov 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Defense+Security+Cooperation+Agency+Memorandum%3a+increase+to+delivery...-a0212326852
[Normally the Defense Institute of Security Assistance Management does not publish Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) Memoranda since they are all readily available on the DSCA web site at: www.dsca.mil. However, 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...]]>Sun, 1 Nov 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Defense+Institute+of+Security+Assistance+Management+online+learning...-a0212326851
The Defense Institute of Security Assistance Management's (DISAM's) online learning program began modestly with the roll out of the Security Assistance Management Orientation Course (SAM-OC) and the International Programs Security Requirements-Online (IPSR-OL) courses. Since the initial fielding of these two courses, DISAM's online offerings have greatly expanded to support the security...]]>Sun, 1 Nov 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/The+Jordan+model%3a+coming+soon+to+a+United+States+Embassy+near+you.-a0212326850
The promulgation of Department of Defense Directive (DoDD) 5105.75, dated December 21, 2007, will result in major changes in the leadership of Security Cooperation Offices and Defense Attache Offices in U.S. diplomatic missions (embassies); coordination of security cooperation programs and activities with geographic combatant commands (GCCs); and, potentially, relations with...]]>Sun, 1 Nov 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Improving+the+quality+of+foreign+military+sales+forecasting+using...-a0212326849
Abstract

One approach to forecasting future sales might be called the "bottom-up" approach. In general, one tries to forecast the values of all major customers' orders for the upcoming year. Then, these are summed to obtain a forecast for the upcoming year's total sales. This approach can be used in conjunction with other methods, such as examining current sales trends, as part...]]>