[PDF] Controls Over Excess Defense Articles Provided To Foreign Governments eBook

Author : Joseph R. Oliva
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 32,4 MB
Release : 2009-08
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1437915248

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Discusses controls over approving, accounting for, and shipping excess defense articles to foreign gov¿ts. From Oct. 2001 through March 2006, DoD reported providing excess defense articles with an acquisition value of $2 billion to 57 foreign gov¿ts. friendly to the U.S. Excess defense articles are DoD-owned items no longer needed and declared excess by the U.S. Armed Forces. The Army and the Defense Logistics Agency provided approx. 99% of the excess defense articles with an acquisition value of $875 million to 37 foreign gov¿ts. The auditor found weaknesses and focused their review on controls at the Defense Logistics Agency¿s Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service. Includes recommendations. Charts and tables.

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Page : 53 pages
File Size : 36,36 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Arms transfers
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Who Should Read This Report and Why? Individuals responsible for reporting and transferring excess defense articles to foreign governments should read this report because it discusses controls over approving, accounting for, and shipping such articles. Background. From October 2001 through March 2006, DoD reported providing excess defense articles with an acquisition value of $2 billion to 57 foreign governments friendly to the United States. Excess defense articles are DoD-owned items no longer needed and declared excess by the U.S. Armed Forces. The articles may require demilitarization (disassembly or destruction) when no longer needed by foreign governments to prevent transfers of excess defense articles to governments not friendly to the United States. The Army and the Defense Logistics Agency provided approximately 99 percent (2,728,384 of 2,752,057) of the excess defense articles with an acquisition value of $875 million to 37 foreign governments. Within the Army, we reviewed controls at the U.S. Army Security Assistance Command and did not detect control weaknesses. However, we did find weaknesses and focused our review on controls at the Defense Logistics Agency's Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service, which provided excess defense articles with an acquisition value of more than $296 million to 19 foreign governments from October 2001 through March 2006. Also, we reviewed transportation offices managed by the Navy, Air Force, and Defense Logistics Agency that helped ship the excess defense articles from the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service offices.

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Page : 11 pages
File Size : 46,27 MB
Release : 2005
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In accordance with United States law, the U.S. Government places conditions on the use of defense articles and defense services transferred by it to foreign recipients. Violation of these conditions can lead to the suspension of deliveries or termination of the contracts for such defense items. On occasion, the President has indicated that such violations by foreign countries "may" have occurred, raising the prospect that termination of deliveries to, or imposition of other penalties on, such nations might take place. Section 3(a) of the Arms Export Control Act (AECA) sets the general standards for countries or international organizations to be eligible to receive U.S. defense articles and defense services provided under this act. It also sets express conditions on the uses to which these defense items may be put. Section 4 of the AECA states that U.S. defense articles and defense services shall be sold to friendly countries solely for use in internal security, legitimate self-defense, to enable the recipient to participate in regional or collective arrangements or measures consistent with the Charter of the United Nations, to enable the recipient to participate in collective measures requested by the United Nations for the purpose of maintaining or restoring international peace and security, and to enable the foreign military forces in less developed countries to construct public works and to engage in other activities helpful to the economic and social development of such friendly countries. Should the President determine and report in writing to Congress or if Congress determines through enactment of a joint resolution pursuant to section 3(c)(3)(A) of the AECA that a "substantial violation" by a foreign country of an applicable agreement governing an arms sale has occurred, then that country becomes ineligible for further U.S. military sales under the AECA. Since the major revision of U.S. arms export law in 1976, no substantial violations have occurred.

Author : United States. Department of Defense
Publisher : United States Department of Defense
Page : 584 pages
File Size : 50,95 MB
Release : 2010
Category : History
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This two-in one resource includes the Tactical Commanders and Staff Toolkit plus the Liaison Officer Toolkit. Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA)) enables tactical level Commanders and their Staffs to properly plan and execute assigned DSCA missions for all hazard operations, excluding Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, high yield Explosives (CBRNE) or acts of terrorism. Applies to all United States military forces, including Department of Defense (DOD) components (Active and Reserve forces and National Guard when in Federal Status). This hand-on resource also may be useful information for local and state first responders. Chapter 1 contains background information relative to Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA) including legal, doctinal, and policy issues. Chapter 2 provides an overview of the incident management processes including National Response Framework (NRF), National Incident Management Systems (NIMS), and Incident Command System (ICS) as well as Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Chapter 3 discuses the civilian and military responses to natural disaster. Chapter 4 provides a brief overview of Joint Operation Planning Process and mission analyis. Chapter 5 covers Defense Support of Civilian Authorities (DSCA) planning factors for response to all hazard events. Chapter 6 is review of safety and operational composite risk management processes Chapters 7-11 contain Concepts of Operation (CONOPS) and details five natrual hazards/disasters and the pertinent planning factors for each within the scope of DSCA.