Summary & Wrap-Up

The Environment Export Control Reform Security Cooperation Program Protection Planning Defense Exportability Features JCIDS International Provisions Acquisition Policy Industry Foreign Sales Global Industrial Base Increasing DAW Involvement Technology/ Products

IA&E “Best Practice” New Systems – Early Development Interoperability Requirements Program Protection Issues Cooperative Opportunities International Markets Assessment Fulfill Cooperative Opportunity Assessment Requirement Inform Milestone Decision Authority (MDA) Decisions Acquisition Strategy International Cooperative Program (ICP)? Exportability Requirement?

IA&E “Best Practice” All Systems – Throughout Life-Cycle International Business Plan International Market Forecasts Defense Exportability Features (DEF) Configurations Sales & Transfers FMS DCS & Hybrid BPC Common vs Different Product Upgrade Logistics & Training Information Technology Other (specify) ICPs Prospective Partners Existing Partners International Program Security TSFD and Export Control Best practice to develop an International Business Plan to describe a program’s overall IA&E approach in applicable DAS phase(s)

DAU’s iCatalog The DAU iCatalog is published each fiscal year and provides a complete listing of all DAU courses and other products, as well as information about the University and procedures required to enroll in DAU courses. Limited quantities of the paper catalog are available each year, but the DAU iCatalog is continuously updated and is always easy to reach online. In presentation mode, the links are active in case you want to connect with the live products on the Web. Most current resource for information regarding DAU courses and the Certification & Core Plus Development Guides Accessible from the DAU home page (http://www.dau.mil) or directly at http://icatalog.dau.mil/

Int’l Acquisition Community of Practice (ICOP) https://acc.dau.mil/CommunityBrowser.aspx?id=17638&lang=en-US ACC Int’l Acq Management Site IA&E “One Stop Shop” Community News Key References Website Links Courses & Learning Assets Presentations Reports and Studies Q&As Public Domain & ICOP Member-Only Controlled Unclassified Info (CUI) Sites AOC/GTRI Workshop ‘Folder’ URL: https://acc.dau.mil/CommunityBrowser.aspx?id=721463&lang=en-US Workshop Materials

Mission Assistance Portfolio Executive Coaching Helps Senior Leaders achieve their Extraordinary Futures Focused on high-level AT&L interest areas “Quick learn” venue Tailorable One-on-one Defense Acquisition Executive Overview Workshop (DAEOW) Leverages Survey tools Consulting MDAPs/non-MDAPS Identifies problems Uses multiple data collection methods Intensive analyses Actionable results Pre-Milestone/Gate Reviews Preparatory Serves as a “dry run” opportunity Team Training Wide variety of courses (over 40!) Intended for cohort groups Ideal for on-site workplace setting Some can be tailored Outcome-based MA Targeted Training List.aspx Various Workshops “Hands-on” and collaborative Either activity or event-based Spotlights major challenges ahead Solution-based

Changing the International Acquisition Culture Conventional Separate ICP, FMS, DCS business planning Sequential, stove-piped transaction mechanisms Reactive TSFD and export control policy development Exportability mods to U.S. design by launch partners/customers IA&E Integrated international business planning Multiple, parallel transaction mechanisms Early TSFD and export control policy engagement Design for exportability throughout the acquisition life cycle Be a first follower!

Take Aways Prediction Advice Observation International Acquisition and Exportability (IA&E) emphasis within DoD will continue to increase as U.S. and foreign budgets decrease Advice IA&E is a complex area – when in doubt, “get professional help” from your DoD Component International Program Organization (IPO), OSD (AT&L/IC, DSCA, and/or DTSA) or DAU Observation It’s not easy, but there are “pots of gold at the end of the rainbow” for programs that put in the hard work to be successful at IA&E