Security Cooperation

The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy oversees the Department’s security cooperation enterprise, aligning security cooperation programs, activities, and resources with defense strategy and priorities.  The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2017 set forth significant reforms including the consolidation of authorities under Title 10 U.S. Code, Chapter 16, and the requirement for the Department to maintain a program of assessment, monitoring, and evaluation (AM&E) in support of security cooperation programs and activities.

This site serves as a source for policy and reports implementing the Department’s security cooperation strategy and FY17 NDAA reforms.  Additionally, summaries of completed independent strategic evaluations will be published to this site as part of the AM&E program pursuant to Title 10, U.S. Code, Section 383.  Sponsored by the Department, these independent strategic evaluations produce findings, conclusions, and recommendations by measuring the efficiency and effectiveness of security cooperation programs and activities in achieving desired outcomes.

Directives and Instructions:

• DoD Directive 5132.03 -- DoD Policy and Responsibilities Relating to Security Cooperation
• DoD Instruction 5132.14 -- Assessment, Monitoring, and Evaluation Policy for the Security Cooperation Enterprise

DoD Learning and Evaluation Agenda for Partnerships (LEAP):

• DoD Learning and Evaluation Agenda for Partnerships (LEAP) Framework for Public Release 2022

Independent Strategic Evaluations:

• DoD Strategic Evaluation of Mexico and Central America Border Security (2013 - 2018)
• DoD Strategic Evaluation of US Maritime Security Cooperation in Southeast Asia (2015 – 2019)
• DoD Strategic Evaluation - Security Cooperation as a Tool for Access (2020 – 2021)
• DoD Strategic Evaluation of Security Cooperation in the Sahel (2013 – 2018)
• DoD Strategic Evaluation of Security Cooperation in Support of Peacekeeping Logistics in Somalia (2014 – 2018)
• DoD Strategic Evaluation of Security Cooperation to Support Logistics in the Baltics (2014 – 2018)
• DoD Strategic Evaluation - Synchronization of DoD and NATO Security Cooperation Programs and Activities (2016 – 2020)
• DoD Strategic Evaluation - Security Cooperation as a Tool for Strategic Competition (2016 – 2020)
• DoD Strategic Evaluation – Interoperability (2016 – 2021)
• Maritime Security Cooperation in the Gulf of Guinea (2007-2018)
• State Partnership Program
• Cooperative Threat Reduction Program (2014-2020)
• International Professional Military Education
• Institutional Capacity Building in Colombia and Indonesia (2013-2018)

Budget Documents:

• FY2022 President’s Budget Justification for Security Cooperation Program and Activity Funding
• FY2021 President’s Budget Justification for Security Cooperation Program and Activity Funding
• FY2020 President’s Budget Justification for Security Cooperation Program and Activity Funding
• FY2019 President’s Budget Justification for Security Cooperation Program and Activity Funding