DSCA Policy Memo 26-124 Updates to Missile Technology Control Regime Guidance has been posted.

This policy memorandum incorporates updated guidance into the Security Assistance Management Manual (SAMM), Chapters 3 and 5 to reflect newly established implementation guidance under the Arms Export Control Act (AECA), Chapter 7 (22 U.S.C. 2551) Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) requirements.

This memo:

• Updates C3.7. System-Specific Technology Release Requirements. (and subsections)
• Removes 3.7.2. Missile Technology Control Regime Category I Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Unmanned Aerial Vehicles/Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle. (and subsection)
• Removes Table C3.T5. Missile Technology Control Regime Category I Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Unmanned Aerial Vehicles or Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle Security Cooperation Organization Assessment.
• Updates Table C5.T1A. Defense Articles that Require Additional Country Team Assessment Elements
• Removes Table C5.T1B. Additional Country Team Assessment Elements for Missile Technology Control Regime Category 1 Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Unmanned Aerial Vehicles/Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles.

DSCA Policy Memo 26-94 Addition of Appendix 8 Entry for the Taiwan Security Cooperation Initiative has been posted.

This memorandum establishes Appendix 8 Entry “Taiwan Security Cooperation Initiative.”

DSCA Policy Memo 26-40 Accountability Procedures for Defense Articles Being Refurbished or Repaired Using Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative Authorities has been posted.

This policy memorandum establishes accountability procedures concerning Ukrainian titled defense articles being refurbished or repaired using Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI) Authorities, and for USAI funded defense articles being used in such refurbishment or repair. This policy memorandum is in response to issues discovered in the DoDIG-2025-152 “Evaluation of DoD Processes to Provide Repair Parts to Support Ukrainian Armed Forces.”

This memo adds:

• USAI.2.9. Refurbishment and Repair of Defense Articles (and subsections)
• USAI.F1. Ukraine’s Request for Services for Refurbishment or Repair of Ukraine Titled Defense Articles and Requesting Authority’s Endorsement
• USAI.4.3. Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative Funded Refurbishment or Repair Services for Ukrainian Owned Defense Articles. (and subsections)
• USAI.6.4. (and subsections)
• USAI.F2. U.S. Custody Transfer & Receipt Document for Ukrainian-Owned Defense Articles

DSCA Policy Memo 26-75 Foreign Military Sales Metrics Security Assistance Management Manual Update has been posted.

This memorandum updates SAMM Chapter 3, Chapter 5, Chapter 6, Chapter 7, and Chapter 16 with substantive changes and guidance pertaining to Foreign Military Sales (FMS) metrics, in accordance with the references. It also introduces Appendix 11, which summarizes authoritative FMS metrics in a single location in furtherance of the requirement to achieve greater speed, transparency, and accountability in FMS.

DSCA Policy Memo 26-107 Update Special Defense Acquisition Fund Inventory Report Requirements has been posted.

This memorandum updates the Security Assistance Management Manual (SAMM) with corrective action identified in the above reference to establish policies requiring the inclusion of inventory values in annual physical inventory inspection reports. Effective immediately, Implementing Agencies (IAs) must record and report the total inventory value of all Special Defense Acquisition Fund (SDAF)-procured defense articles during annual inspections, aligning physical inspection data with quarterly inventory reporting metrics.

This memo updates:

• SDAF.7.1.3.1. Custodial Responsibility
• SDAF.7.1.3.2. Physical Inventory Inspections and Reporting
• SDAF.7.1.3.4. Quarterly Inventory Reports
• Table SDAF.T7. - Quarterly Special Defense Acquisition Fund Inventory and Inspection Report