{"id":61257,"date":"2017-10-18T15:13:45","date_gmt":"2017-10-18T15:13:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2017\/10\/18\/dsca-head-looking-at-creating-security-cooperation-university-among-other-ideas\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T00:29:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:29:53","slug":"dsca-head-looking-at-creating-security-cooperation-university-among-other-ideas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/pentagon\/2017\/10\/18\/dsca-head-looking-at-creating-security-cooperation-university-among-other-ideas\/","title":{"rendered":"DSCA head looking at creating security cooperation university, among other ideas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WASHINGTON \u2013 The new head of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency is seriously considering the creation of a security cooperation university, as he looks for ways to speed the famously deliberate foreign military sales system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lt. Gen. Charles Hooper, who took over DSCA in August, is intrigued by expanding the current education options for those in the security cooperation world into \u201ca genuine university, a security cooperation university if you will.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hooper said he has been studying how the Defense Acquisition University was stood up and how it has evolved as a potential model for this new venture, which he described as a place that would \u201cnot only provide courses for people going to the field, but a genuine font of learning and knowledge, specifically focused on security cooperation. And we\u2019ve already taken steps in that direction.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The issue was raised at the annual AUSA conference Oct. 10, where Hooper appeared as part of a broader panel on building allied capabilities and was asked about his near-term areas of focus.<\/p>\n\n\n\t