Welcome to the Defense Resources Management Institute
About Us
The Defense Resources Management Institute (DRMI) is an educational institution and component of the Defense Security Cooperation University (DSCU), a directorate of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA). DRMI is co-located with the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) in Monterey, California. The faculty of the DRMI are members of the DSCU faculty specifically assigned to the DRMI for the purposes of providing graduate-level expertise in the associated academic disciplines. Since 1965, the DRMI has responded to the needs of the Department of Defense, teaching principles, concepts, and applications of defense resources management to U.S. and partner nation students in financial and resources management, and other defense specialties.
DRMI Mission
The DRMI's programs enhance the efficient and effective allocation of scarce resources in today's defense organizations by developing course participants' analytical decision making skills. Participants do not focus on learning detailed job-specific skills but rather on the concepts, techniques, and issues that pervade resources management decision making in most mid-management through executive-level positions. To accomplish this, the DRMI provides a dynamic learning environment featuring interactive lectures on key concepts from economics, management, and quantitative reasoning; facilitated small group discussions; and real-world case studies.
Who Should Attend
The DRMI's programs bring together mid to senior-level managers, military officers of grades O-3 through O-6, and defense civilians of grades GS-09 through GS-15, or equivalent. Once a year, flag and general rank military officers and equivalent defense civilians only attend the Senior International Defense Management Course.
Latest News
International Defense Management Course (IDMC 24-1)
November 1, 2023
On 10 October, the DRMI welcomed 36 participants from 21 allied and partner nations (Albania, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Djibouti, Egypt, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Indonesia, South Korea, Kosovo, Lebanon, Madagascar, Mongolia, Morocco, North Macedonia, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Tunisia, Ukraine, Uruguay, and Zambia) to the first convening in FY24 of the ten-week International Defense Management Course (IDMC 24-1).
Defense Resources Management Course (DRMC 23-4)
August 28, 2023
On 28 August, the DRMI welcomed 34 participants from 16 allied and partner nations (Congo, Costa Rica, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, Jamaica, Jordan, Lithuania, Malawi, Malaysia, Oman, Philippines, Spain, and Trinidad-Tobago) and the United States to the fourth convening in FY23 of the four-week resident Defense Resources Management Course (DRMC 23-4). Additionally, four participants from the United States are taking the course virtually via distance learning.
54th Annual Senior International Defense Management Course (SIDMC 23-1)
August 8, 2023
The DRMI welcomed 36 flag and general rank military officers and senior defense officials from 23 allied and partner nations (Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Egypt, Estonia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Jordan, South Korea, Lebanon, Lesotho, Malaysia, North Macedonia, Pakistan, Poland, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, and Ukraine) and the United States to the 54th annual Senior International Defense Management Course on 30 July. This four-week resident course will graduate on 25 August.
Defense Resources Management Course (23-3)
June 12, 2023
The DRMI welcomed 13 participants from five allied and partner nations (Germany, Jordan, Mexico, Oman, and Poland) and the United States to the third convening in FY23 of the four-week resident Defense Resources Management Course (DRMC 23-3) on 12 June 2023. Additionally, seven participants from the United States are taking the course virtually via distance learning.