Established in 1965, the Naval Postgraduate School's Defense Resources Management Institute (DRMI) provides integrated professional education programs in resources management and analytical decision making for military officers of all services, and civilian defense officials, from the United States and 170 partner nations.

One of DRMI's most popular courses, the Senior International Defense Management Course, or SIDMC, is suitable for flag and general rank military officers and equivalent civilian defense officials -- professionals that are concerned with and often decision makers in their institutional strategic planning processes, as well as the economic, efficient and effective allocation and use of scarce defense resources within today's complex and uncertain security environment.