Master’s Degree

NPS NPS DHS Homeland Security Master’s Degree
Applications are now being accepted for the Spring and Summer 2009 cohorts.
Deadline: Dec 1, 2008
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Resources

Library Homeland Security Digital Library
Journal Homeland Security Affairs
Vol IV No 3
October 2008
    
    

Viewpoints

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New on Video:
Amtrak's Strategic Priorities to Increase Security on American Railroads
Viewpoint William Crosbie,
National Rail Passenger Corporation - Amtrak
2008-2009 Presidential Transition: National Security Considerations and Options
Viewpoint John Rollins,
Center for Homeland Defense and Security
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The Center for Homeland Defense and Security

The Naval Postgraduate School Center for Homeland Defense & Security (CHDS) has been the nation’s premier provider of homeland security graduate and executive level education since 2002. NPS and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security are partnering to pioneer the development and delivery of homeland security education programs for governors, mayors and senior homeland security leaders from across a wide spectrum of disciplines in local, tribal, state and federal government, and the military.

CHDS Programs Reach Out to the Nation

CHDS Holds First Annual Lacy E. Suiter Policy Forum

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The Center for Homeland Defense and Security hosted the first annual Lacy E. Suiter Policy Forum and Executive Seminar for public and private homeland security officials in Monterey, Calif., Oct. 15-16. The seminar was designed to bring together leading homeland security practitioners to discuss and debate the future of emergency management in the United States. Read more of this story.

CHDS on National Terrorism Preparedness Institute’s Live Response

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Recently, the National Terrorism Preparedness Institute (NTPI) presented Live Response with Al Ruechel, a 60 minute feature that showcases the scope and growth of the Center. The show featured the Center’s National Capital Region Cohort, 0803-0804, conducting interviews with participants, faculty, and administrators. Read more of this story.

Naval Postgraduate School Graduates Ninth Homeland Security Class

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Thirty two of the nation’s top homeland security leaders received their master’s degree at the Naval Postgraduate School’s Center for Homeland Defense and Security on September 26, 2008. This marks the ninth commencement ceremony of the program that to date has produced over 200 graduates from around the country. Read more of this story.

CHDS Announces Second Annual Essay Competition

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What advice concerning Homeland Security would you give the next presidential administration and why? This is the question many will attempt to answer in the second annual essay competition sponsored by the NPS Center for Homeland Defense and Security. The competition strives to stimulate original thought on issues in Homeland Security and Homeland Defense. Competition details.

5 years CHDS Celebrates
Five Years of Meeting the Homeland Security Challenge
Lacy E. Suiter In Memoriam
The Lacy E. Suiter Policy Forum

DHS
The Naval Postgraduate School Center for Homeland Defense and Security is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's National Preparedness Directorate, FEMA.

http://www.chds.us/