SUBJ: NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL HOMELAND SECURITY EXECUTIVE
LEADERSHIP PROGRAM OPEN REGISTRATION
1. THE NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL (NPS) CENTER FOR HOMELAND DEFENSE
AND SECURITY (CHDS) IS NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THE FALL 2009
HOMELAND SECURITY EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP PROGRAM (HSELP). THIS
PROGRAM IS DESIGNED FOR FLAG/SES AND O-6/GS-15 LEADERS AND IS
OFFERED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DHS NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS
DIRECTORATE, FEMA, AND THE OFFICE OF THE CHIEF HUMAN CAPITAL
OFFICER AS PART OF THE DHS UNIVERSITY SYSTEM LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE.
SESSION TOPICS INCLUDE INTELLIGENCE, CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE,
BORDERS AND IMMIGRATION, THREAT RECOGNITION, CRISIS AND RISK
COMMUNICATIONS, INCIDENT MANAGEMENT, FEAR MANAGEMENT, AS WELL AS
EMERGING HOMELAND SECURITY ISSUES.
2. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS: PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS CAN BE FOUND ONLINE
AT HTTP://WWW.CHDS.US. AN APPLICATION WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERATION
FOR THE PROGRAM WITH ALL TUITION AND OTHER COSTS (INCLUDING TAD)
BEING FULLY FUNDED. APPLICANTS SHALL APPLY DIRECTLY TO NPS PER PARA
3 BELOW. THERE WILL BE NO CG SELECTION BOARD PROCESS FOR THIS PG
PROGRAM. THE DATES FOR THE FOUR ONE-WEEK SESSIONS ARE 5-9 OCTOBER
2009, 8-12 FEBRUARY 2010, 10-14 MAY 2010 (TENTATIVE), AND 9-13
AUGUST 2010 (TENTATIVE). THE PROGRAM IS A GRADUATE LEVEL EXECUTIVE
EDUCATION PROGRAM DESIGNED TO ACCOMMODATE THE BUSY SCHEDULES OF
PARTICIPATING EXECUTIVES. PARTICIPANTS MUST COMMIT TO ATTENDING ALL
FOUR SESSIONS OF THE PROGRAM.
3. APPLICATION PROCESS: THE ON-LINE APPLICATION PROCESS CAN BE
FOUND AT HTTP://WWW.CHDS.US. SELECT EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP PROGRAM
FROM THE MENU TO BEGIN THE APPLICATION PROCESS. ALL APPLICATIONS
ARE DUE BY 15 JUNE 2009. THE APPLICATION CONSISTS OF A CURRENT
RESUME OR CV AND A LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION FROM THE COMPONENT HEAD
OR DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE IF THE APPLICANT IS NOT THE MOST
SENIOR OFFICIAL IN THEIR ORGANIZATION. INTERESTED PERSONNEL SHOULD
APPLY DIRECTLY TO NPS VIA THE WEB SITE LISTED ABOVE. DO NOT GO
THROUGH THE NORMAL USCG PG PROCESS AS THIS IS NOT A CG OWNED AND
OPERATED PG PROGRAM. APPLICANTS NEED TO INFORM THEIR PROGRAM
MANAGER AND CHAIN OF COMMAND OF THEIR INTENT TO APPLY AND AGAIN
UPON ACCEPTANCE INTO THE HSELP PROGRAM. IF SELECTED BY NPS FOR
ACCEPTANCE INTO THE HSELP PROGRAM, PERSONNEL SHALL NOTIFY THE
PROGRAM MANAGER, MS. ANNETTE AMBROSIO, AND PROVIDE A COMMAND
ENDORSEMENT (EMAIL FROM COMMAND IS ACCEPTABLE) STATING COMMAND
SUPPORT OF TAD AND WORK HOUR FLEXIBILITY THAT THE HSELP PROGRAM MAY
REQUIRE.
4. NOTES: THERE ARE NO ALLOCATED QUOTAS SET ASIDE SOLELY FOR COAST
GUARD PERSONNEL. ALL ATTENDEES ARE SELECTED THROUGH A NATIONWIDE
COMPETITIVE APPLICATION PROCESS FROM ALL ASPECTS OF FIRST
RESPONDERS, MILITARY BRANCHES, STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS, ETC.
5. THE CG PROGRAM MANAGER FOR THE NPS HOMELAND SECURITY EXECUTIVE
LEADERSHIP PROGRAM IS MS. ANNETTE AMBROSIO, COMDT (CG-133), WHO CAN
BE REACHED AT (202)475-5515 OR AT ANNETTE.M.AMBROSIO(AT)USCG.MIL.
ANY DETAILED QUESTIONS REGARDING THE NPS HSELP PROGRAM OR
APPLICATION PROCESS ITSELF ARE BEST ADDRESSED BY MS. HEATHER
ISSVORAN, AT (831)656-2003, OR HISSVORA(AT)PS.EDU AND/OR ELLEN
GORDON AT (515)240-8071 OR AT EMGORDON(AT)PS.EDU OR YOU MAY CONTACT
THE CHDS APPLICATION EMAIL HOTLINE EXECUTIVELEADERSHIP(AT)CHDS.US.
6. RDML D. R. MAY, DIRECTOR OF RESERVE AND TRAINING, SENDS.
7. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.