Fourth Annual Essay CompetitionThe Naval Postgraduate School Center for Homeland Defense and Security is pleased to announce its Annual Essay Competition. This competition strives to stimulate original thought on issues in Homeland Security and Homeland Defense. Instructions for submitting essays and the essay evaluation criteria are outlined below. Please read them carefully. Statement of Purpose:According to the National Strategy for Homeland Security, the objectives of homeland security are to prevent terrorist attacks within the United States, reduce America's vulnerability to terrorism, and minimize the damage and recover from attacks that do occur. The purpose of this competition is to promote innovative thinking that addresses these objectives. This year’s essay question:The Fourth Annual Essay Contest question will be posted in the early fall of 2010.
Submission GuidelinesYour response may be general or focus on a specific aspect (organizational, policy, strategy, practice, technological innovation, social impact, etc.) or discipline/field, (emergency management, public health, law enforcement, critical infrastructure, intelligence, etc.). Essays may be written from any perspective – e.g. government, private sector, cultural, local community, or citizen. Who may enter: The competition is open to everyone with an interest in homeland defense and security. Current Center for Homeland Defense and Security faculty, staff, students and graduates (of the Master's or Executive Leaders Programs) are not eligible. Competition Guidelines: The essay should be no more than five pages, single spaced, in twelve point type and in Word or PDF format. Do not include your name on the essay. Essays must be original and not published elsewhere. Submission implies permission to publish. Timeline: The deadline for submission is 31 January 2011. Finalists will be announced no later than May 31, 2011. Criteria: Essays will be evaluated on relevance to the question, innovation of the idea(s), strength of the argument, and quality of the writing. Award: The winner will receive a $1500.00 cash award and an invitation to the Center for Homeland Defense and Security located at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California where he/she will be recognized at the CHDS Forum. Additionally, the winning and four top finalist essays will be considered for publication by Homeland Security Affairs, the online journal published by the Naval Postgraduate School's Center for the Homeland Defense and Security. |
Third Annual Essay Competition
"How can, or should, the United States make homeland security a more layered, networked, and resilient endeavor involving all citizens?" Finalists: [Winner] Twitter, Facebook, and Ten Red Balloons: Social Network Problem Solving and Homeland Security Involving Citizens in Homeland Security - Changing the National Culture of Assumed Safety Examining the Effective Use of Unaffiliated Volunteers Unacceptable Gaps: Community Grassroots Involvement in Homeland Security Homeland Bureaucracy - How to Reshape American Homeland Security Policy to Better Engage its Intelligence Professionals through a Layered, Networked and Resilient Attack Upon Terrorism at Home and Abroad Second Annual Essay Competition
"What advice concerning Homeland Security would you give the next presidential administration and why?" Finalists: [Winner] Emergency Response, Public Health and Poison Control: Logical Linkages for Successful Risk Communication and Improved Disaster and Mass Incident Response A National Information Policy The Department of Homeland Security Initiative for Community Empowerment and Security: A Community Based Approach to Homeland Security Saving the Internet or "Who Are You Going to Trust" Building a Central Intelligence Registry First Annual Essay Competition
"What single aspect of Homeland Security has been most successful, and what single aspect will be most critical to Homeland Security success?" Finalists: [Winner] Reducing the Risk Proliferation of Biodefense Laboratories and the Need for National Biosecurity Brick by Brick: The Strategic Re-Building of the Public Health Infrastructure Making Consequence Management Work: Applying the Lesson of the Joint Terrorism Task Force The Importance of Dedicated Investment in Academic Homeland Security Research and Inquiry |
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