Eric Powell wrote a course paper for his CHDS Intelligence in Homeland Security class that provided the basis for an intelligence curriculum aimed at fire and EMS professionals in Tennessee. Read more.


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Course Paper Provides Basis for Intelligence Curriculum
June 10, 2013
Eric Powell wrote a course paper for his CHDS Intelligence in Homeland Security class that provided the basis for an intelligence curriculum aimed at fire and EMS professionals in Tennessee. Read more. Assistant Police Chief Enlists Technology as Crime, Terror Fighting Tool
May 20, 2013
John Bennett wanted to reinforce the city’s nine years of crime reduction, and found the approach through technology and a plethora of research while a student at the Naval Postgraduate School Center for Homeland Defense and Security. Read more. Fire Service Pro Espouses Value of Collaboration
May 14, 2013
Firefighter David Mathew was able to use his CHDS knowledge, both in practice and in exercises. Read more. Academic Programs
Master’s Degree ProgramNow accepting applications for Spring and Summer 2014. Deadline: Dec 1, 2013. Executive Leaders ProgramNow accepting applications for Spring 2014. Deadline: Jan 15, 2014. Executive Education Seminars (MET)Executive roundtable discussions for governors, mayors, and urban area leaders. Fusion Center Leaders ProgramA five-day intensive program for fusion center leadership. Pacific Executive Leaders ProgramA five-day intensive program for homeland security leaders in the Pacific region. University and Agency Partnership Initiative (UAPI)Institutions nationwide dedicated to advancing homeland security education. Self-study CoursesNon-credit courses developed by the NPS CHDS faculty and derived from the Center's homeland security graduate curriculum. |
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Lecture: Living in Extremistan: how exceedence probability and PML risk relate to planning, prevention, and response in homeland security. Ted Lewis | Jul 2010 Thesis: Suicide Terrorism in America?: The Complex Social Conditions of this Phenomenon and the Implications for U.S. Homeland Security Richard Fleece | Dec 2012 Audio Archive: Personal stories about events like 9/11 that inspired public service Robert Simeral, Center for Homeland Defense and Security, Naval Postgraduate School Viewpoints Video: Thesis Series: A Unifying Strategy for the Deployment of Preventative Radiological Nuclear Detection Capabilities David Brown | TSA-Federal Air Marshal Service | May 2013
Annual Essay Contest
This year’s topic: The next essay topic will be posted in September 2013
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