Never Forget. Remembering September 11, 2001
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) held a remembrance ceremony on the morning of September 11, 2019 to commemorate the World Trade Center attacks that claimed nearly 3,000 lives eighteen years...
CHDS Reaches Out to the Nation
Thirty-one students complete Executive Leaders Program from NPS-CHDS
On August 23, thirty-one students were honored for successfully completing the Center for Homeland Defense and Security’s Executive Leaders Program (ELP) at Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA. The students...
Preparing to Protect the Home Front
As we transition into the second half of hurricane season, parts of the country are still recovering from record flooding and devastating tornadoes. Hurricane season unofficially runs through November and...
Emergence Alumna Making a Difference: Interagency Radio Communication
“Communication between agencies in a crisis extends beyond just the technical challenges…we need to understand our networks…we need to have layers of communication…and it all starts with training.” Communication during...
Emergence Alumna Making a Difference: Sharing Information in the Big Easy
“Special events are ingrained into the fabric of New Orleans; finding a way to share information for planning purposes and in real-time is essential to minimizing confusion, frustration, and congestion...
CHDS wins award for K-12 School Shooting Database
On June 29, 2019, the Center for Homeland Defense and Security (CHDS) was presented with an award from the Monterey County Business Council (MCBC). Each year the MCBC honors remarkable...
CHDS alumna investigates “Faux Families” on the Southern Border
No matter how you consume news—via television, newspaper, radio, or online—you have probably heard reports about immigrants arriving at the Southern U.S. Border. But in the current climate of politically-charged...
