The Center for Homeland Defense and Security (CHDS) celebrated the graduation of Executive Leaders Program (ELP) Cohort 2501 on June 4, 2026, bringing together 28 senior leaders from across government, law enforcement, emergency management, critical infrastructure, and the private sector.
CHDS Executive Leaders Program Graduates 28 Participants More
Twenty-four emergency management and radiological preparedness professionals from federal, state, local, private‑sector organizations, and the nuclear power industry graduated from the Center for Homeland Defense and Security (CHDS) Radiological Emergency Preparedness (REP) Executive Program on February 6 at the Naval Postgraduate School’s historic Quarterdeck in Herrmann Hall.
Twenty-Four Leaders Graduate CHDS REP Executive Program, Strengthening National Preparedness More
In many countries, people believe they have Miranda rights, but they do not. That’s Hollywood talking. Decades of American crime dramas, both translated and broadcasted worldwide, have shaped expectations which do not exist outside of U.S. law, leaving police outside the United States to explain why that familiar warning is not recited during an arrest.
New Books from CHDS Senior Lecturers Connect Media, Technology, and Intelligence More
Donnie Woodyard recognized that a tremendous amount of wisdom has accumulated among his colleagues, but was not being preserved. He believes that the field stories and shared experiences of emergency medicine professionals need to be passed on as lessons to future generations.
Leadership in Action: ELP Alum Records the Wisdom of EMS Innovators More
The Center for Homeland Defense and Security’s Emergence Program Cohort 2501 celebrated its graduation on January 16, 2026.
CHDS Emergence Program Graduates 25 Students More
On December 19, the Center for Homeland Defense and Security Master’s cohort 2401/2402 marked the end of 18 months of demanding study, research, and collaboration in a graduation ceremony that recognized their hard work and contributions to responding to today’s complex homeland defense and security challenges.
CHDS Master’s Program Graduates 31 Students More
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