Former Department of Homeland Security acting secretary Chad Wolf discusses his experience leading the department for four years, including what all DHS does, as well […]
Viewpoints with Former Department of Homeland Security Acting Secretary Chad Wolf More
This self-study course provides learners with a conceptual framing of supply chain behavior, risk, sources of resilience, and one method for self-assessing the risk and
NPS-CHDS master’s graduate Kimberly Hayward (MA1803/1804), Community Preparedness Officer at FEMA, talks about her thesis where she analyzes how to engage children and youth to
Dr. Kunreuther discusses the processes and biases in decision-making under uncertainty. He also proposes a behavioral risk audit that couple’s protective decision-making with economic incentives,
Human Biases: Why People Underprepare for Disasters More
Representative of the Dutch Ministry for Infrastructure and Water Management at the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Jan Peelen tells the story of
Living with Water: How the Netherlands Prevents Flood Disasters More
CHDS alumni Dr. Michael Larranaga and Dr. John Comiskey discuss the results of their examination of the potential threats that climate change could have on
The Effects of Climate Change on Homeland Security More
In today’s episode, I had the opportunity to speak with the Director of FEMA’s National Integration Center, Mr. Dan Alexander. Our conversation centered on the
Ep 12: FEMA Building a Culture of Preparedness More
CHDS Executive Leaders Program alumnus Scott Kelberg, Assistant Director of FEMA’s National Education and Training, briefed APEX attendees about the agency and its transition to
The National Education Training Center: Reflections on 2016 and Looking Forward More
The Pacific Executive Leaders Program, delivered by CHDS and funded by FEMA, was created to develop collaboration and executive leader skills in times of crisis
The Pacific Executive Leaders Program More
The master’s program at CHDS is designed to educate emerging homeland security leaders to effect change and policies at their respective agencies and on a
The Master’s Program at the Center for Homeland Defense and Security More
As it stands, preparedness exercises are being conducted with minimal regard to previous exercises and real-world events. This thesis suggests that by looking into the
Fighting Tomorrow’s Fire Today: Leveraging Intelligence for Scenario-Based Exercise Design More
Bryan Koon, Senior Operations Manager Emergency Management Dept. Wal-Mart Inc., discusses how Wal-Mart is working to develop strong public-private partnerships at state and local levels
How the Public and Private Sectors Can Work Together in Disaster Preparedness and Response More
