The Center for Homeland Defense & Security

The Center for Homeland Defense and Security (CHDS) is located at the Naval Postgraduate School (www.nps.edu) in Monterey, CA. Since 2002, CHDS has conducted a wide range of programs focused on assisting current and future leaders in Homeland Defense and Security to develop the policies, strategies, programs and organizational elements needed to defeat terrorism in the United States. The programs are developed in partnership with and are sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security's Office for Domestic Preparedness (ODP) and consist of six primary elements: A fully accredited Master's Degree in Homeland Security (first class graduated in June 2004); Mobile Education Team (MET) seminars for Governors and senior state officials, or for major urban area senior Homeland Security leaders; Executive Education Seminars on priority topics in Homeland Security, such as Intelligence and Fusion Centers, Public Information/Fear Management, Public Health; Homeland Security Certificate programs; Research initiatives; The nation's first and largest digital Homeland Security research library. All CHDS programs are focused on leadership development to enable the United States to win the war on terrorism. Through graduate- and executive-level coursework, seminars, and research, Homeland Security leaders gain the analytic skills and substantive expertise they need to counter terrorism. The programs also prepare leaders to bridge gaps in interagency and civil-military cooperation by bringing together a diverse range of participants to share perspectives and lay the foundation for long-term Homeland Security collaboration.