# Presentation: 367114

## DHS Homeland SecurityProfessional Education & Development: 

**Initiatives to Date**
**& **
**A Way Ahead**
**Patrick N. Newman, J.D.**
**Coast Guard Office of Strategic Analysis**
**June 6-8,  2006  **
**Emergency Management & **
**Homeland Security/Defense Higher Education Conference**
**Emmitsburg, MD**

## Homeland Security Professional Education & Development

_**What we will cover:**_

** ****Summary of DHS/Coast Guard initiatives to date**
** ****Current initiatives that are shaping the policy-space**
** ****Steps for moving ahead**

## Current State of Play

- CG Academy, National Academy of Sciences, DHS I -Team and the Directorate of Preparedness assessed the general state of HS Education, Training and Professional Development .  Studies found:

** ****Explosion of HLS Training and Education programs & activities**
** ****Lack of strategic direction and integration – redundancies**
** ****Lack of real innovation, recasting of familiar programs & curricula**
** ****Emphasis on short-term training versus foundational education**
** ****Emphasis on technology and first responder training, excludes HLS policy and ****	****strategic studies**
** ****No standards or credible accreditation mechanisms**

** ****Positive engagement and intent, e.g. , National Homeland Security Academy-Law Enforcement Conception (FLETC)**
** ****Academic consortiums and faculty exchanges** **developing, e.g.,  NORTHCOM HS/D Educational Consortium**
** ****State/federal/private partnerships developing, e.g., NPS Homeland Security Graduate Program **
** ****Some best practices are emerging:**
** ****Harvard’s Homeland Security Preparedness Leadership Institute**
**Texas A&M Private Sector Emphasis**
**Penn State Graduate Program in HS and Public Health**
**Long Island University Undergraduate Degree in Homeland Security Management**

***Current State of Play***** -- (continued)**

## Charting a Course for Homeland Security Strategic Studies National Conference – 2004-06

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**Academe, Policy and Research Sub-committee (APRSAC) endorses conference concept - February 2004**
**Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC) recommends approval to S-1/S-2 – March 2004**
**DHS Training Leaders Council/Office of Human Capital endorses concept and proposed follow-on activities - May 2004**
**S-2/Commandant’s approval received – June 2004 **

- CG/DHS initiated effort to examine need for strategic studies in homeland security.

## Charting a Course for Homeland Security Strategic Studies National Conference – Cont.

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**Interagency/intergovernmental planning sessions held - Summer 2004**
**National conference held at CGA - November 2004**
_**Multiple Fairways: Developing a Strategic Studies Program for the Department of Homeland Securities**_** report approved and transmitted to S-2 – March 2005**
**DHS I-Team and CHCO tasked with developing departmental PD approaches and options, to include strategic studies framework and programs (S-2 memo) – July-2005**
**CG Office of Strategic Analysis funds follow-on program development; curricula workshops and SS program PD framework – August 2005**
**Hurricane Katrina Hits - August 2005**

## Charting a Course for Homeland Security Strategic Studies National Conference – Cont.

- Where we are at today....
**	**

**DHS Human Capital Office’s Katrina Lessons Learned Review Plan responds to White House Katrina Report by 1) creating a DHS working group to establish goals and standards for DHS PD, and ****2)**** ****establishing a HS Strategic Studies Program (HS SSP) curriculum**** and a virtual Leadership Learning and Development Center - Spring 2006**

## Why Homeland Security Strategic Studies?

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**SECURITY**

**Human**

**National**

**International**

**Global**

**Military Strategy**

**Force Planning**
**Warfighting**
**Logistics**
**Nuclear/Conventional**
**Types of Conflict**
**Readiness**
**Intelligence **

**Homeland Security Strategy**

** ****Border Policy**
** ****Immigration Policy**
** ****Infrastructure Protection**
** ****Counter-terrorism**
** ****Comms w/State&Local**

** ****Intel sharing**
** ****Role of the **
** ****National Guard**
** ****Responding to**
**“****Gray Area **
**Phenomena” **

## Why Homeland Security Strategic Studies?

## Homeland Security Strategic Studies Delivery Template

- Where we are at today....
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## Current Initiatives Related to HS Education & Professional Studies – Cont.

** ****S.2158- National Homeland Security Academy Act: Senate bill to create DHS Academy with specific provisions on missions, curriculum, funding, oversight, student population (Collins and Lieberman co-sponsors) -  December 2005**
** ****Draft legislation: “National Emergency Management Reform and Enhancement Act of 2006” – Section 527-National Homeland Security Education Program**
** ****White House Katrina After Action Report: Recommendations 112-117 address the need for professional education and development. 116 calls for DHS to establish National Homeland Security University (NHSU) for senior officials that serves as capstone to other educational/training opportunities. Text includes encouraging words with regard to NDU - Winter 2006**

## Current Initiatives Related to HS Education & Professional Studies – Cont.

**DHS/DOD Strategic Planning Initiative –Spring 2006**
**USCG Charter Effort (HS PROFET): USCG Executive Secretariat and Working Group to assess CG and HS professional development and recommend immediate and long-term improvements. Cross-departmental and DOD integration and synergy- Preparedness Directorate Rep- Dr. George Tanner – Spring/Summer 2006**
**EMI/NORTHCOM Preparedness Conference- Summer 2006**

## Current Initiatives Related to HS Education & Professional Studies – Cont.

**DOD’s QDR: Recommends changing National Defense University to National Security University, creating an interagency “National Security Officer Corps” to integrate all government national secuirty efforts, and developing National Security Planning Guidance to direct the development of military and non-military plans and institutional capabilities- Winter 2006**
**NSU “Warning Order”: Following QDR recommendations, CJCS approved the change of NDU to NSU with a National College of Homeland Security to be established A Y06/07, staffed initially by NDU – Spring 06**

## Challenges, Opportunities, and the Way Ahead

**Challenges:**
**Lack of firm DHS-wide position on Professional Development**
**Presently no substantive, content-driven educational offerings focused on senior senior/mid-level leadership**
**Common DHS culture  remains elusive**
**Potential loss of Homeland Security PD to DOD:  Defining terms of reference, concepts, planning structures.**

## Challenges, Opportunities, and the Way Ahead

**The Way Ahead:**
**The principals agreed to work together to advance homeland security education and professional development within DHS, and advance standard training and curricula with our partners and academia;**
-  **DHS Homeland Security Professional Development Continuum for use in identifying mid-level and accession point requirements for long-term DHS employee development and transition (Roadmap)**
**The program development should build on the work that has been done to date in the Secretary’s Strategic Studies Program, the LEAD framework, and in related work by the CHCO, Coast Guard, and others;**
**The DHS effort should address, but not limit itself to: executive education, mid-level managers/supervisors education, education for staff preparing to represent DHS internationally or work abroad,  accreditation of homeland security programs in academia**
**The program should be developed by DHS in partnership with interagency and DOD, but in an independent manner;**
**Existing programs and facilities (bricks and mortar) capacity must be leveraged**