Building Homeland Security Capacity Through Workforce Development
Project Summary
This project, a partnership between NCITE and the San Diego State University (SDSU) Graduate Program in Homeland Security (HSEC), is an ongoing initiative to build tomorrow’s DHS workforce. The goal of the HSEC Program is to ensure graduates have the knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience needed to succeed as Homeland Security Enterprise (HSE) professionals. HSEC also hosts a highly attended annual webinar for practitioners, Strengthening Southern Border Partnerships, next scheduled for Spring 2027.Operations Team
Lance Larson, Ph.D.
- San Diego State University
- Co-Director of the Graduate Program in Homeland Security
- Expertise: cybersecurity, security convergence theory, vulnerabilities of fiber-optic networks, cyber threat analysis, homeland security, network security, systems theory, and information assurance
Robert Harkins, Ph.D.
- San Diego State University
- Lecturer and Academic Advisor, Graduate Program in Homeland Security
- Expertise: offenses and conspiracies involving United States Code, Title 21, Food and Drugs (Controlled Substances Act)