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The subject of the Naval Postgraduate School Center for Homeland Defense and Security’s Third Annual Essay Competition will be of interest to readers of this blog: ”How can, or should, the United States make homeland security a more layered, networked, and resilient endeavor involving all citizens?”

The competition is open to everyone with an interest in homeland defense and security. The essay should be no more than five pages, single spaced. The deadline for submission is January, 31 2010. Finalists will be announced no later than May 31, 2010.

The winner will receive a $1500.00 cash award and an invitation to the Center for Homeland Defense and Security located at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California where he/she will be recognized at the CHDS Forum. Additionally, the winning and four top finalist essays will be considered for publication by Homeland Security Affairs, the online journal published by the Naval Postgraduate School’s Center for the Homeland Defense and Security.

For more information on entering the contest, go to http://www.chds.us/?essay/overview. Thanks to Jonathan Abolins for bringing this to my attention.