Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness Blog

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What Is Homeland Security in the U.S.?

December 8, 2019
What is homeland security? Discover how Virginia Commonwealth University’s Online M.A. in Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness empowers graduates to protect the nation.
Counter terrorism officers in parade crowd are on alert for domestic terrorism threats.

What Is Domestic Terrorism?

November 29, 2019
Learn what domestic terrorism is and how homeland security and emergency preparedness professionals work to keep Americans safe from this evolving threat.
Emergency response workers pile sandbags for critical infrastructure protection.

5 Challenges of Protecting Critical Infrastructure

November 20, 2019
Critical infrastructure protection is a rewarding challenge. Learn how to train for careers in the vital fields of homeland security or emergency preparedness.
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Exploring Homeland Security Careers

October 28, 2019
Explore homeland security careers and learn how VCU equips tomorrow’s leaders for public good with its online HSEP graduate program, the first in the U.S.