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Training in Intelligence and HUMINT Training Can Be Attained Online

People earn a college degree for many reasons, chief among which is to increase one’s employment opportunities. Certainly, there are other reasons people go to college, such as for personal growth, professional growth, or intellectual interest. However, it may be safe to presume that the aim of most people who go to college is to […]

Managers Look For Applicants With a Protection Degree or Homeland Security Training

The Urban Institute (UI) collected data from a number of security experts to be able to forecast the emerging security challenges in the coming years. The security experts that were consulted were comprised of traditional and less traditional sources. Some of the fields represented were banking, health care, hospitality, Information Technology, insurance, retail, services, and […]

Homeland Security Schools Provide Crisis Management Education

The Al-Qaeda attacks of 9/11 have forever left a mark in the hearts of the American people. The effects caused changes in many aspects of business and government in the way they handle threats to their operations. No greater change was seen than that in the world of first responders. Immediately after ground zero was […]

There Are Schools Which Offer Studies in Terrorism and Terrorism Degrees

If you are interested in studies in terrorism or even in terrorism degrees, then I’m sure by now you are frustrated by the lack of information and relatively few options available. Now just to be perfectly clear before we move any further, when I describe either studies in terrorism or terrorism degrees, I am specifically […]

Attend an Online Military School For an Intelligence Education

The National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) administered a survey in 2011 to college students that inquired about their employment aspirations. The survey assessed a broad range of thoughts and expectations about their future career, such as anticipated salary and hoped-for opportunities for personal growth. The Partnership for Public Service (2012) examined the NACE […]

Studies in Intelligence and Security Studies Lead to Employment

The economy circa February 2012 has been, arguably, in bad shape. The Unites States of America has and continues to experience economic hardship manifested in a general loss of prosperity. This loss of prosperity is particularly salient in the areas of jobs. Large numbers of people have lost their jobs, and more people have lost […]

Intelligence Operations Require Qualified Personnel With Anti Terrorism Training

The war in Iraq is drawing to a close and the war in Afghanistan may be in a similar position in the not too distant future. There was a successful transition of power in Iraq, and recent clandestine talks with terrorist leaders about the United States military presence in Afghanistan have shown promising signs. However, […]

Furthering Your Studies in Intelligence With an Online Intelligence Degree

If you are considering pursuing your studies in intelligence further, you may want to consider obtaining an online intelligence degree. We already know that one tried and true path towards a career within the intelligence community is to have a military background in intelligence; however, for most government jobs you need a college degree to […]

Anti Terrorism Officers Can Benefit From a Counterterrorism Degree

The threat of terrorism is still a concern. A review of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) wanted list shows that there are many terrorists of high value yet to be apprehended. Many of those terrorists are wanted for their role in participating in or planning attacks on U.S. citizens or U.S. interests. Other terrorists […]

Security Studies is Covered by the Doctorate in Strategic Security

The United States Secret Service was created in 1865 to suppress counterfeit currency. The responsibilities and duties of the Secret Service continued to expand throughout the years. In 1951 Congress approved legislation that permanently placed the president, president-elect, and vice-president under Secret Service protection (secetservice.gov). The Secret Service continued to assume greater responsibility, such as […]