The National Security Education Program (NSEP) was a
U.S. federal government
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initiative to enhance the national security of the U.S. by increasing the national capacity to understand and interact effectively with foreign cultures and languages. NSEP oversaw nine critical initiatives designed to attract, recruit, and train a future national security workforce. Some funding came in exchange for a commitment to U.S. federal government service upon completion of academic study. NSEP was aimed at building a wider pool of Americans with
foreign language and international skills by involving participants in "innovative, intensive, and long-term programs designed to provide meaningful opportunities to gain significant competencies in these
languages
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and
cultures."
["Mission and objectives]
NSEP was established by the National Security Education Act in 1991.
Oversight for NSEP was provided by the National Security Education Board (NSEB), which met "to review and make recommendations based on program mission and objectives." The NSEB consists of a 13-member board including representatives from seven Cabinet-level departments. Six non-federal members,
List of positions filled by presidential appointment with Senate confirmation, appointed by the President also serve on the NSEB. The Office of the
Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (OSD/P&R) provided policy oversight for NSEP.
On February 6, 2012, the National Security Education Program and Defense Language Office were merged to form the Defense Language and National Security Education Office, which consolidates cultural, linguistic, and regional
foreign studies education efforts into a single program capable of satisfying national and Department-wide requirements.
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Initiatives
NSEP had nine initiatives (at least some of which were transferred to DLNSEO):
See also
*National Security Language Initiative
The National Security Language Initiative (NSLI) is a program introduced by United States President George W. Bush on January 5, 2006 at the U.S. University President's Summit to develop the foreign language skills of American students, especially ...
*Defense Language Office
The Defense Language Office was an office within the United States Department of Defense. It was officially established in May 2005 under the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness to ensure a strategic focus on lang ...
References
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External links
Official website
Boren Awards
The Language Flagship
American Councils for International Education
National Language Service Corps (NLSC)
English for Heritage Language Speakers (EHLS)
United States national security policy
Scholarships in the United States
Learning programs