Homeland Security & Cybersecurity
Governors play a critical role in homeland security and are responsible for protecting people, property, and businesses within their respective states and territories. Governors are confronted with a range of events—from natural and man-made disasters, disease outbreaks, acts of terrorism, along with the significant and continued growth of cyber-attacks against the United States.
To support Governors’ priorities, the Homeland Security & Cybersecurity Program provides technical assistance to Governors and their staffs on a range of national security policy issues, including cybersecurity policies and practices, targeted violence and terrorism prevention, energy assurance, public health emergency preparedness, and emergency management, including disaster response, recovery and resilience.
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The Governor’s Guide To Public Health Preparedness
This guide serves as a primer on public health preparedness, detailing current strategies, available resources and existing partnerships that may help policymakers bridge the gap between the disciplines of public safety and public health. By doing so, governors can develop a stronger cooperative network for emergency response and provide their states with a safe and healthy future.
Governor’s Roadmap to Preventing Targeted Violence
This roadmap distills the latest research and draws from elements of public-health interventions to provide guidance to governors, state and local leaders, and other stakeholders on how to prevent ideologically inspired violence—whether political, gender-based, or religious. By taking a multidisciplinary, collaborative approach to preventing such violence, states can build safer and more resilient communities.
Governor’s Guide To Homeland Security
This guide covers fundamentals in homeland security best practices ranging from emergency management, fusion centers, grant management, the national guard, emergency declarations, critical infrastructure and other areas of homeland security that a governor and their policy staff would need awareness on.
Focus Areas
- Critical Infrastructure Protection
- Cybersecurity
- Disaster Response, Recovery and Resilience
- Emergency Preparedness
- Energy Security
- Homeland Security
- Nation-State Threats
- National Guard
- Preventing Targeted Violence
- Public Health Emergency Preparedness
- School Safety
Meet the Team
- Jessica Davenport, Program Director
- Phil Nichols, Senior Policy Analyst
- Michelle Blakeslee, Policy Analyst
- Aisley Wallace Harper, Policy Coordinator
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Governors Homeland Security Advisors Council
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Resource Center for State Cybersecurity
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Technical Assistance
We provide complimentary consultation to states as they design and implement new programs and policies.
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Public Safety & Legal Counsels Program
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Defense/National Guard Resources
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Resilience Resources
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