Minnesota State Wire

[ST. PAUL, MN] – Governor Tim Walz chaired the Council of Governors’ 27th plenary meeting in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The meeting focused on the progress made on issues of cybersecurity, emergency management and disaster response, issues impacting the Air and Army National Guard, workforce matters, and strategic defense budget trends.

“As a 24-year veteran of the National Guard, it was an honor to convene the bipartisan Council of Governors meeting today and discuss how we can work together to advance our common interests in homeland security and emergency management,” said Governor Walz. “Our country is better off when we come together in a bipartisan manner to solve problems. I am grateful for the opportunity to build on this state-federal partnership.”

The President’s bipartisan Council of Governors was established by the National Defense Authorization Act of 2008 as a forum for governors to exchange views, information, or advice with the Secretary of Defense, Secretary of Homeland Security, and the White House Homeland Security Council on matters of national security, homeland defense, and disaster response and recovery. Governor Walz, a 24-year veteran of the Army National Guard, was appointed by the President in 2021 to lead the council along with co-chair Ohio Governor Mike DeWine. Walz was first appointed to the council in 2019.

The 27th plenary meeting was attended by leaders across the federal government: the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Deputy Secretary of Defense, the Under Secretaries of the Army and Air Force, the Assistant Secretary for Homeland Defense and Hemispheric Affairs, Commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern Command General, the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the Atlantic Area Commandant of the Coast Guard, the White House Homeland Security Advisor, and the Assistant to the President and Director of Intergovernmental Affairs.

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