President Obama has created a new Homeland Security Council of Governors I picked this up from an announcement from the Washington Governor's Office that Governor Gregoire will co-chair the council.
I find that there are two interesting points from this:
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I find that there are two interesting points from this:
- Gregoire is trying to eliminate a bunch of committees and commissions here in Washington State that she has deemed to be superfluous. It will be interesting to watch what this "Council of Governors" can accomplish on the Homeland Security front.
- And, why Gregoire to co-chair? I give the credit to her being on the council in the first place to MG Timothy Lowenberg, Adjutant General for the Washington State National Guard. He has been active in emergency management and homeland security from day one when he arrived in the job. I think it is because of his influence in D.C. and his orchestrating state agency efforts over the years and cultivating a relationship with the Governor that she would take this on.
