News, Press Releases 29 Jun 2018 Governors Support Agriculture Economy The National Governors Association (NGA) released the following statement on the Senate’s passage of a farm bill: "The nation’s governors support America’s producers who are the backbone of our communities,… National Governors Association
Environment, Energy and Transportation Division, Meeting Materials 28 Jun 2018 Meeting of the Federal Facilities Task Force: Summer Meeting 2018 June 26 – 28, 2018 | Idaho Falls, ID The National Governors Association Center for Best Practices’ (NGA Center) Federal Facilities Task Force (FFTF) held its 2018 Summer Meeting on… National Governors Association
NGA Letters 28 Jun 2018 FAA Reauthorization Letter to Senators John Thune, Bill Nelson, Dean Heller, and Maria Cantwell from the National Governors Association, National Conference of State Legislatures, National Association of Counties, National League of Cities… National Governors Association
NGA Letters 27 Jun 2018 Increasing Consistency and Transparency in Considering Costs and Benefits in the Rulemaking Process – Comment Period Extension and Public Hearings Request Letter (from the National Governors Association, Association of State Drinking Water Administrators, National Association of Clean Air Agencies, Association of Clean Water Administrators, Association of Air Pollution Control Agencies, Environmental… National Governors Association
Homeland Security and Public Safety Division, Issues 27 Jun 2018 Governors Resource Center for Emergency Communications About the Resource Center The National Governors Association developed the Governors Resource Center for Emergency Communications to provide governors and other senior state officials a one-stop-shop for information they need… National Governors Association
Homeland Security and Public Safety Division, Issues 27 Jun 2018 Resource Center for State Cybersecurity The significant and continued growth of cyber-attacks against the United States makes cybersecurity a critical issue for all governors. To help states address the consequences of the rapidly evolving and… National Governors Association
Homeland Security and Public Safety Division, Issues 27 Jun 2018 Governors Homeland Security Advisors Council The NGA Center formed the Governors Homeland Security Advisors Council (GHSAC) to provide an organizational structure through which the homeland security advisors from each state, territory and the District of… National Governors Association
Homeland Security and Public Safety Division, Issues 27 Jun 2018 Improving Forensic DNA Policy Project The goal of the Improving Forensic DNA Policy Project is to help states ensure that they are using DNA to its full extent as a tool to promote public safety. The project… National Governors Association
Homeland Security and Public Safety Division, Issues 27 Jun 2018 Governors Criminal Justice Policy Advisors Network Governors rely on a core of criminal and juvenile justice policy advisors in forming state criminal justice policy, including defining issues, developing strategies, coordinating agencies, engaging communities, and allocating resources.… National Governors Association
Homeland Security and Public Safety Division, Issues 27 Jun 2018 Improving Sentencing and Corrections Policy In partnership with the Pew Charitable Trusts, the NGA Center is helping states identify and adopt strategies to advance fiscally sound, data-driven policies in sentencing and corrections that protect public safety,… National Governors Association
Homeland Security and Public Safety Division, Issues 27 Jun 2018 Justice Information Sharing The power of information technology is multiplied when information is shared between different parts of the justice system. The challenges that accompany information sharing, or "IT integration" are complex. Technical… National Governors Association
Homeland Security and Public Safety Division, Issues 27 Jun 2018 Cyber & Electronic Crime To address the challenges and threats presented by the growth of cyber and electronic crimes, the NGA Center and the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) have worked together since 2006… National Governors Association
