GHSAC 2020 Annual Report

The Governors Homeland Security Advisors Council (GHSAC) 2020 Annual Report provides an overview of the Council’s work in the past year, including meetings, work products, and significant accomplishments.


GHSAC serves as a forum through which Homeland Security Advisors (HSAs) connect and collaborate with their peers in other states, commonwealths, territories, and Washington, D.C., engage senior officials, and stay apprised of new and emerging threats to the homeland. Key GHSAC objectives include:

  • Improving interstate and regional communication;
  • Facilitating coordination between state and federal agencies; and
  • Developing a unified state and territorial voice to inform Governors and the National Governors Association of the impacts that federal homeland security legislation, regulations, and policies have on the states.