Governing

President Obama has picked a slate of members of the Council of Governors, which was created Jan. 11 by executive order. The council will work with the defense secretary, the secretary of homeland security and other national security advisers on issues related to the National Guard, homeland defense, synchronization and integration of state and federal military activities in the United States, and civil support activities.

Government officials on the council include the defense secretary, the homeland security chief, the Coast Guard commandant, the chief of the National Guard Bureau and the head of U.S. Northern Command, among others.

Here's the list of governors released yesterday by the White House:

• Governor James H. Douglas, Co-Chair, Council of Governors
• Governor Chris Gregoire, Co-Chair, Council of Governors
• Governor Janice K. Brewer, Member, Council of Governors
• Governor Luis G. Fortuño, Member, Council of Governors
• Governor Brad Henry, Member, Council of Governors
• Governor Robert F. McDonnell, Member, Council of Governors
• Governor Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon, Member, Council of Governors
• Governor Martin O’Malley, Member, Council of Governors
• Governor Beverly Eaves Perdue, Member, Council of Governors
• Governor M. Michael Rounds, Member, Council of Governors