To address the continuing threat of terrorism and to work with the federal Department of Homeland Security (created in 2002 following the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001), homeland security in Wyoming in 2003 operated under executive order; the adjutant general was designated as the state homeland security advisor.
The Board of Education has primary responsibility for educational services in Wyoming. Transportation services are provided by the Wyoming Department of Transportation; health and welfare matters fall under the jurisdiction of the Departments of Health and Family Services. Among the many state agencies concerned with natural resources are the Department of Environmental Quality, Board of Land Commissioners, Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, and Water Development Commission. The Department of Employment is responsible for labor services.