About Us

COG is the one place in metropolitan Washington that regularly brings leaders together to develop solutions to the region's major challenges. COG prepares plans enabling the region to receive federal funding, provides members with research and data to inform decision-making, and offers a wide range of programs, including commuter services, cooperative purchasing, technical assistance and grants, and public outreach campaigns.

Transportation

Through the National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board (TPB), area officials, planners, and engineers ensure a well-managed and maintained transportation system. The TPB, which is staffed by COG, conducts the federally mandated transportation planning process for the region and ensures the uninterrupted flow of federal transportation funds that area jurisdictions receive.

Environment

COG's work engages leaders in various environmental fields from water quality experts to climate scientists. Together, they are advancing regional efforts to restore local waterways, improve air quality, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and address climate change, promote recycling, and enhance and preserve green space and agriculture.

Community

Area officials and experts, including planning and housing directors and child welfare and health officials, work together with their counterparts at COG to help shape stronger communities throughout the region.

Homeland Security & Public Safety

COG brings police chiefs, fire chiefs, emergency managers, and other leaders together as part of its work to strengthen regional public safety coordination, homeland security planning, and emergency communication.

Chief Equity Officers Committee

The purpose of the COG Chief Equity Officers Committee is to advance racial equity within COG programs and committees, COG member local governments, and throughout the metropolitan Washington region. The Committee will support COG’s mission to be anti-racist and advance racial equity through work focused on implementing policies and practices that promote racial equity for all area residents and throughout COG’s analyses, operations, procurement, programs, and priorities. The Committee’s work will support the Chief Administrative Officers, the COG Board of Directors, and policy committees. The Committee is comprised of the Chief Equity Officer, or equity lead, from each COG jurisdiction. The Committee meets the fourth Thursday of the month at 2:00pm.

Scope of Work:

Serve as the hub for regional collaboration and coordination on advancing racial equity initiatives throughout the region, within COG’s member local governments, and through COG’s work.
Share information, data, resources, and best practices to advance racial equity and serve as a forum for cross-jurisdictional discussion.
Coordinate COG regional education and training initiatives as deemed appropriate by the Committee.
Support the COG Board of Directors, Chief Administrative Officers Committee and COG Policy Committees to advance racial equity through the priorities and projects executed each committee as requested.
Support the Region Forward Coalition to update the Greater Washington 2050 Compact focused on creating a more prosperous, accessible, livable, and sustainable metropolitan Washington by re-aligning the goals and targets to illuminate and support equity and inclusion.
Serve as a hub for collaboration and partnership with external community organizations on efforts to address racial equity in the region.

Chief Equity Officers Committee

Featured Documents

Bylaws of the Chief Equity Officers Committee

Committee Members

Staff