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.

Personnel Officers Technical Committee

The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments Personnel Officers Technical Committee is composed of directors and other personnel representatives from the Washington metropolitan jurisdictions and agencies.

The committee was formed by the Council of Governments primarily to provide value-added services to its member-jurisdictions and agencies. Specifically, the committee was designed with the following goals:

To provide a forum for area personnel directors and representatives.
To hear, share and discuss human resources issues including "best practices," current legislation affecting their work, and other topics of mutual interest to all members.
To keep abreast of human resources trends affecting jurisdictions and the region as a whole.
To serve as a forum for networking and a resource for personnel information, strategies and advice.
To work collaboratively on major projects of mutual benefits to all members and the region as a whole.

The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments Personnel Officers Technical Committee meets every two months, second Thursday of the month, but may be subject to change. There is no meeting held on July.

Meetings are normally held at the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments located at 777 North Capitol Street, NE, Washington, DC.

Personnel Officers Technical Committee

Committee Members

Staff