News Release COG statement on the looming government shutdown September 29, 2025 The following is a statement by Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) Board of Directors Chair Rodney Lusk is in response to the looming federal...
News Highlight COG hosts regional AI workshop, explores opportunities and risks September 15, 2025 On September 10, the Council of Governments hosted a first-of-its kind AI in Local Government Workshop, convening more than 100 elected officials, IT directors,...
News Highlight Data showing early impacts of federal job cuts July 24, 2025 For more than three decades, the Council of Governments has measured economic growth through its Regional Economic Monitoring System (REMS) reports, tracking...
News Highlight Senator Warner and NACo CEO discuss local impacts on proposed federal budget cuts June 17, 2025 At COG’s June Board of Directors meeting, U.S. Senator Mark Warner of Virginia and National Association of Counties (NACo) CEO and Executive Director Matt Chase...
News Highlight Regional Activity Centers: 145 places in the DMV most primed for growth June 10, 2025 The Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) voted unanimously during its May meeting to adopt an updated map of Regional...