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The 2025 Climate and Energy Leadership Award Winners were the City of Frederick’s Residential Composting Pilot Program, Frederick County’s Green Homes Program, Emerald Cities Collaborative’s DC Contractor Incubator, and Montgomery County Public Schools’ Indoor Air Quality Monitoring Network.

Leaders from across the Greater Washington region — including elected officials, business executives, philanthropic organizations, and higher education institutions — today launched a groundbreaking, public sector driven workforce tool to support displaced federal workers and build long-term economic resilience.

Great Place to Work highlights organizations with positive, engaging workplace cultures.

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 government shutdown and corresponding threat to federal government workers. Lusk is a Fairfax County Supervisor.

Monday, September 22, is celebrated globally as World Car Free Day, which also coincided with the DMVMoves Transit Tour. More than 50 public and private sector leaders from across the region met in Alexandria, Virginia to start the day touring Metro's Integrated Command and Communications Center. During the tour, Metro staff explained the importance of collaboration in an operational environment to communicate and execute daily service delivery.

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, and other leaders from the District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, and beyond to explore how artificial intelligence is improving public services today and where policy is headed.

Vacations are over. Students are back in the classrooms. And workers are headed into the office. As we settle into fall routines, sitting in traffic doesn’t have to be part of yours. Commuter Connections has the free resources you need, which are available on the program’s website: https://www.commuterconnections.org/.​