News Highlight Summit brings region together to combat opioid and substance abuse epidemic May 11, 2017 Governor Hogan, Governor McAuliffe, and Mayor Bowser spoke at the COG-organized event, which drew about 500 participants.
News Highlight Region conducts full-scale exercise focused on preparing for complex terror attacks April 26, 2017 Law enforcement officials and other first responders participated in a full-scale exercise on April 26 designed to prepare for the possibility of a complex...
Region Forward Blog Q&A: Prince George's County Chief Administrative Officer Nicholas Majett April 18, 2017 Nicholas (Nick) Majett, Prince George’s County Chief Administrative Officer, has been a COG member since May 2014, when he first joined Prince George’s County...
News Highlight Inauguration weekend security a regional effort March 1, 2017 As thousands of visitors descended on metropolitan Washington for Inauguration weekend, area homeland security and public safety personnel stood ready to...
News Highlight COG, Board of Trade help regional leaders prepare for 2017 Inauguration January 18, 2017 The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments and the Greater Washington Board of Trade partnered to host a free briefing on January 12, featuring top...