Region Forward Blog 9-1-1 Communications Infrastructure Essential to Safety of Region September 22, 2014 The ability to reach emergency first responders is vital to saving lives but in most areas of the country services like 9-1-1 calls still use outdated...
News Release COG Board Votes to Support 9-1-1 Communications Infrastructure Planning September 10, 2014 The Council of Governments Board of Directors today endorsed a study to dramatically expand the functionality of the region’s 9-1-1 emergency call centers to...
News Release Crime Rate Continues Downward Trend in Metropolitan Washington July 9, 2014 The crime rate in metropolitan Washington is continuing to decrease according to the 2013 Annual Report on Crime & Crime Control released today at the...
News Highlight Seminars Bring Officials Together to Focus on School Safety May 28, 2014 School safety and campus security were the focus of a seminar series held earlier this spring in the District of Columbia, Virginia, and Maryland. The series...
News Highlight Ceremony Honors Fallen Corrections Officers May 6, 2014 On Saturday, May 3rd, the Council of Governments Corrections Chiefs Committee sponsored the 23rd Annual Wreath Laying Ceremony in honor of fallen corrections...