News Release Crime Rate Continues Downward Trend in Metropolitan Washington July 10, 2013 Alexandria Police Chief Earl Cook, D.C. Metropolitan Police Assistant Chief Patrick Burke, and Metro Transit Police Strategic Executive Officer Amy Philips...
Region Forward Blog Karen Young: COG is Moving the Region Forward May 3, 2013 Contrary to John Slidell’s April 12 Guest Comment claiming that “there is almost no one in this region who wakes up every day thinking about what the region...
News Release Council of Governments' Report Urges Actions to Ensure Reliable and Uninterrupted 9-1-1 Service March 13, 2013 Report by local 9-1-1 directors and government officials focuses on preventing outages to the vital service, such as the one that occurred during and after the...
News Release COG Strongly Supports FCC Move to Develop Mandatory Rules Governing Support for 9-1-1 Service January 10, 2013 The FCC concluded that the failure of Verizon and other telephone companies to provide sufficient, dependable back-up power and their failure to adequately...
News Release Report Examines Verizon 9-1-1 Service Gaps, Proposes Recommendations November 14, 2012 The COG Board was briefed on findings and recommendations in a draft report on Verizon 9-1-1 service gaps during and following the June 29, 2012 Derecho storm....