News Highlight COG Board discusses rising extremism, antisemitic incidents March 14, 2023 At its March meeting, officials on the COG Board of Directors were joined by Meredith Weisel, Regional Director of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) Washington,...
News Release Alcohol and drug-related traffic fatalities decrease in metropolitan Washington December 6, 2022 The number of alcohol and drug-related traffic fatalities decreased by 10 percent between 2020 and 2021 in the metropolitan Washington area, according to the...
News Highlight Area leaders discuss crime trends, police coordination November 16, 2022 A briefing on the annual Report on Crime and Crime Control at the COG Board of Directors’ November meeting sparked a robust discussion on strategies for...
News Highlight Local officials explore cross-national perspectives on public safety and emergency response June 14, 2022 On May 18, COG’s Department of Homeland Security and Public Safety hosted a webinar event in partnership with the Northern Virginia Regional Commission (NVRC)...
News Highlight Area officials conduct exercise focused on cybersecurity February 16, 2022 Cyber attacks are one of the top threats facing not only metropolitan Washington, but the entire nation. The National Capital Region (NCR) Homeland Security...