News Release Total crime in region declines for fifth consecutive year, COG reports September 12, 2018 Crimes against persons and property—or total Part I offenses—declined for the fifth consecutive year in metropolitan Washington, according to the COG Annual...
News Highlight Region's first responders head to Israel for special training July 31, 2018 COG public safety members traveled to Israel to learn firsthand from subject matter experts in the fields of counter-terrorism, cybersecurity, and emergency...
News Highlight National Capital Region to test wireless emergency alerts system on April 5 March 28, 2018 COG is helping coordinate twenty jurisdictions in the region to simultaneously issue a test message to the public through the Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA)...
News Highlight COG to study physical security of the region's local government buildings March 20, 2018 To ensure the health, well-being, and safety of the public, government employees, and elected officials, COG will study the physical security infrastructure of...
News Highlight Journal highlights COG efforts to improve communication among first responders March 6, 2018 COG's Interoperable Communications Regional Programmatic Working Group discussed its efforts to improve efficiency and reliability of interoperable...