Homeland Security & Public Safety
Homeland Security and Policy
Metropolitan Washington faces unique homeland security and public safety challenges as the center of the federal government, an international tourist destination, and a major metropolitan area. Since the terrorist attacks on 9/11, governments, nonprofits, and private partners have worked together to increase the region’s ability to protect against, prepare for, and respond to natural and man-made threats.
COG has played a key role in this effort, building on its extensive relationships throughout the region. COG works to foster collaboration throughout the region and provide decision-makers and subject matter experts with the tools needed to make sound financial, resource, and programmatic decisions regarding regional homeland security preparedness, response, and recovery. COG supports the regional homeland security activities by working with stakeholders to:
- Coordinate regional priority setting;
- Identify regional goals and objectives and the capabilities and projects necessary to achieve them; and
- Develop regional strategic policy.
News & Multimedia
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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...
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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)...
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March 6, 2018
COG's Interoperable Communications Regional Programmatic Working Group discussed its efforts to improve efficiency and reliability of interoperable...
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January 10, 2018
At its January meeting, the COG Board of Directors elected Loudoun County Supervisor Matthew Letourneau as its Chairman for 2018.
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December 14, 2017
Ten years ago, COG recognized Arlington County Board Chairman Jay Fisette with its highest honor—the Elizabeth and David Scull Public Service Award for...