Why is Robert Contee leaving DC police? - Thursday, April 27, 2023 - Top News from WTOP

TOP NEWS | April 27, 2023 [Web version](   [Chief Robert Contee leaving DC police for job with FBI]( Robert Contee said in a video statement that he has been appointed as the bureau's assistant director in the Office of Partner Engagement. Some city leaders are surprised by the announcement. [READ MORE](   [Montgomery Co. school bus drivers among biggest rule-breakers for passing stopped school buses, report finds]( Montgomery County's Inspector General Megan Davey Limarzi said 85% of the citations issued for passing stopped school buses with their stop-arms extended were issued to other school bus drivers. [READ MORE](   SPONSORED CONTENT [Emergency funds: How much you should save and how to get started]( Emergencies can happen at any time. You may need a new roof, to fix a broken refrigerator or make up for lost income. Making sure you have an emergency savings fund is vital to help you get through a season of tough financial times.   [New signage, possibly barriers, coming to northern GW Parkway after traffic pattern change]( A new temporary traffic pattern and configuration on the George Washington Parkway has confused some drivers. A spokesperson from the National Park Service tells WTOP they have also noticed issues. [READ MORE](   [Va. detective honored for her work to protect suffocation victims]( Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares awarded Loudoun County Detective Lorraine Goldberg for her work in creating a new state law to protect victims of suffocation. [READ MORE](   EBOOK | Carahsoft [How to achieve your agency's CX goals]( It's hard to go a day without hearing someone in government bring up customer experience. It makes sense given agencies provide services 24/7. Our new ebook offers tactics from 11 federal leaders and five industry experts to help improve CX right now.   [Alexandria leaders plan outreach in response to ‘uptick' in juvenile crime]( Law enforcement leaders in Alexandria outlined a new effort that involves aggressive communication and community outreach to tackle violence and other criminal activity that have been increasing among young people. [READ MORE](   [Bowie State football player hoping to do what no Bulldog has done before - get drafted]( “It's always been my goal, and I've always had people saying this is a possibility.” Bowie State defensive lineman Joshua Pryor is hoping to make the jump to the next level. [READ MORE](   SPONSORED CONTENT [Does your small business have a legal gap?]( Vennard Wright, CEO of Wave Welcome, a Black-owned small business in Oxon Hill shares that it's easy for a startup CEO - who wears many hats daily on the job - “to skate by longer than you should.” Read how that's changed for Wright.   [School Board wants workers comp for Va. teacher shot by boy, 6]( Abigail Zwerner was “clearly injured while at work, at her place of employment, by a student in the classroom,” the Newport News School Board stated in response to her lawsuit, which it wants dismissed. [READ MORE](   [Gender-neutral bathroom plans at Loudoun County schools face backlash]( Loudoun County Public Schools is seeing push back from parents around a new pilot program that would renovate several school bathrooms in the Northern Virginia school system to make them gender-neutral. [READ MORE](   Sponsored by Booz Allen [Agencies begin to embrace ‘uniformity' of agile software factory approach]( Software factories are increasingly in vogue at federal agencies. Rather than setting up individual DevSecOps programs, these factories are allowing agencies to put people, processes and tools in place to meet software requirements across their missions and enterprises.   [New tech at BWI Airport will enable passengers to pass through security with just an ID]( "It is cutting-edge technology," Christopher Murgia of the Transportation Security Administration, said about the new devices located at every security checkpoint at BWI. [READ MORE](   [Adnan Syed asks court to reconsider backing victim's family]( Syed, whose long legal odyssey gained international attention from the hit podcast “Serial,” regained his freedom last year after Baltimore prosecutors moved to vacate his conviction. [READ MORE](   SPONSORED CONTENT [ABCs of Healthcare: The differences between types of healthcare providers]( MedStar Washington Hospital Center's Chief Medical Officer Dr. Jeffrey Dubin breaks it down so that patients can understand both the different positions and how they all work collaboratively to put patient care first.   [Why the court battle over TV rights may be delaying a sale of the Nats]( A New York appeals court recently sided with the Washington Nationals in an ongoing dispute over television rights fees with the Baltimore Orioles. One expert believes it could still be sometime before this battle concludes. [READ MORE](   [‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid' author Jeff Kinney to unveil statue at his alma mater U. 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