Greater Washington is home to:

• the District of Columbia, Northern Virginia (with its hub in Fairfax County), and Southern Maryland
• the US Federal Government which spends more than $50 billion annually on electronic goods and services
• over 550,000 people working in more than 15,000 technology companies, a number greater than Silicon Valley, New York, Boston and Atlanta.
• America's defense and security establishment.  Many major contractors are located in the region, including Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics, Northrop Grumman, Boeing and Raytheon, and new Federal spending initiatives, many opportunities now exist for Israeli companies.
• a dynamic life sciences community strong in genomics, bio-informatics, oncology and medical devices, and driven by the presence of the National Institute of Health (NIH), NIST, and the FDA.   Over 300 bioscience firms participate in this community.
• the largest number of Inc. 500 companies for the past four years and the largest number of Deloitte and Touche Technology Fast 500 companies in three of the past four years.
• the highest concentration of computer science and engineering workers in the US
• more than 65 Israeli companies, including Rafael, IAI, Gilat Spacenet, ECI Telecom, Exent, Unwired Express, Foxcom Wireless, Checkpoint, Amdocs and EFW. 
• many good schools, interesting cultural attractions, an appealing climate and a central location on the east coast of the United States,
• one of the most attractive US business environments for Israeli technology companies.