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Greater Washington Initiative to Host Educational Sessions
at FOSE 2006

WASHINGTON , DC; March 6, 2006 – The Greater Washington Initiative (GWI), a regional economic development marketing organization for the District of Columbia, Northern Virginia and Suburban Maryland, will host a series of educational sessions at FOSE 2006. Speakers at the GWI sessions will include top U.S. and international business executives, U.S. government officials, business development specialists from the United Kingdom, Australia and Canada, and consultants specializing in government technology markets.

The sessions are designed to help attendees develop strategies for winning government contracts, learn who is currently purchasing IT services, establish a presence in Greater Washington, and discover what other leading U.S. Government contractors are looking for in their partners.

All GWI educational sessions will be held in Room 156 at the Washington Convention Center.

In addition to the sessions, GWI will host a reception on Wednesday, March 8 at 4:30 pm in room 146A for international companies attending the exhibition.

In an attempt to further analyze the growing Information Technology field, GWI published a study examining the Greater Washington region IT sector and its sub-clusters. It takes a critical look at strengths and challenges facing the industry and includes recommendations for consideration by business and government leaders.

Key takeaways from the report include details on employment statistics, the federal government’s role and different IT sub-clusters. Among the findings:

  • Greater Washington has a regional technology workforce approaching 333,000 (one in ten area workers), more than twice the national average.
  • In the 2004 fiscal year the U.S. Government spent more than $67 billion for IT of that more than $29 billion, or 43% of the total federal spending, stayed in the Greater Washington region.
  • Federal government spending directly accounts for 35% of the regional economy.

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    The Greater Washington Initiative ( GWI) is the regional economic development marketing organization that assists firms in expanding their businesses in the District of Columbia, Northern Virginia and Suburban Maryland. GWI provides complimentary and confidential client services and research and is an affiliate of the Greater Washington Board of Trade. For more info, visit www.greaterwashington.org

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