National Association of Government Contractors
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Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
-based national trade association for business owners engaged or interested in contracts with government, universities and private corporations. NAGC was founded in 1957 and claims a membership base in excess of 120,000.