Qualys Inc., a publicly traded Silicon Valley cybersecurity company, is the latest outfit from outside the region to open a D.C. office to appeal to the federal customer base.
The company, which specializes in providing risk management and cloud security services, has leased space at One Franklin Square at 1301 K St. NW, which also houses The Washington Post …
The opening follows a June 6 Executive Order from the White House that called for key U.S. government officials and agencies like the Department of Defense and Homeland Security to integrate formal AI security issues into standard cybersecurity procedures by Nov. 1. Qualys hopes to position itself as a company that can help these agencies achieve that requirement. It’s also expected to obtain FedRAMP High Authorization for its cloud platform, which will allow it to offer the product to certain federal customers that require more stringent security assurances.
“Being close to federal agencies enables us to better align with government directives and collaborate more effectively to improve cyber risk management across all levels of government,” Hawkins said.
ServiceNow Inc., a publicly traded Silicon Valley cloud computing provider, is scouting for additional office space in D.C. to expand its Greater Washington presence.
The company on Wednesday announced the opening of a temporary ServiceNow Innovation Hub at 1717 K St. NW and said it is seeking a larger space to accommodate a permanent innovation hub. The announcement came during an event with Mayor Muriel Bowser.
The company, led by CEO Bill McDermott and based in Santa Clara, generated $10.27 billion in 2024 revenue, up 19% year‑over-year.
The new hub will house the company’s first registered apprenticeship program focused on its products. It will provide workforce training pipelines for D.C. residents as part of a partnership formed with the D.C. Department of Employment Services and cloud-based apprenticeship management platform BuildWithin, also based in D.C.
D.C. development advisory Brailsford & Dunlavey has won a contract to represent the District in the $880 million redevelopment of Capital One Arena.
The firm has a longstanding relationship with the District, having run project management for the construction of Nationals Park and, since 2007, has been working with the city on its school facilities modernization. Dunlavey said that work has been his firm’s longest-running assignment
Mealogic Inc., a 14-year-old D.C. meal delivery company, has raised millions in new funding after rebranding, restructuring and refocusing on the health care space.
The company, formerly known as Territory Foods, has secured $16 million to expand its customer base and build up its technology platform in the “food as medicine” space, where it’s betting it can have a bigger impact than it has so far.
