NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and the Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development have announced an agreement to attract high-technology companies to the state.(Washington Insider)

Set-Aside Alert, June, 2006

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and the Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development have announced an agreement to attract high-technology companies to the state.

Nona Cheeks, chief of Goddard's Office of Technology Transfer, said the state agency can help find scientists in industry that may contribute to NASA missions. NASA will participate in technical exchanges to attract startup technology companies with skills specific to the space agency's needs.