April 29, 2004

Melissa Motichek Mathews
Headquarters, Washington
(Phone: 202/358-1272)
RELEASE: 04-145

NASA HONORS TOP COMPANIES

Three U.S. companies recently received NASA's George M. Low Award. The 
Low award is NASA's highest honor for quality and technical 
performance. It is the nation's oldest award for organizational 
quality. 

NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe presented the awards at the 18th NASA 
Continual Improvement and Reinvention Conference. Marotta Controls, 
Inc., of Montville, N.J., received the award for small-business 
product. Lockheed Martin Space Operations, Integrated Technology 
Solutions, of Huntsville, Ala., was the winner in the large-business 
service category. Spectrolab, a Boeing Company, of Sylmar, Calif., 
received the award for large-business product. 

Companies were evaluated for performance, cost, schedule, innovation, 
management leadership, customer orientation, adherence to the Total 
Quality Management philosophy, and alignment of organizational goals 
with NASA's strategic plans.

For information about the Continual Improvement and Reinvention 
Conference on the Internet, visit: 

http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/codeq/gml/gmlconf.htm 

For information about NASA and agency programs on the Internet, visit: 


http://www.nasa.gov 

	
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