To help provide new jobs in the Mississippi Gulf Coast region, NASA and Computer Sciences Corp. are hosting a job fair Saturday at NASA’s Stennis Space Center, Miss.

NASA’s Shared Services Center will provide administrative and customer support for all NASA employees and contractors. When fully operational, the center will add up to 450 jobs to the local economy.

The job fair for Gulf Coast residents and government employees is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. EDT, Oct. 22, in the atrium of building 1100 at Stennis. The event will focus on opportunities for professionals with at least two years of managerial, administrative or technical experience. Computer Services Corp. of Falls Church, Va., was awarded the contract to provide support to the NASA Shared Services Center.

Media are invited to attend the job fair. For access information, contact Paul Foerman in the Stennis Public Affairs Office at: 228/688-3341/1880. For information about the NSSC on the Web, visit:

http://nssc.nasa.gov

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

http://www.nasa.gov/home