Information Security

Looking for the perfect location to start, expand, or relocate an information security enterprise? Then it’s time to look at Maryland. We’re confident that the closer you look, the more you’ll like what Maryland has to offer:

Ready access to major federal and commercial customers, including the National Security Agency (NSA), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), and Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC)
A highly trained workforce—Maryland boasts the highest concentration of professional and technical workers in the nation (25.7%)
A separate power grid from New York, making Maryland an ideal location for secure back-office operations
Number two ranking among the states in federal R&D obligations—$12.2 billion annually.

Global Reach, Local Access

What’s the strategic advantage of a Maryland location? In a word, ACCESS . To customers. To partners. To government decision makers. And to the rest of the world.

Located roughly halfway between Boston and Atlanta, London and Los Angeles—and supported by a fiber-rich, redundant, reliable telecommunications network valued at $5.5 billion—Maryland’s location ensures unparalleled access to both domestic and international information security markets.

Strategic Advantages of a Maryland Location:

Fifty federal agencies and research facilities within an hour’s drive of one another
High-speed train access to Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia, with travel time to New York City—downtown Baltimore to Manhattan’s Penn Station—just two and a half hours on Amtrak
Three international airports within close proximity and seven regional airports throughout the state serving corporate needs
Sixth in the nation in Computer Systems Design employment, with more than 56,000 jobs
A highly educated, diverse population and a high standard of living

Strength and Numbers

They say success breeds success. And it stands to reason. Maybe that’s why Maryland continues to attract both established technology leaders and start-up entrepreneurs to an area that already boasts one of the largest and most active technology and software business clusters in the nation.

Take advantage of a Maryland location to network and make deals with government decision makers and industry leaders, right in your own backyard—just like the following companies that call Maryland home: Boeing, Booz Allen Hamilton, Computer Sciences Corporation, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Safenet, SAIC, Sourcefire, Symantec, and The Van Dyke Technology Group.

An Exceptional (and Growing) Workforce

Maryland’s numbers speak for themselves:

First among U.S. states in percentage of professional and technical workers (25.7%) in the workforce
Number one among the states in number of Ph.D.’s in mathematical sciences per 100,000 workers
More than 165,000 technology employees
More than 56,000 computer systems design and software development employees
Almost 2,700 IT degrees awarded annually in the state

An Atmosphere of Creative Innovation

Home to more than 50 research-intensive federal institutions, world-class academic institutions, and private research facilities—and ripe with technology transfer opportunities between academic, governmental, and commercial entities—Maryland’s economy is driven by an atmosphere of creativity, innovation, collaboration, and entrepreneurial spirit.

Maryland’s leading R&D facilities of interest to the Aerospace and Defense community include:

The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL)
National Security Agency (NSA)
U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL)
Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD)
Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR)
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG)
Edgewood Chemical Biological Center (ECBC)

A Business-Friendly Environment

According to Entrepreneur magazine, the State of Maryland was the most active early-stage investor in the U.S. in 2005. Through a number of innovative assistance programs and direct equity investment, Maryland is building a culture, environment, and infrastructure to support technology commercialization and business growth.

Home to 19 business incubators, including the Chesapeake Innovation Center, the nation’s first incubator to focus on homeland security solutions
The Maryland Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO), which administers several assistance programs aimed and supporting the transfer and commercialization of technology developed in university and federal labs
The Maryland Venture Fund, financed and operated by the Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development, makes direct equity investments in emerging technology and life sciences companies

Maryland companies benefit from the state’s commitment to incubators, partnerships and alliances aimed at helping businesses thrive. Key information security partners include:

Chesapeake Innovation Center (CIC)
National Security Agency (NSA)
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL)

The Patuxent Partnership
Maryland Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO)
Tech Council of Maryland (TCM)
Greater Baltimore Tech Council (GBTC)

Contact the Maryland Business Development Team at 410-767-6870 to learn more about Maryland's confidential site selection services for expanding businesses.