CSS delivers specialized cleanroom services for aerospace and other mission-critical environments. Our trained teams of employee owners safely operate high-reach industrial equipment around sensitive flight hardware and ground support equipment while maintaining strict cleanliness and contamination-control standards. 

From ongoing cleanroom maintenance and site-specific protocol development to workforce training, CSS provides the expertise needed to support safe, clean, and operationally ready facilities. 

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Supporting the National Integrated Drought Information System Team

Drought is one of the most expensive and far-reaching natural disasters we face, contributing to wildfires and impacting everything from the food on our tables to the water in our taps and the barges carrying cargo down our rivers.  To help communities, farmers, and leaders stay ahead of these dry spells, the National Integrated Drought…

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Planning, Preparing for, and Participating in a Major Partner Workshop

The Mesophotic and Deep Benthic Communities (MDBC) team with NOAA’s National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science attended a team meeting at the Wicker Center in Gulfport, Mississippi. CSS employee owners supporting this team (as part of our joint venture with RPI) participated in the meeting January 26-29. The objective of this workshop was for project managers, advisors, and partners to discuss 2025 accomplishments and plan next steps for 2026 and…

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Advanced Planning for Hardware Retirements 

NOAA relies on orbiting satellites to collect data for Climate Data Records (CDR). However, these satellites degrade over time and can be at risk of failing. Degradation or failure of critical space instruments can cause interruptions in Earth’s climate system data, disrupting the ongoing record collection.   In support of NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, CSS program manager for CDR proactively managed product transitions that…