From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Fri Jul 1 12:42:54 2005 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2005 08:42:54 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] SAIC, Computer Associates to share DISA spyware work Message-ID: <20050701084130.O401-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 06/30/05, Washington Tehchnology SAIC, Computer Associates to share DISA spyware work http://www.washingtontechnology.com/news/1_1/daily_news/26505-1.html --- By Roseanne Gerin Staff Writer Science Applications International Corp. and Computer Associates International Inc. won a $6.9 million task order from the Defense Information Systems Agency for an enterprisewide, anti-spyware solution. Systems administrators and cybersecurity personnel throughout the Defense Department, related intelligence agencies and the National Guard and Reserve will use the solution, called Spyware Detection Eradication and Protection. The solution also offers a stand-alone version for use on personal computers of department employees. The task order was awarded under DISA's I-Assure contract, a multiple-award contract that provides engineering product services and technical support for unified, fully integrated systems security solutions for the Defense Department. Based in Arlington, Va., DISA is a combat support agency that provides global net-centric solutions for the country's soldiers and organizations that support them. Before the solution is deployed throughout the department, a 120-day test run of the tool will take place in a few Defense Department locations to work out training, deployment and operational issues. The Joint Forces Command, the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and the Coast Guard are participating in this pilot phase. Based in San Diego, SAIC is an employee-owned research and engineering company. It employs about 42,400 workers and has annual revenue of $7.2 billion. The company ranks No. 3 on Washington Technology's 2005 Top 100 list of federal prime contractors. Computer Associates International is a software company in Islandia, N.Y. It has 15,300 employees and annual revenue of $3.5 billion. It ranks No. 73 on Washington Technology's 2005 Top 100 list. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Fri Jul 1 12:44:11 2005 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2005 08:44:11 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] DISA enlists SAIC for anti-spyware Message-ID: <20050701084309.Q401-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 06/30/05, Government Computer News DISA enlists SAIC for anti-spyware http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/36273-1.html --- By Dawn S. Onley GCN Staff The Defense Information Systems Agency has awarded a $6.9 million task order to Science Applications International Corp. to provide a Defense-wide, anti-spyware tool. SAIC, partnering with Computer Associates, will provide its Spyware Detection, Eradication and Protection (SDEP) solution. Defense system administrators and cybersecurity workers -- including the intelligence agencies, the National Guard and Reserves -- all will use the tool. The contract calls for around-the-clock, virtual on-demand training, as well as conventional classroom training. SAIC will work with DISA to implement a 120-day pilot of SDEP at a limited number of Defense locations to fine-tune training, deployment and operational concepts. The Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Joint Forces Command and the Coast Guard are participating in the pilot. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Fri Jul 1 22:21:33 2005 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2005 18:21:33 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] 2004/2005 Global Challenge Message-ID: <20050701182049.Q401-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 01 July 2005, International Sailing Federation 2004/2005 Global Challenge http://www.sailing.org/default.asp?ID=j1,Fh5ukB&format=popup --- Team Stelmar, have consolidated their lead overnight, now holding a 20 mile advantage over second place Imagine It. Done. They are currently averaging 11.5 knots and have again made the most impressive daily run of 276 miles. With the strong breeze persisting through the night, the fleet have continued to enjoy some exciting downwind racing. However, with the increase in wind strength, most of the teams have now dropped their spinnakers, opting instead to sail under poled-out headsails. As BP Explorer's Naomi CUDMORE writes, 'we are back from our edgy kite ride through the night and safe in the realm of poled-out No.1 again - the flanker preserved to fight another day.' The fleet have begun to spread out as they try to position themselves for the final run into La Rochelle, France, just over 700 miles away. A northerly group comprising VAIO, Pindar and BG SPIRIT currently lie 40 miles to the north of the main pack, whilst SAIC La Jolla is around 70 miles south of nearest competitor Imagine It. Done. 'There is a deafening roar as the water is flying around, there is spray flying in my face and I can feel the vibrations of the white water under the hull between my feet as the speed shows 22 knots, 22.1 and finally 22.2 before it started to subside again. 'I can't quite believe that I have managed to steer 45 tonnes of steel at over 22 knots, surfing down a wave in the North Atlantic,' writes Kate BROCK after an exhilarating night's sailing on Imagine It. Done. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Sat Jul 2 13:43:41 2005 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Sat, 2 Jul 2005 09:43:41 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] Last sprint for the fleet in Leg 6 of the Global Challenge Message-ID: <20050702094138.B401-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 02 July 2005, Yachting Universe Last sprint for the fleet in Leg 6 of the Global Challenge http://www.yachtinguniverse.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=3083&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0 --- - Boat speeds of 23 knots start to ease as gale force conditions subside - Team Stelmar still out in the lead - Could the leader board be shaken up with milder conditions? - SAIC La Jolla starts to turn north as southerly tack continues to lose them race positions There are just a final few days left before the Global Challenge races into La Rochelle and the final stopover, before the homecoming and a hero.s welcome in Portsmouth on the 16th July. The latest ETA puts the lead boats arriving into the French city on Tuesday as Team Stelmar continues her lead over the fleet with a growing distance of 21 miles in front of Imagine It. Done, just four miles in front of Me To You. Yachts have been reporting boat speeds of up to 23 knots as they hurtle towards La Rochelle . now racing pros in their own rights. However, after two days of gale force conditions it looks like these conditions are starting to subside which could have an interesting effect on the leaderboard. Imagine It. Done. Skipper Dee Caffari told Race HQ this afternoon: "With the wind easing it's back to the kites and trimming our way to France." Likewise Duggie Gillespie, skipper of Spirit of Sark adds: "The wind is finally beginning to drop after two days of gale force downwind. We have just changed from poled out headsails to the spinnaker making the boat more stable in what are still quite rough seas. "We are continuing to take advantage of the squeeze and higher winds between a low and high pressure, but are looking to the high pressure system that is moving in from the south over the next day. This will make the jostling for positions more interesting with very few miles between us and our main rivals." Challenge Business sailing manager, Cal Tomlinson explained: .Right now the boats are sandwiched in what is known as a .compression zone. i.e. a low pressure system to the north of them and a high pressure system to the south of them which are both generating the strong westerly breeze (see http://www.globalchallenge2004.com/en/feature.asp?chco_id=18337 for more detailed information). "Both these systems are moving in the same direction as the fleet so I expect the current conditions to follow them for the next day or so. "It is very hard for boats to concentrate on anything other than maintaining the highest possible average speed whilst not breaking anything. SAIC La Jolla is still the furthest south but I don.t see this benefiting them much in the longer term. They will probably be the first to feel the effects of the central part of the high pressure system which is moving to the north east. This is evidenced by their steady slide down the leader board over the past few days. "Currently the boats are heading for a VERY respectable crossing time of less than 16 days which is incredible. When you consider that the outright monohull record has only recently been reduced from 12 days, by a boat designed to especially for the record attempt. "Let's hope they keep it up." Eero Lehtinen echoed Cal Tomlinson.s thoughts when he told Race HQ: "We have sailed out of good breezes. Pressure much higher than forecast, we are heading back north to try to find breeze again but nothing looks good right now." Teams will no doubt be nervously watching their rivals as tactical decision-making becomes critical in these final stages of the leg. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Mon Jul 4 13:29:31 2005 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2005 09:29:31 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] New at the Top: Stephen Colo Message-ID: <20050704092729.J401-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> Monday, July 4, 2005; Washington Post, Page D08 New at the Top: Stephen Colo http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/03/AR2005070300944 --- Position: Chief security officer, Science Applications International Corp., a San Diego-based, employee-owned research and engineering company with more than 15,000 Washington area employees. Career highlights: Twenty-eight years as a special agent with the U.S. Secret Service. Colo served as special agent in charge of the Reagan Protective Division, chief information officer and deputy assistant director for technology, and assistant director and chief financial officer. Colo joined SAIC in December 2003, managing the Homeland Security Support operation. Age: 55 Education: BA, sociology, Gettysburg College; MS, administration of justice, American University; graduate of the National War College. Personal: Lives in Fairfax with his wife Barbara. Colo has a son, Hagan, 24, and a daughter, Catrina, 31. How did you get where you are today? When I came down to Washington, D.C., and went to graduate school I joined the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department. Back then they had a program called the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration. They paid for any type of college or graduate work if you were a police officer. While in graduate school I was a cop and I worked with the Secret Service as part of the Special Operations division in the Metropolitan police. Basically, they recruited me. I started in our Washington field office. For seven years I did criminal investigations. I was the one who interviewed John Hinckley the day he shot President Reagan. I was the one who found out about the Jodie Foster connection. The FBI invited me into the interview. The Secret Service can't investigate the shooting of the president because we would be perceived as biased. Hinckley had some perceived psychiatric problems, and they allowed me to take the lead on the interview. I didn't take any notes. When the interview was done I went back to talk to him. I'd seen when they were doing an inventory of his wallet that he had a number in his wallet, so I took a hunch about that telephone number and asked him about it. He started talking about how it went to Yale University and [actress] Jodie Foster's room. I've been in this position [with SAIC] since the beginning of June. One thing I really want to achieve and I think is important is I want to put a comprehensive security risk analysis software into effect for the entire company. I want to make sure we're well prepared for all the different requirements the government is looking for to make sure their information is secure. That's the big project I have started right now, to make sure we're in compliance with government regulations. The other part is focusing on awareness of security. . . . One of the major responsibilities I have in this position is the integration of the physical and cyber-assurance parts of what SAIC does. It's a lot of awareness to make sure people understand what the CSO does and why I'm doing it. . . . I believe as we go forward doing our business, we can enhance our position as a consulting company if we are known as a company that takes security very seriously. That's what I want to focus on. --Andrea Caumont From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Tue Jul 5 23:11:43 2005 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2005 19:11:43 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] XVionics and SAIC Announce Strategic Marketing Agreement Message-ID: <20050705191041.G401-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> July 05, 2005, Business Newswire XVionics and SAIC Announce Strategic Marketing Agreement http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20050705005316&newsLang=en --- WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 5, 2005--XVionics, a global provider of combat-proven aviation command and control software solutions, today announced a marketing and software integration agreement with Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), the largest employee-owned research and engineering company in the United States. "XV-OMS version 3.0 technology can deliver leading edge resource management capabilities to a variety of military, homeland security and health organizations around the globe," said Gino Passaro of SAIC. "We are ready to work closely with XVionics integrating their unique and credible software capability into the customer's existing resource management infrastructure." XVionics Operational System Management (XV-OMS) is a scalable, real-time decision support system designed specifically to meet the needs of aviation operations around the globe. XVionics recently released version 3.0 of the XV-OMS. The new version is architected using flexible XML technology on the Microsoft(R) .NET platform. The .NET platform enables the XV-OMS to easily integrate with existing hardware and software infrastructure, maximizing existing software investment. Major enhancements in the XV-OMS 3.0 include: -- Mission Planning Module: -- Increases mission efficiency and effectiveness by enabling pilots to define mission routes, calculate fuel consumption, plan weapons release, and anticipate and avoid potential conflicts -- Enhanced Maintenance and Ground Equipment Modules: -- Improves cost control by providing enhanced management of airplane maintenance programs and coordination of non-flight equipment such as fuel trucks -- Enhanced Mission Approval -- Provides increased oversight for mission approvals ensuring better safety -- Air Crew Details -- Enhances visibility into flight crew data - experience, training, medical and fitness records, and qualifications - enabling the best possible crew selection for specific missions "SAIC has a stellar reputation and we are excited about the opportunities this relationship will provide for XVionics," said Gene Colabatistto, CEO of XVionics. "Together SAIC and XVionics will help military aviation organizations around the world reduce annual operating costs, increase operational efficiency and dramatically improve safety." About SAIC SAIC is the largest employee-owned research and engineering company in the United States, providing information technology, systems integration and eSolutions to commercial and government customers. From science to solutions, SAIC engineers and scientists work to solve complex technical problems in national and homeland security, energy, the environment, space, telecommunications, health care and logistics. More information about SAIC can be found at www.saic.com. About XVionics XVionics is the only global technology company with extensive experience in providing end-to-end software solutions for complex resource management in intense military aviation environments. The company has leveraged its technology and the unparalleled expertise of wing and squadron commanders running combat and peace time sorties, to develop the XV-OMS, a field-proven command and control software solution that helps squadrons actively manage all air, ground and personnel resources. The XV-OMS dramatically improves the efficiency, cost savings and safety of air force squadrons around the world. Leading Air Forces look to XVionics to help them master the networked battlefield. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Wed Jul 6 12:47:24 2005 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2005 08:47:24 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] Who are the real gangsters in the OPIC-PDVSA case? Message-ID: <20050706084500.S401-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 06 July 2005, Venezuelan News & Analysis Who are the real gangsters in the OPIC-PDVSA case? http://www.vcrisis.com/index.php?content=letters/200407221150 ---- By Gustavo Coronel reprinted from Petroleum World OPIC has just released a decision on a claim by INTESA, a company jointly owned by SAIC and PDVSA to manage the computing sector of the Venezuelan petroleum industry. In this decision OPIC concludes that the Venezuelan government has illegally expropriated INTESA and that its foreign shareholders (SAIC) are entitled to compensation for this expropriation. The document is detailed and its findings can only be summarized here, together with the comments made by the President of the Venezuelan petroleum company, Petrleos de Venezuela, Ali Rodriguez, and by the Venezuelan Ambassador to the US, Bernardo Alvarez. Ali Rodriguez says that the decision by OPIC is .political. and lacks legal merits. According to him SAIC simply found political support in the US and went to OPIC to ask for an unfair compensation. He admits that OPIC tried to settle the dispute amicably but that .PDVSA refused since they are not allowed to dispose of national funds without a legal basis.. Ambassador Alvarez added that SAIC is a company .politically very powerful and secretive, used to operate through political backdoors. and suggested that both OPIC and SAIC should be investigated. In short, Alvarez defined these two organizations as gangster-like operators. On the other hand the document of OPIC is so severe that the word gangster would seem to apply more to the Venezuelan government than to SAIC. The main conclusions of OPIC are: 1. The Venezuelan government has expropriated INTESA in an illegal manner, according to the contractual definition of this term. 2. The indemnification requested by INTESA is pertinent, and, 3. INTESA has fulfilled all its obligations with OPIC. As a result, INTESA is entitled to a full indemnification, the amount of which will be established in a different document. In order for OPIC to reach this decision it had to analyze the videos, documents, quotes from Venezuelan government officers and INTESA representatives, as submitted by this company. Some of the components of the decision, as listed in the document of OPIC, are: 1. The expropriation was ordered by the Venezuelan President, Hugo Chavez, in December 2002. At that moment Chavez ordered that the remote control access capability of INTESA be discontinued, while the company was still asked to fulfill its obligations. I guess this amounts to removing the tires from a car while asking the driver to keep going. 2. Chavez announced by TV and radio that INTESA was being .nationalized. because it was an arm of the CIA. He described the move as .nationalizing the brain of PDVSA.. 3. The offices of INTESA were taken over by the National Guard. The employees of INTESA were harassed by the armed guards and were refused access to their work stations. 4. In parallel, a tax claim for US$40 million against INTESA was introduced by the government. Documents which could have served to refute this claim were kept in an office to which INTESA had no longer access. 5. The take over of INTESA is discriminatory because it was based on unproven accusations made by the government of Venezuela against the government of the US in connection with the promotion of a .plot. against the Venezuelan government. It was arbitrary because it was based on the use of armed force which prevented INTESA staff from doing their jobs while, at the time, they were being required by the Venezuelan government to do so. 6. The expropriation has not been the object of fair compensation. According to OPIC the two main Venezuelan government agents responsible for this illegal act are President Hugo Chavez and PDVSA`s President Ali Rodriguez. The first person gave the orders and the second person executed them. From the document it appears that the actions against INTESA employees, who had been originally PDVSA`s employees contributed significantly to the general protest of the oil managers and technical staff against the government of Hugo Chavez. This document by OPIC is an important contribution to the history of the Venezuelan petroleum tragedy which has been taking place under the government of Chavez. This man speaks of the former oil employees he dismissed over national television as traitors, criminals and saboteurs. He claims they have caused great damage to the industry and to the country. Documents such as OPIC`s, however, cast a different light in the tragedy suggesting that the traitors, criminals ad saboteurs are probably on the other side of the fence. The confession made by Hugo Chavez before the National Assembly, in February 2004, to the effect that he had consciously promoted and provoked the crisis in the petroleum industry, in order to take its political control, combine with documents such as the one summarized here to indicate very strongly who the real gangsters are. Real patriotism involves the search for justice and truth. It has to do with deeds and not with empty words. When Venezuela returns to being a democracy and a nation ruled by Law, the gangsters really responsible for the petroleum tragedy will be brought to justice. --- Gustavo Coronel is a 28 years oil industry veteran, a member of the first board of directors (1975-1979) of Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA), author of several books. At the present Coronel colaborates as the opinion-editorial editor of Petroleumworld en Espaol. Petroleumworld not necessarily share these views. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Wed Jul 6 22:44:43 2005 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2005 18:44:43 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] SAIC Awarded DISA Information Security Contract Message-ID: <20050706184409.D401-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> Wednesday July 6, 8:00 am ET SAIC Awarded DISA Information Security Contract http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050706/dcw011.html?.v=17 --- SAN DIEGO and MCLEAN, Va., July 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) announced today a task-order award under the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) I-ASSURE contract for a DoD enterprise-wide anti-spyware solution. The solution will be used by system administrators and cybersecurity personnel throughout the departments, including the DoD-related intelligence agencies, the National Guard, and the Reserves. The task order, valued at $6.9 million, also provides virtual on-demand training, which seeks to improve DoD access to training at any network- connected location, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. "We are very pleased for this opportunity to continue serving DISA, especially during this time when our country's communications infrastructure is so important to our warfighters, to our national security and to our military operations overseas," said Phil Lacombe, senior vice president and general manager of SAIC's Integrated Security and Systems Solutions Business Unit. "We look forward to working with our teammates to continue providing outstanding service to DISA and their customers." In 2000, SAIC was one of 11 companies that won the right to compete for task orders across the four major task areas defined for the I-ASSURE contract including: 1) policy, planning, process, program and project management support; 2) standards, architecture, engineering and integration support; 3) solution fielding/installation and operation; and 4) education and training as well as certification, accreditation and information assurance (IA) support. In the last five years, SAIC has successfully performed more than 75 task orders on the I-ASSURE contract, totaling more than $100 million in awards. The anti-spyware solution project is called the Spyware Detection, Eradication and Protection (SDEP) solution. The contract was awarded under the auspices of the DoD Computer Network Defense Enterprise Solutions Steering Group, which is chartered by the assistant secretary of defense for Networks and Information Integration and by the United States Strategic Command. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Wed Jul 6 22:48:34 2005 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2005 18:48:34 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] Contracts, Wednesday, July 6, 2005 Message-ID: <20050706184514.Q401-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> Jul 06, 2005 Contracts, Wednesday, July 6, 2005 http://www.defenselink.mil/contracts/2005/ct20050706.html --- CONTRACTS from the United States Department of Defense No. 681-05 FOR RELEASE AT Jul 06, 2005 (703)697-5131(media) (703)428-0711(public/industry) Wednesday, July 6, 2005 - 5:00 PM Contracts, Wednesday, July 6, 2005 CONTRACTS [...] ARMY [...] Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) of San Diego, Calif., was awarded July 5, 2005, an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract with a potential cumulative total of $255 million over a five-year ordering period for advisory and assistant services for the Army's Cooperative Threat Reduction Program. Work will be performed at SAIC's Alexandria and McLean, Va., offices. The Jan. 25, 2005, announcement resulted in two bids being received in the full and open, web-based solicitation. The Defense Threat Reduction Agency at Fort Belvoir, Va., is the contracting activity (DTRA1-05-D-0002). [...] From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Thu Jul 7 02:52:50 2005 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2005 22:52:50 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] Defense employees to get anti-spyware software Message-ID: <20050706225207.B401-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> July 6, 2005; GovExec.com Defense employees to get anti-spyware software http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0705/070605p1.htm --- By Daniel Pulliam dpulliam at govexec.com Computers used by Defense Department employees will be upgraded with software to fight spyware, under a recently awarded $6.9 million contract. The contract, awarded to Science Applications International Corp. in San Diego, includes the installation of the software on 4 million computers used by Defense employees, including home computers of employees who work from home. Computer Associates International Inc. in Islandia, N.Y., is partnering with SAIC to provide the software, known as eTrust PestPatrol Anti-Spyware. The software is designed to block spyware downloaded from the Internet or received maliciously through e-mail attachments. The contract, awarded by the Defense Information Systems Agency under its I-ASSURE plan, starts in August with a 120-day pilot installation and training program at a limited number of Defense locations - including the Army, Navy, Marines and Coast Guard. Computer Associates will conduct the training, which will include about six hours of instruction and teach system administrators to install and maintain the PestPatrol product. A Pentagon steering group recently identified spyware as a major concern. DISA believes that a centrally managed system will help Defense agencies keep that software out of their systems. Sioux Fleming, director of product management for Computer Associates' eTrust Security Product, said Defense employees who work from home and connect to office servers would need this type of software to guard against malicious attacks. "Every Department of Defense computer will have this," Fleming said. "[The software] will be silently installed. People will not see this on their computers." The contract also provides Defense agencies 24 hour, 7-day a week online support for guarding against online compute virus threats. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Thu Jul 7 02:53:54 2005 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2005 22:53:54 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] CA's eTrust PestPatrol Anti-Spyware Selected by DISA Message-ID: <20050706225255.S401-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> Wednesday July 6, 9:05 am ET CA's eTrust PestPatrol Anti-Spyware Selected by DISA http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050706/nyw086.html?.v=14 --- Contract Awarded to SAIC for DoD's Spyware Detection, Eradication and Protection Initiative ISLANDIA, N.Y., July 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Computer Associates International, Inc. (NYSE: CA - News) today announced that the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) has selected CA's eTrust PestPatrol Anti-Spyware to fulfill key technical requirements of its large-scale Spyware Detection, Eradication and Protection (SDEP) initiative. The contract was awarded to Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), which teamed with CA to offer the anti-spyware solution. By implementing eTrust PestPatrol Anti-Spyware as part of SDEP, critical military systems will be protected from the growing tide of spyware, adware and other unwanted software programs or pests. The enterprise-wide deployment will protect more than 4 million seats across the U.S. Department of Defense, Army, Coast Guard, National Guard, Navy, Marines Corps, Reserves and the United States Joint Forces Command. The contract provides virtual on-demand training, which will provide DoD staff with access to training at any network-connected location 24 hours a day, seven days a week. eTrust PestPatrol Anti-Spyware will also be available for use on the personal computers of DoD and military personnel. "Spyware is a growing concern for all organizations, but it is an especially important issue for defense-related agencies," said Peter Scalone, senior vice president and general manager for CA Federal. "With the SDEP initiative, DISA and DoD are taking the potential dangers associated with cyber threats seriously, and are ensuring that our country's military capabilities are not compromised by the increasing sophistication of Internet- based malicious attacks. We look forward to working with SAIC in delivering a world-class anti-spyware solution across the DoD." eTrust PestPatrol Anti-Spyware detects tens of thousands of pests -- including spyware, adware, Trojans, denial-of-service attack agents, and other Web-based threats. It allows security administrators to centrally manage anti-spyware protection for an effectively unlimited number of network desktops, both local and remote. About CA Computer Associates International, Inc. (NYSE: CA - News), one of the world's largest management software companies, delivers software and services across operations, security, storage, life cycle and service management to optimize the performance, reliability and efficiency of enterprise IT environments. Founded in 1976, CA is headquartered in Islandia, N.Y. and serves customers in more than 140 countries. For more information, please visit http://ca.com. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Thu Jul 7 02:55:29 2005 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2005 22:55:29 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] SAIC awarded potential $255 million Army contract Message-ID: <20050706225434.G401-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> Wednesday, July 6, 2005; San Diego Daily Transcript SAIC awarded potential $255 million Army contract http://www.sddt.com/News/article.cfm?SourceCode=20050706czl --- San Diego-based Science Applications International Corp. on Tuesday was awarded a potential $255 million contract with the U.S. Army. [developing] From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Thu Jul 7 12:29:35 2005 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2005 08:29:35 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] SAIC's VACIS(R) Cargo, Vehicle and Contraband Inspection Systems to Be Installed in the Sultanate of Oman Message-ID: <20050707082857.D401-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> Thursday July 7, 8:00 am ET SAIC's VACIS(R) Cargo, Vehicle and Contraband Inspection Systems to Be Installed in the Sultanate of Oman http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050707/dcth002.html?.v=17 --- SAN DIEGO and MCLEAN, Va., July 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Science Applications International Corporation's (SAIC) Security and Transportation Technology Business Unit today announced that its VACIS cargo, vehicle and contraband inspection systems have been selected by Royal Oman Police Customs for operation at border crossings and Port Sultan Qaboos. Royal Oman Police Customs is acquiring Mobile VACIS and Portal VACIS systems, and the order includes installation, on-site operator training and maintenance. SAIC's VACIS inspection systems are gamma ray-based systems designed for the non-intrusive inspection of the contents of trucks, containers and cargo. The Mobile VACIS system is truck-mounted for rapid deployment and can inspect both stationary and moving vehicles and containers. Scanning can be performed in forward or reverse and an entire series of containers can be scanned in a single pass. "We are pleased to be selected by Oman Customs to facilitate their efforts to improve security and productivity at high-throughput checkpoints," said Alex Preston, SAIC general manager of the Security and Transportation Technology Business Unit. "We have more than 280 VACIS inspection systems, designed to assist customs, port, terminal and checkpoint authorities with manifest verification, tariff collection and the identification of contraband and other suspicious items, deployed and operational globally." The Portal VACIS system is a fixed, high-throughput installation for vehicle checkpoint and is particularly desirable in high traffic locations where lengthy inspection processes are impractical or undesirable. Its flexible design permits integration with other controls such as weigh-in- motion scales, vehicle optical character recognition identification systems and other terminal operating systems. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Thu Jul 7 23:01:30 2005 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2005 19:01:30 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] Onstream Media Bolsters Its Information Technology Staff By Adding Three Former SAIC Engineers Message-ID: <20050707190045.W401-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> Thursday July 7, 1:09 pm ET Onstream Media Bolsters Its Information Technology Staff By Adding Three Former SAIC Engineers http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050707/flth023.html?.v=14 --- POMPANO BEACH, Fla., July 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Onstream Media Corporation (Nasdaq: ONSM - News), a leading online service provider of live and on- demand, rich media communications, today reported that it has significantly strengthened its information technology staff through the addition of three former Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) engineers. Joining the Onstream Media team are Bradford Tyler, who will serve as Onstream Media's Corporate Chief Technology Officer; Daniel Stroud, who will serve as a Senior Engineer for the company; and Richard Jackman, who joined the Onstream Media team in the fall of 2004 serves as a Software Engineer for the Company. All three individuals previously worked in various capacities at SAIC on the design, development and implementation of Onstream Media's Digital Media Services Platform (DMSP). Mr. Tyler, who served most recently at SAIC as Assistant Vice President, Director of the Operability and Solutions Laboratory, and Group Chief Technologist for Storage Solutions, brings to Onstream Media over 33 years of experience. In his most recent role with SAIC, Mr. Tyler provided senior technology support and guidance to SAIC Group executives in storage, data management, data center, and information distribution applications. In his role as chief technologist, Mr. Tyler also provided direction, support and guidance on storage and data intensive problems for SAIC organizations. In the newly created post of Chief Technology Officer for Onstream Media, Mr. Tyler will spearhead all of the company's technology initiatives, overseeing all technology evaluation, selection and utilization. His prior experience includes space systems, clinical informatics, intelligence, telecommunications, converged solutions, digital media, and data management, as well as common architectures such as Microsoft technology, UNIX, and IBM mainframes, as well as unconventional architectures such as Hypercubes, F8's and other embedded systems. Mr. Tyler recently served as the chief engineer on the Clark County School District program while with SAIC. This project connects 300 plus facilities with GigE, a 30,000 subscriber VoIP (voice over internet protocol) implementation, and delivers 100 channels of multicast MPEG-2 and 1000 Video- On-Demand streams. He also served as the interim Chief Technology Officer in a joint venture with a major carrier/services provider, where he was responsible for architectures, architectural maturation, vendor participation, next generation and disruptive technologies and the R&D program. Product sets include primary on-demand storage, back up and recovery, disaster recovery and business continuance support, and storage resource management features. Daniel Stroud most recently served as a Chief Systems Architect, with an emphasis on Video Systems Integration, Project Management and Test activities, and Network test and validation activities in the federal sector while at SAIC. His previous work for the Company included SAN/NAS (storage area network/network attached storage) design and integration and Rapid Application Development using Microsoft Solutions Framework (MSF). Richard Jackman, who most recently served as a Senior Software Engineer at SAIC, brings more than 26 years of progressive experience in systems analysis and engineering, systems integration, programming, implementation, testing, computer operations, documentation, graphical user interfaces, and mapping. Randy Selman, president and Chief Executive Officer, stated, "The addition of three highly qualified and skilled individuals to the Onstream Media team will greatly enhance our IT capabilities and is an endorsement of our corporate strategy and direction. In particular, we expect Brad Tyler's corporate-wide stewardship of our technology initiatives to help Onstream Media solidify and extend its leadership position in the field of digital asset management and other managed service solutions." About Onstream Media Corporation Founded in 1993, Onstream Media (Nasdaq: ONSM - News) is a leading online service provider of live and on-demand, rich media communications via the Onstream Digital Media Services Platform. Specializing in audio and video corporate communications, Onstream Media's pioneering ASP digital asset management technology provides the necessary tools for webcasting, webconferencing and content publishing services focused on increasing productivity and revenues for any organization in an affordable and highly secure environment. 78% of the Fortune 100 CEO's and CFO's have used Onstream Media's webcasting services for investor relations announcements. Onstream Media customers include: AOL, AAA, Disney, MGM, Deutsche Bank, Thomson Financial/CCBN and PR Newswire. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Thu Jul 7 23:06:02 2005 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2005 19:06:02 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] Protest puts FedBizOpps upgrade in limbo Message-ID: <20050707190400.N401-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 07/05/05; GCN Vol. 24 No. 17 Protest puts FedBizOpps upgrade in limbo http://www.gcn.com/24_17/news/36272-1.html --- By Jason Miller GCN Staff Two bidders claiming the General Services Administration unfairly evaluated their bids for the right to upgrade FedBizOpps.gov could be facing an uphill battle, according to a procurement expert. Chip Mather, a principal with Acquisition Solutions Inc. of Chantilly, Va., and a former Air Force IT acquisition chief, said the Government Accountability Office traditionally sides with agencies when they choose a technically acceptable low bid.as was the case with GSA's decision last month to award a $17.4 million contract to Symplicity Corp. of Arlington, Va. "The government has significant discretion in using the best-value award process," Mather said. "The bidders will have to justify why GSA should pay more, even if it is for more capabilities. It is like deciding whether to buy a Chevy or Cadillac." Information Sciences Corp. of Silver Spring, Md., and Devis Corp. of Arlington, Va., protested to GAO on the grounds that GSA did not follow the criteria listed in the request for proposals. "After a year of review, GSA has decided to go with the low-price heart surgeon, which was inconsistent with what the solicitation called for," said William Shook, a partner with Preston Gates Ellis LLP and legal counsel to ISC. GAO has until Oct. 3 to rule on the complaint, and then GSA must decide whether to follow the audit agency's recommendations, one of which could be reopening the contract to bidders. "We are in receipt of the protest. It is not proper for us to discuss a pending legal matter," a GSA spokeswoman said. In the meantime, FedBizOpps, which is the sole source of every RFP worth more than $25,000 from more than 100 federal agencies, will continue under the previous contract held by Science Applications International Corp. of San Diego, awarded in November 2000. ISC is a subcontractor to SAIC on the current contract. Symplicity, which also developed the online application for the Small Business Administration's 8(a) Business Development program, beat out three other small-business bidders for the small-business set-aside contract. The deal is for three years, with five one-year options. A spokeswoman said GSA's Integrated Acquisition Environment project team will manage the transition to Symplicity's system, which should happen before Dec. 31. Symplicity's bid was technically acceptable and the lowest price. Sources said the firm's bid was more than $30 million cheaper than the highest bid. But because GSA evaluated Symplicity to be technically acceptable, the protesters must show that GSA abused their discretion, and that is difficult, Mather said. "If GSA followed the rules and regulations, then it is a matter of discretion and I would agree with GSA," Mather said. "I would rather defend the technically acceptable, but less expensive, award than a more expensive one." GSA also might have been constrained by the amount of money it has to spend on the FedBizOpps upgrade. Sources familiar with FedBizOpps said agencies fund the site through the Integrated Acquisition Environment e-government project, and funds are limited because of the other systems on IAE's wish list. The lower price also could be attributed to GSA.s request for new technology and a new platform, sources said. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Thu Jul 7 23:06:48 2005 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Thu, 7 Jul 2005 19:06:48 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] Defense taps SAIC for information security work Message-ID: <20050707190616.W401-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> Thursday July 7, 2005; Washington Technology Defense taps SAIC for information security work http://www.washingtontechnology.com/news/1_1/daily_news/26549-1.html --- By William Welsh Deputy Editor Science Applications International Corp. has won a $6.9 million contract to provide information security services to the Defense Department and defense intelligence agencies, the company announced this week. Under the task order contract, SAIC of San Diego will provide an enterprisewide anti-spyware solution that will be used by system administrators and cybersecurity personnel throughout the military departments as well as defense intelligence agencies, National Guard and Reserves. The work also includes virtual on-demand training, which is intended to improve Defense Department access to training at any network-connected location. The anti-spyware project is called the Spyware Detection, Eradication and Protection solution. The contract was awarded by a computer network steering group, which is chartered by the assistant secretary of Defense for networks and information integration and by the U.S. Strategic Command. The task order was awarded under the Defense Information Systems Agency I-ASSURE contract, the company said. SAIC is one of 11 companies qualified to compete for task orders under the indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract. SAIC has more than 42,000 employees and annual sales of $7.2 billion. The company ranks No. 3 on Washington Technology.s 2005 Top 100 list, which measures federal contracting revenue. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Fri Jul 8 11:54:52 2005 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Fri, 8 Jul 2005 07:54:52 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] $255M for SAIC to Assist Co-operative Threat Reduction Program Message-ID: <20050708075146.E401-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 08 July 2005, Defense Industry Daily $255M for SAIC to Assist Co-operative Threat Reduction Program http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/2005/07/255m-for-saic-to-assist-cooperative-threat-reduction-program/index.php --- Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) of San Diego, Calif., was awarded July 5, 2005, an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract with a potential cumulative total of $255 million over a five-year ordering period for advisory and assistant services for the Army's Cooperative Threat Reduction Program, a.k.a. Nunn-Lugar. Work will be performed at SAIC's Alexandria and McLean, VA offices. Through the CTR program, the Department of Defense provides equipment, services, and technical advice to Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Ukraine to assist them in eliminating (or in the case of Russia, reducing) the weapons of mass destruction remaining from the Soviet era, preventing proliferation, and dismantling the associated infrastructure or transforming portions of it to engage in peaceful civilian activities. The U.S. objectives in the CTR program as established by Congress are to cooperate with the Newly Independent States (NIS) to: - Destroy nuclear, chemical, and other weapons of mass destruction; - Transport, store, disable, and safeguard weapons in connection with their destruction; - Establish verifiable safeguards against proliferation of such weapons; - Prevent diversion of weapons-related expertise; - Facilitate demilitarization of defense industries and conversion of military capabilities and technologies; and - Expand defense and military contacts between the United States and the NIS. These objectives are inextricably linked with each other. Meeting the objective of safeguarding nuclear weapons in Russia, for example, will also help prevent proliferation, a growing concern in light of reports of nuclear material smuggling. The Jan. 25, 2005, announcement resulted in two bids being received in the full and open, web-based solicitation. The Defense Threat Reduction Agency at Fort Belvoir, VA issued the contract (DTRA1-05-D-0002). From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Sat Jul 9 14:05:50 2005 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2005 10:05:50 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] Bechtel SAIC changing chiefs on Yucca Mountain project Message-ID: <20050709100458.F401-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> July 9, 2005 Bechtel SAIC changing chiefs on Yucca Mountain project http://www.kesq.com/Global/story.asp?S=3570794 --- LAS VEGAS The company running the federal government's Yucca Mountain project is changing chiefs. Bechtel S-A-I-C says John Mitchell will leave as president and general manager August 12th. He'll be replaced by Ted Feigenbaum -- who most recently headed the Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company. Mitchell told employees in an e-mail this week that he's getting a new assignment from parent company Bechtel National Incorporated. A Bechtel spokesman characterizes Mitchell's departure as a routine management shift. He says it's not related to delays that caused the Energy Department to postpone a license application for a national nuclear waste repository at the Nevada site. Mitchell was appointed head of the Yucca Mountain contract in December 2002. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Sat Jul 9 14:06:55 2005 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2005 10:06:55 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] John J. Hamre Elected to SAIC Board of Directors Message-ID: <20050709100551.U401-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> Friday July 8, 8:00 am ET John J. Hamre Elected to SAIC Board of Directors http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050708/dcf001.html?.v=17 --- SAN DIEGO and MCLEAN, Va., July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) announced today that John J. Hamre, Ph.D., president and CEO of the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS), was elected as a member of the SAIC Board of Directors at the company's June 2005 Annual Meeting. He will serve as a class III director, with his term ending in 2008. Hamre was elected president and CEO of CSIS in January 2000. Before joining CSIS, he served as the 26th U.S. deputy secretary of defense. Prior to holding that post, he was the undersecretary of defense, serving as the agency's comptroller from 1993 to 1997. As comptroller, Hamre was the principal assistant to the secretary of defense for the preparation, presentation, and execution of the defense budget and management improvement programs. Before serving in the Department of Defense, Hamre worked for 10 years as a professional staff member of the Senate Armed Services Committee. During this time, he was primarily responsible for the oversight and evaluation of procurement, research, and development programs, defense budget issues and relations with the Senate Appropriations Committee. >From 1978 to 1984, Hamre served in the Congressional Budget Office, where he became deputy assistant director for national security and international affairs. In that position, he oversaw analysis and other support for committees in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. Hamre received his Ph.D., with distinction, in 1978 from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies. His studies focused on international politics and economics and U.S. foreign policy. In 1972, he received a B.A., with high distinction, from Augustana College, Sioux Falls, S.D., emphasizing political science and economics. The following year, he studied as a Rockefeller Fellow at the Harvard Divinity School. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Tue Jul 12 11:41:28 2005 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2005 07:41:28 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] SAIC to Provide Technical Services Support to the National Data Buoy Center Message-ID: <20050712073930.N401-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> July 11, 2005 SAIC to Provide Technical Services Support to the National Data Buoy Center http://www.saic.com/news/2005/jul/11.html --- (SAN DIEGO and MCLEAN, VA) - Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) announced today a contract award to operate and maintain buoys and coastal stations, collectively called the Marine Observation Network (MON), for the National Weather Service's (NWS) National Data Buoy Center (NDBC). This single-award task order contract includes a five-year base period and five award-term option years with a potential cumulative value of $500 million. As the NDBC support contractor, SAIC will continue to provide uninterrupted delivery of real-time environmental data to the operational elements of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Weather Service (NWS) for weather forecasting and warning and for assessing climate variability. SAIC will provide engineering, operational, logistical and information technology support to operate and maintain the Marine Observation Network, NOAA's focal point for coastal data buoy and associated meteorological and environmental monitoring. "With the nation's emphasis on the ocean, NDBC sits in an enviable position - that of an organization poised for growth and with a mechanism to do just that. We sold this contract, with its $500 million ceiling, to the Department of Commerce as a NOAA asset to be used broadly in support of the President's Ocean Action Plan and more specifically associated with the Integrated Ocean Observing System. The SAIC/NDBC team is in this together," said Dr. Paul Moersdorf, director of NWS' NDBC. The MON is an integrated ocean observation and information delivery system with buoy data acquisition platforms located in U.S. coastal waters, as well as the offshore waters of the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, Gulf of Mexico and Great Lakes. The MON currently maintains 97 moored buoys, including their sensors, transmitters and receivers. "SAIC will facilitate NDBC's mission to support the President's U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy and its Ocean U.S. assessments and plans," said Trey Smith, president of SAIC's Research, Development, Test and Evaluation Group. "Over the length of this contract SAIC will support NDBC's role in the establishment of the Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) by enhancing the data management system, increasing the number and quality of measures with the infusion of new technology into the MON, and significantly increasing the size of the buoy network." SAIC's support to NDBC involves the maintenance of 152 gathering stations that collect real-time data on atmosphere, ocean, wind, rainfall, temperature and salinity that collect real-time atmospheric (temperature, humidity, barometric pressure, and winds) and ocean (sea surface temperature, currents, and waves) data. SAIC also provides maintenance for NDBC's recently acquired Deep-ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunamis (DART) station network of three stations off the coast of Alaska, two off the Pacific Northwest, and one in the equatorial Pacific, dedicated to detecting tsunamis. SAIC was instrumental in transitioning the DART network from NOAA's Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR). With SAIC's support, NDBC is currently transitioning the Tropical Atmosphere Ocean array of 55 moored buoys from OAR. Most recently, SAIC completed deployment of seven new buoys, specifically located to collect data in hurricane prone areas of the Carribean, Atlantic, and Gulf of Mexico, just in time to provide data on the season's first tropical storm. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Wed Jul 13 22:21:15 2005 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2005 18:21:15 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] SAIC Test and Evaluation Unit to Support Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center Message-ID: <20050713182045.D13006-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 13 July 2005 SAIC Test and Evaluation Unit to Support Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center http://www.saic.com/news/2005/jul/13.html --- (SAN DIEGO and MCLEAN, VA) - Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) has been awarded a five-year, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract with a stated maximum of $500 million to provide engineering and technical services to support the Air Force's Operational Test and Evaluation Center (AFOTEC). The Center is responsible for planning, executing and reporting independent operational test and evaluations. Services provided under this contract will support the Air Force, Department of Defense (DoD) and other government agencies by evaluating operational capabilities and limitations of systems to meet warfighter mission needs by conducting and/or participating in operational testing. "This win will enable us to continue the highly responsive support that has been a hallmark of SAIC's continuous support to AFOTEC," said Chuck Zang, SAIC senior vice president and a general manager in the Research, Development, Test and Evaluation Group. "For more than 15 years, SAIC has been applying science to provide timely, innovative solutions for the U.S. Air Force." Under this contract, SAIC's Engineering, Test and Analysis Business Unit, based in Albuquerque, N.M., will provide testing services to evaluate capabilities of combat and combat support systems such as aircraft, missiles, motor vehicles, communications, ordinance, instrumentation, computer systems automated information systems, and simulators/trainers. Other systems to be evaluated include avionics, radar, laser, directed energy weapons, space systems, weather systems, air traffic control and landing systems, C4, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance and nuclear weapons systems. The SAIC-led team will provide services to support evaluations and assessments that are considered non-traditional such as military utility assessments, advanced technology demonstrations, advanced concept technology demonstrations to support DoD, joint chief of staff, multi-services, and non-DoD U.S. government entities that do not have a test capability of their own. These tests range from classical studies to large-scale field activities including deployment, instrumentation and site set-up, event execution and program decisions, and acquisition milestones or fielding decisions. SAIC has been supporting AFOTEC consistently since 1989. Work will be conducted primarily at Kirtland, Air Force Base, N.M.; and the outlying detachments at Schriever Air Force base, Colo.; Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.; Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.; and Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Thu Jul 14 12:33:31 2005 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2005 08:33:31 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] Bechtel SAIC changes Yucca's top leadership Message-ID: <20050714083250.F13006-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 13 July 2005; Pahrump Valley Times Bechtel SAIC changes Yucca's top leadership http://www.pahrumpvalleytimes.com/2005/07/13/news/bechtel.html --- BY STEVE TETREAULT PVT WASHINGTON BUREAU Advertisement WASHINGTON - Bechtel SAIC, the company that operates the Yucca Mountain Project for the federal government, disclosed a change in top leadership on Thursday. John Mitchell will leave as president and general manager on Aug. 12, a company spokesman confirmed. Ted Feigenbaum, who most recently headed the Maine Yankee Atomic Power Co., will succeed him. In an e-mail to employees last week, Mitchell said he would receive a new assignment from parent company Bechtel National Inc. Platts Nuclear Publications, an energy newsletter group, first reported his departure from the nuclear waste program. Mitchell's departure was not related to delays that caused the Department of Energy to postpone its license application to build a spent nuclear fuel repository at the Nevada site, in Nye County approximately 20 miles from Beatty and Amargosa Valley, and roughly 50 miles from Pahrump, the county's population center, Bechtel SAIC spokesman Jason Bohne said. Bechtel National customarily moves its managers every two or three years, Bohne said. Mitchell was appointed head of the Yucca Mountain contract in December of 2002, when the program shifted focus to preparing a comprehensive license application. "That puts him in the time span to move," Bohne said. "John accomplished what Bechtel wanted to accomplish." Besides heading Maine Yankee, Feigenbaum oversaw operations at the nuclear plant in Seabrook, N.H., from 1992 to 2002. He also held senior positions at the New Hampshire Yankee nuclear utility. Feigenbaum, who was in Las Vegas for meetings last week, was hired because of his experience running nuclear facilities that are regulated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Bohne said. The Yucca project is headed into similar waters when its license application is judged at the NRC. Bechtel SAIC employs about 1,300 workers on the Energy Department program, most of them based in Las Vegas. The company began work under a $3.1 billion Yucca Mountain management contract in February 2001. The contract covered five years, with options totaling another five years. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Fri Jul 15 11:48:36 2005 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2005 07:48:36 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] Lockheed Martin to develop Army's Web portal Message-ID: <20050715074723.X13006-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 2:37 PM EDT Thursday ; Baltimore Business Journal Lockheed Martin to develop Army's Web portal http://baltimore.bizjournals.com/baltimore/stories/2005/07/11/daily28.html --- Lockheed Martin has snagged a $152 million contract to lead the next stage of developing the Army's internal Web portal. The Army Knowledge Online system, known as AKO, has 1.8 million users worldwide. Bethesda-based Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) will also lead integration and maintenance of the database. The Internet portal gives soldiers fast access to logistics and combat support applications, secure e-mail and messaging, and general information about the Army. Lockheed Martin's team includes SAIC, Computer Sciences Corporation (NYSE: CSC) and other technology providers. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Fri Jul 15 11:51:08 2005 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2005 07:51:08 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] SAIC joins others in bid for county's IT contract Message-ID: <20050715075027.E13006-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> Thursday, July 14, 2005 SAIC joins others in bid for county's IT contract http://www.sddt.com/News/article.cfm?SourceCode=20050714tbc --- By DOUG SHERWIN IBM and a pair of fellow industry heavyweights are poised to join together in an attempt to win the county of San Diego's next information technology and telecommunications contract. [developing] From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Fri Jul 15 22:29:18 2005 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2005 18:29:18 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] SAIC wins National Data Buoy Center support work Message-ID: <20050715182852.G13006-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 07/15/05; Washington Technology SAIC wins National Data Buoy Center support work http://www.washingtontechnology.com/news/1_1/daily_news/26582-1.html --- By William Welsh Deputy Editor Science Applications International Corp. has won a $500 million contract to provide technical support for the National Weather Service.s National Data Buoy Center, the company announced this week. The contract is for five years with five option years. Under the single-award task order contract, SAIC of San Diego will operate and maintain the Marine Observation Network, a collection of offshore buoys and coastal stations. The company will provide engineering, operational, logistical and IT support to operate and maintain the network. As the National Data Buoy Center support contractor, SAIC will deliver real-time environmental data to the operational elements of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Weather Service. The data is used for weather forecasting and warning and for assessing climate variability. The Marine Observation Network is an integrated ocean observation and information delivery system with buoy data acquisition platforms located in U.S. coastal waters, as well as offshore waters of the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, the Gulf of Mexico and the Great Lakes. The network currently comprises 97 moored buoys, including sensors, transmitters and receivers. SAIC has 42,000 employees and annual sales of $7.2 billion. The company ranks No. 3 on Washington Technology.s 2005 Top 100 list, which measures federal contracting revenue. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Fri Jul 15 22:30:33 2005 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2005 18:30:33 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] GSA awards SAIC systems integration contract Message-ID: <20050715182955.Y13006-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 07/15/05; Government Computer News GSA awards SAIC systems integration contract http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/36387-1.html --- By Mary Mosquera GCN Staff The General Services Administration awarded a task order valued at up to $46.6 million to Science Applications International Corp. to provide systems integration services for GSA.s Enterprise Customer Relationship Management implementation. CRM system integration should enhance GSA.s acquisition services to agencies by putting information about customer requirements, service opportunities and market analysis in a single unified source, said GSA Administrator Stephen Perry. .The GSA-wide system will provide information about customer requirements to all components of GSA so we can work together proactively to provide the entire spectrum of acquisition services and solutions they need,. he said in a statement yesterday. GSA awarded the task order under its Millennia contract for a one-year base period with four one-year options. The value of the first year award is estimated at $10.1 million and up to $46.6 million over the next five years. Systems integration should improve account and opportunity management, marketing and service delivery, according to GSA. Improved resource distribution and better-managed public funds should follow, the agency added. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Fri Jul 15 22:32:06 2005 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2005 18:32:06 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] IBM Announces Team in Bid for San Diego County Transformation Project Message-ID: <20050715183119.S13006-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 07/15/05; Market Wire IBM Announces Team in Bid for San Diego County Transformation Project http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=90937 --- Team Would Be Based in San Diego County SAN DIEGO, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 07/15/2005 -- IBM today announced it would team with Accenture and Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), for the County of San Diego's seven-year Information Technology and Telecommunications contract. As the prime contractor, IBM, the world's largest IT services company, would have overall responsibility for one of the largest, most comprehensive outsourcing contracts in local government. The procurement not only calls for managing the infrastructure of the County's IT systems, but helping the County to improve its business processes as well. In its Request for Proposal, released on May 19, 2005, the County has stated its goal is to "substantially improve the value of services provided by the County to its citizens, to reduce the overall cost of government, and to raise the level of quality of its programs." IBM and its team members, collectively called Innovation San Diego, have a long history of managing IT and business process transformation projects at the local, state and federal levels. Innovation San Diego team members currently support local government programs in Miami-Dade County, Florida; Monroe County, New York; Clark County, Nevada; Los Angeles, California Unified School District; New York City, New York; and the County of San Diego, California. The Innovation San Diego team will utilize their collective world class IT services capabilities and experience in local government solutions to accomplish the County's goals. "San Diego is looking to create the model for government not just for today but for the next 10-20 years," said William Ray, IBM's senior location executive based in San Diego. "This is an ambitious project that will demand innovation, creative thinking and full accountability to citizens for the services and benefits it will bring. With our team members Accenture and SAIC, we believe we bring those attributes to the County." "Accenture is pleased to be part of the Innovation San Diego team, which possesses deep IT outsourcing capabilities," said Jim Hernandez, a partner in Accenture's Government practice. "We at Accenture are eager to put our experience with innovative, large-scale and complex government projects to work for San Diego County." "SAIC offers both a large local presence and significant County experience to the team," said Michele McDade, SAIC vice president. "We are pleased to join such a capable and experienced team. The joint capabilities of these technology leaders complement the needs of San Diego County as it continues to be a national leader in local government." The project is scheduled to be awarded later this year. With a population of three million, San Diego is the third largest county in California and the fourth largest in the United States. Its annual budget is more than $4 billion. IBM has created a website at www.ieg.ibm.com for more information about the project and the Innovation San Diego team. About Accenture: Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company. Committed to delivering innovation, Accenture collaborates with its clients to help them become high-performance businesses and governments. With deep industry and business process expertise, broad global resources and a proven track record, Accenture can mobilize the right people, skills and technologies to help clients improve their performance. With more than 110,000 people in 48 countries, the company generated net revenues of US$13.67 billion for the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2004. Its home page is www.accenture.com. About SAIC >From science to solutions, SAIC engineers and scientists solve complex technical problems in national security, homeland security, energy, the environment, space, telecommunications, health care, and logistics. With annual revenues of $7.2 billion, SAIC is the largest United States' employee-owned research and engineering company, with more than 42,000 employees at offices in more than 150 cities worldwide. More information about SAIC can be found at www.saic.com. About IBM: IBM, the world's largest consulting, services and information technology company, has been involved in the Public Sector for more than 80 years. It helps the government, education, healthcare and lifesciences industries worldwide innovate for greater achievement, productivity and efficiency. IBM draws on a world-class portfolio of world-class portfolio of hardware, software, services and consulting solutions to help clients realize the full potential of their technology investments. More information about IBM can be found at www.ibm.com From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Mon Jul 18 12:05:17 2005 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2005 08:05:17 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] BG Spirit wins the Global Challenge Message-ID: <20050718080408.O3553-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 18 July 2005; Yachting World BG Spirit wins the Global Challenge http://www.ybw.com/auto/newsdesk/20050618100440globalchallenge05.html --- Global Challenge yacht BG Spirit has taken the crown - they have claimed first in the final leg and first overall in the Global Challenge 2004/05. They had a battle on their hands the whole way in this fierce and final leg but arrived first, just four minutes in front of Barclays Adventurer, their official finish arrival time being 10.54.08 GMT. Skipper, Andy Forbes was greeted by Sir Chay Blyth and presented with the magnificent Princess Royal Trophy. He hugged Sir Chay and explained: "It's absolutely unbelievable; what an incredible nine and a half months and to be back here where we left, and in first place, is just amazing." Tens of thousands of friends, families and spectators packed the finish line from Southsea Castle to Gunwharf Quays - the yachts' final resting place. Forbes continued: "I'm absolutely flabbergasted about the amount of people here today and the support out on the water; I didn't even think we were going to get across the line at one point!" But they did get in and in first once again. Talking about his winning team he continued: "I'm just proud to be part of them, I mean this is what its all about. I'm just a skipper that drives the boat! These are the guys that sail the boat, 70 per cent of them are inexperienced and have never really sailed before and here they are after 9.5 months, 33,000 miles, sailed around the world and in first place, incredible!" Barclays Adventurer finished at 10.58.16 GMT and provisionally hold second place but currently have an 'Intention to Protest' against them which means they have a slightly nervous wait to see if the protest is submitted. Jumping off the yacht skipper Stuart Jackson looked elated and told the crowds: "It's been absolutely amazing today, coming in second was just fantastic. We gave BG SPIRIT a hard fight but second still feels great." Congratulating his crew by pouring as much Champagne over them as possible he cheered that they were: "Absolutely amazing, the best in the fleet, the best there is!" VAIO were over the line 26 minutes and 5 seconds after BG SPIRIT, 18 minutes and 57 seconds behind Barclays Adventurer, finishing at 11.19.13 GMT. An exuberant skipper, Amedeo Sorrentino enthused: "We got third!" However, he looked less enamoured when he explained: "After the Needles we ran aground because of a rock and that's why we came third," he explained modestly. "But it was a great, great experience." SAIC La Jolla finished in 4th followed by a scrum led by Pindar. Team Stelmar followed next just over one minute in front of Me To You who were three minutes in front of Imagine It. Done. Samsung were another two minutes behind, with Spirit of Sark eight minutes behind again. In his interview, skipper Duggie Gillespie said he was devastated to be out of the podium positions for the overall race. In 11th place Team Save the Children were just four minutes behind Spirit of Sark. BP Explorer missed a waypoint (the PA Buoy) just outside La Rochelle, so they had to turn back and round the mark to avoid potential disqualification. Hence they are nearly 100 miles behind the rest of the fleet. They will still take a podium place, finishing in third overall but it has been a disappointing blow for a team, which was leading for so much of the race. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Thu Jul 21 12:37:45 2005 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2005 08:37:45 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] Island Sailors On Top Of The World Message-ID: <20050721083436.N3553-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 21 July 2005, Isle of Wight County Press Island Sailors On Top Of The World http://www.iwcp.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=1252&ArticleID=1091270 --- By Martin Neville TWO Islanders returned to a rapturous welcome at the weekend, after completing one of the world's toughest yacht races, the Global Challenge. Sailing into Portsmouth on Saturday, IW-born Laurence "Loz" Marriott, skipper of the 72-foot yacht Pindar, and East Cowes paramedic Karen Jones on board SAICc La Jolla, were welcomed by friends and family along with a crowd of spectators and supporters after their gruelling ten-month circumnavigation. Pindar came 11th overall in the race while team SAIC La Jolla came fifth. The race was a punishing test of human spirit and endurance in which Loz, who now lives in Southampton, led a multinational crew of amateurs, some of whom had never stepped on a boat before signing up for the race and whose only common bond was the dream of racing around the world. "Arriving back on the Island after racing nearly 30,000 miles and stopping in five different continents is an extremely proud moment for me," said Loz, who sailed into Cowes on board Pindar on Tuesday afternoon. "During the hardest parts of the race you always dream of home and sailing back into your home port. Despite having seen some amazing places and experienced some awesome sailing, there is nothing like the feeling of achievement we experienced as we arrived back home." Loz and his crew lined up against 11 other teams. They competed on identical 72ft monohull racing yachts and faced the daunting challenge of sailing around the world against the prevailing winds and currents. The race, which started and finished in Portsmouth, took the teams through some of the most isolated and perilous oceans of the world, pushing them both physically and mentally to the limit. Stop-over ports were Buenos Aires, Wellington, Sydney, Cape Town, Boston and La Rochelle. "Sailing in the Southern Ocean was my biggest high," said Loz, who plans to go back in a solo attempt to sail around the globe in two or three years' time. "Out there you are up against massive waves. I counted six seconds to get from the bottom of one wave to the top and it's so cold you can only stay outside for 30 minutes. I had icicles on my beard." Before the race, Karen Jones, a keen sportswoman, admitted her sailing experience was limited to mainly pleasure boat sailing and small craft, although she did sail on the training ship Arethusa 15 years ago for a five-day stint. "You cannot explain to anyone who hasn't been there the feeling you get when dolphins play on the bow wave of your yacht or the coldness and pain of a Southern Ocean sail change that really pushes you to your limits," said the 32-year-old. "One of the saddest points for me in the race was that it took until we were crashing through the waves of the Southern Ocean and being tossed around the deck to realise just how much my family means to me and I am so grateful for all their help and support and making it possible for me to fulfill my dreams." From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Wed Jul 27 11:34:20 2005 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 07:34:20 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] Boeing Awards Multiple Contracts for First Phase of FCS Class II and III UAV Development Message-ID: <20050727073322.U77864-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> July 26, 2005 Boeing Awards Multiple Contracts for First Phase of FCS Class II and III UAV Development http://www.shephard.co.uk/UVOnline/default.aspx?Action=-187126550&ID=771ca19e-4d5d-461a-9d01-2917979f7646 --- ST LOUIS, July 26, 2005 . Boeing (NYSE: BA), teamed with Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) as the Lead Systems Integrator (LSI) for the U.S. Army's Future Combat Systems (FCS) program, today awarded four multimillion-dollar contracts to three premier industry partners to participate in the first phase of development for two classes of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). The UAVs . a key battlespace asset and integral part of the FCS system-of-systems solution - are slated for fielding in 2014 with the first fully-equipped FCS brigade-sized combat teams. The contracts, range in value from $3 million to $5 million dollars. Piasecki Aircraft Corp. received a contract for development of its Class II UAV Air Scout system. Contracts for development of the larger Class III UAV system were awarded to Teledyne Brown Engineering Inc. for its Prospector, AAI Corp. for its Shadow III and to Piasecki Aircraft Corp. for its Air Guard. The contracts were based on technical, management, schedule, past performance and cost criteria following a thorough source selection process in which the Army and the LSI acted as .honest brokers' to ensure fairness in the review process and to secure the most qualified contractors. The comprehensive process was accomplished in record time, demonstrating the LSI's ability to rapidly execute complex tasks in a collaborative environment. "In keeping with a key tenet of the FCS program, the selected companies represent the very best among industry, and the FCS LSI is confident that the ensuing competition will result in two superior UAV systems to meet future Army battlefield requirements," said Mark Franzblau, Boeing director, FCS UAV Integrated Product Team. "As we continue to meet cost, schedule and performance parameters, our main focus is ensuring these critical UAV technologies are successfully integrated into the FCS network." Class II and III UAV development will be carried out in three phases, with the FCS LSI and Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) developing different technologies in tandem until a final candidate system is selected for both FCS UAV classes. For the Class II solution, DARPA initiated the Organic Air Vehicle II (OAV II) program, strictly focused on ducted fan technology, while the LSI will evaluate an alternative non-ducted fan approach. Similarly, for Class III, DARPA is investing in rotorcraft technology while the LSI will be investigating gyrocopter and fixed wing designs. Phase 1, lasting approximately 10 months, will include requirements assessment and risk reduction trade studies on initial UAV concepts. This will lead to a down-select in mid-2006 to one candidate for the Class III system and a decision on how best to proceed with development of the Class II system. Selected LSI and DARPA candidates will then be evaluated for their suitability to meet FCS requirements during a 24-month concept maturation phase, culminating in a flight assessment of developmental prototypes in 2008. A down select will then occur for the final System Design and Development (SDD) phase when the LSI, Army and DARPA will select the best-value solutions for each class of UAV. First delivery of FCS integrated UAV systems to support FCS system-of-systems testing will occur in 2010, with fielding of both class systems slated for 2014. The Army's concept of FCS comprises various systems linked through the network including four UAV platform types, which are integral to the FCS system-of-systems construct. UAV classification is determined by platform capability, mission and operational requirements. The Class II UAV system will provide reconnaissance, security/early warning, target acquisition at the company level in support of line-of-sight, beyond-line-of-sight and non-line-of-sight engagements including target designation for beyond-line-of-sight engagements. It will be vehicle mounted, capable of taking off and landing in unimproved areas and provide enhanced dedicated imagery, accomplishing its mission while being autonomously controlled or cued remotely by Army personnel. The larger Class III UAV system will have greater endurance and a larger payload-carrying capacity than the Class II system. It will be a multifunction aerial combat support system capable of providing reconnaissance, communications relay, security/early warning, target acquisition and designation and minefield detection at the battalion level. The Class III UAV system also will provide remote reconnaissance and terrain information, and be capable of taking off and landing in unimproved areas. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Sat Jul 30 12:12:53 2005 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Sat, 30 Jul 2005 08:12:53 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] West Gate @ Crane Tech Park Primed For Growth Message-ID: <20050730081042.O2686-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 7/29/2005 3:03:38 PM West Gate @ Crane Tech Park Primed For Growth http://www.insideindianabusiness.com/newsitem.asp?id=14608 --- Economic development officials in southern Indiana say they expect a surge in new business and jobs when the West Gate @ Crane Technology Park opens in 2006. Science Applications International Corp., one of the largest contractors at the Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center, says it expects to create 100 new jobs within the first few years at the park. Crane says it predicts robust job and economic growth for Crane-related development, including the creation of more than 150 new jobs and the potential of an additional $34 million in Indiana commercial contracts. LOOGOOTEE (Indiana) . Quality job growth in the Crane region "will likely surge" once initial facilities at the West Gate @ Crane Technology Park open their doors in 2006, according to Jerry Ott, executive director of the Martin County Economic Development Corporation. Ott, who was appointed as Martin County.s first economic development official this month, based his remarks on data provided by executives from the Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) and EG&G, a subsidiary of the $2 billion URS corporation. Stephen Gootee, corporate vice president over SAIC operations in Crane and Indianapolis, said that the opening of the West Gate "will create a new synergy for the region that will attract new companies and offer heretofore new opportunities for commercial expansion that presently don.t exist." SAIC, the nation.s seventh largest defense contractor with revenues in excess of $7 billion, employs more than 500 engineers, consultants and technicians in Indiana and is one of the largest contractors at the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) at Crane. SAIC now has 30 job openings for Information Technology consultants, engineers and logistics professionals in the Crane region. Gootee said that SAIC alone expects to create about 100 new jobs within 12-24 months of the West Gate opening. Conservatively, the SAIC positions will generate $5-7 million of new rural wealth, with additional jobs and ancillary growth expected to be created by other technology companies expanding in the Crane region. "The jobs that SAIC now has open and expects to create are precisely the types of high-paying professional positions that both the state and the local counties seek," said Ron Arnold, executive director of the Daviess County Economic Development Corporation and chairman of the West Gate @ Crane executive committee. "The challenge that all three counties face is that until facilities are actually in place, the West Gate remains somewhat of an abstract .potential. to large technology companies," said Ott. As a result of this, Arnold said, all three counties were presently intensely focusing on new construction and the formal opening of the park. The Indianapolis office of CB Richard Ellis successfully solicited construction proposals for initial West Gate buildings, and a contractor is expected to be selected shortly for a Fall groundbreaking. "Since Martin County first began exploring the process a few years ago, numerous Crane officials, technology professionals and economic development experts with Purdue and Rose Hulman have all told us that the Crane region could well take its place among premier technology centers in the state," Arnold continued. "Now is the time to achieve that vision." "With BRAC nearly behind us, essentially the only barriers to solid job creation and growth for the region that remain are the present lack of quality commercial facilities and final resolution of Certified Technology Park issues from the state for the three counties," explained James Schonberger, managing director of EG&G operations at Crane. EG&G plans to initially occupy over 25,000 sq. ft in the first West Gate facility to be built in the Daviess County section, and SAIC intends to occupy similar space in facilities to be constructed immediately adjacent in Martin County. Construction of the two technical facilities and an office complex for use by Purdue, Rose Hulman and other academic institutions, are expected to take place at the same time. "SAIC and EG&G represent the two largest current omnibus contracts with NSWC Crane, so they offer substantial commercial growth opportunities for the West Gate as Crane successfully lands new technology contracts in the post-BRAC era," said Charles Dibble, executive director of the Greene County Economic Development Corporation. The proposed route for the I-69 region will transverse Greene County and a major interchange is expected to be located immediately next to the Greene County section of the West Gate tech park. "Many people don.t realize that NSWC Crane represents one of the largest high-tech TDL [transportation, distribution and logistics] operations in Indiana," said Dibble. "The commercial TDL expansion opportunities alone could well transform the region once we have facility infrastructure in place," he said. Arnold pointed out that the official median center of the U.S. population lies within a few miles of the West Gate tech park, "which eloquently illustrates the extraordinary TDL opportunities that exist long-term for the region." NSWC Crane officials have previously publicly predicted robust job and economic growth for Crane-related development in a post-BRAC era, including the creation of more than 150 new jobs and the potential of an additional $34 million in Indiana commercial contracts. "We urgently need and expect to create those jobs here and leverage the positive impact of regional economic growth for Indiana," said Arnold. Graham Toft, an economist and consultant with Thomas P. Miller & Associates, said that the West Gate region "offers Indiana a singular opportunity to build an environmentally-friendly .technopolis. that will be unique to the nation." Such an opportunity, Toft claims, "is one of a kind and potentially historic in nature.it would be a shame if we do not capture this opportunity to both create strong economic growth and to do it right for the region and the state." A substantial amount of collaborative effort has brought the counties to this critical point, said Don Bowling, Mayor of Loogootee. "Each county has contributed considerable financial and human resources to bring this park to life," said Mayor Bowling. "The degree of cooperation between the counties is unprecedented in Indiana modern history," he concluded. "We must make this happen and happen soon." ABOUT THE WEST GATE @ CRANE . Expected to eventually become a 1,000 acre technology research and development region, The West Gate @ Crane (http://www.westgatecrane.com) is being developed by county and economic development commissions from Daviess, Martin and Greene counties. The state-of-the-art facilities now in development are expected to serve major commercial technology companies associated with the $3 billion NSWC Crane military technical center. Facilities are also being designed for academic and training operations, with direct involvement from Purdue University, the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and other Indiana institutions of higher learning. Crane-related employment opportunities can be found at http://www.saic.com/careers. Commercial leasing information can be found at http://www.cbre.com/indianapolis. Media inquiries can be directed to Michael Snyder at The MEK Group (http://www.themekgroup.com) at 317-805-4870 or by e-mail: msnyder at themekgroup.com. Source: West Gate @ Crane