From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Mon Jul 3 22:16:57 2006 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2006 18:16:57 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] Boeing says it can meet budget for defense system Message-ID: <20060703181644.A89699-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 1 July 2006 ; St. Louis Post-Dispatch Boeing says it can meet budget for defense system http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/business/stories.nsf/0/D9711C55AC2DAC188625719E00066B14?OpenDocument --- Boeing Co. said late Thursday that its $21 billion contract to oversee development of a digital network that connects U.S. troops to a new array of robotic and manned weapons systems is in no danger of escalating. Boeing's confidence comes as a new Pentagon cost analysis estimates the development program managed by Boeing and San Diego-based Science Applications International Corp. features unrivaled complexity that could lead to significant increases. A projection by the Pentagon's cost analysis improvement group estimates that research and development for the Army's Future Combat Systems could soar to $44 billion, or more than double the original estimate. Boeing's St. Louis-based defense unit and SAIC have completed about 25 percent of the work on the development phase of Future Combat Systems, said Dennis Muilenburg, vice president and general manager of Boeing combat systems. The contract extends through 2014. About one-third of that cost relates to developing software that will run the digital network, Muilenburg said. The Pentagon worries that software development will require more time and manpower to develop, Bloomberg News reported after obtaining a two-page summary of the full report. Muilenburg acknowledged there's plenty of risk in developing software that includes 17 million lines of computer code. The software includes new, reused and off-the-shelf material. "I'm confident that we'll execute the program within the budgeted costs we've been given," he said. "Part of what we do is managing that risk. . Our performance to date proves that it's working." In the first 37 months of the development period, Boeing and SAIC have gone from a few hundred people to a team of 6,000 across a number of industries. "We've found the best software talent in the country and put them to work on this program," Muilenburg said. A recent field test in Nevada showed the software allowed ground troops and pilots to see the same operating picture taken and distributed by an early warning surveillance plane, Muilenburg explained. "It's the first time we demonstrated a common operating picture for soldiers on the ground and pilots in the air," he said. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Thu Jul 6 00:39:46 2006 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2006 20:39:46 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] Edulink : SAIC's venture into the penny stock market Message-ID: <20060705203316.R27670-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 5 July 2006 ; TPMCafe : mrs panstreppon's Blog Edulink : SAIC's venture into the penny stock market http://americaabroad.tpmcafe.com/blog/mrs_panstreppon/2006/jul/05/edulink_saics_venture_into_the_penny_stock_market --- By mrs panstreppon [1] | bio [2] At the TPM Muckraker, [3] Justin Rood noted that SAIC, the huge federal contractor, contributed $5k to Rep. Jerry Lewis after it became known that he was under investigation. I thought now would be a good time to re-visit SAIC's sponsorship of Edulink, a penny stock company that ran through a fair bit of cash a few years ago with no discernible results. Convicted former Connecticut governor, John Rowland made a profit of $26k in one week in March 2000 trading Edulink on an initial investment of $12k. Quite a tidy sum and the transaction was especially noteworthy in light of the fact that John Rowland was known to often be strapped for cash. Investing $12k in a very risky penny stock was unusual behavior, imo, but apparently federal investigators did not agree. Nothing ever came of it. What caught my attention is that the information on Edulink's website bore no resemblance to what was reported in Edulink's SEC filings. Edulink had formed alliances with several companies including SAIC. Here is an excerpt from Edulink's now-defunct website: Alliances University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) - The Company is allied with UCLA College of Letters and Sciences to license history curriculum, along with appropriate graphics, art and images that will be utilized in the Company's new Smart Schoolhouse., interactive learning environment. Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) - The Company is allied with SAIC for the development of technology elements, proprietary to the Company, that drive the Smart Schoolhouse., as well as the co-marketing of a technology proprietary to Company. SAIC is the nation's largest employee-owned research and engineering company, providing information technology and systems integration products and services to government and commercial customers. SAIC scientists and engineers work to solve complex technical problems in telecommunications, national security, health care, transportation, energy, the environment and financial services. SAIC and its subsidiaries, including Telcordia Technologies (formerly Bellcore), have more than 39,000 employees at offices in more than 150 cities worldwide. More information about SAIC can be found on the Internet at http://www.saic.com. SoftQuad - SoftQuad Software, Ltd. is an internationally recognized developer of XML enabling technologies and commerce solutions for e-business. A founding member of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS) and XML.org, SoftQuad has been instrumental in shaping and developing both the standards and technologies that are changing the way companies exchange information and do business over the Web. MC Squared - MC Squared Incorporated is a consulting, design and inventing firm that services the entertainment and Technology Industries. MC Squared has licensed 23 products that have generated more than $1.9 billion in retail sales, produced high profile corporate videos, and conceived and designed LBE and Theme Park attractions around the world. With over 18 years experience in the Entertainment and Technology fields, MC Squared is positioned to service any client's needs with a wide range of services, technologies and products. For more information visit the MC Squared website at http://www.mcsqd.com. Viewpoint Corporation - Viewpoint is a leading provider of digital marketing technologies and services for marketing and selling on the Web. Viewpoint focuses on licensing its proprietary technologies for e-commerce initiatives and provides a full ranch of professional services for implementing enhanced digital rich media marketing solutions that integrate online advertising, promotions and e-mail strategies. The company is headquartered in New York City with offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Salt Lake City, London and Tokyo. Visit the Viewpoint website at http://www.viewpoint.com. More to come. --- [1] http://americaabroad.tpmcafe.com/user/10415/recent [2] http://americaabroad.tpmcafe.com/user/10415 [3] http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/mt/mt-search.cgi?search=saic&SearchCutoff=90 From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Thu Jul 6 00:44:48 2006 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2006 20:44:48 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] Border for Sale Message-ID: <20060705204432.S27670-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 5 July 2006 ; CorpWatch Border for Sale http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=13845 --- Privatizing Immigration Control by Joseph Richey, Special to CorpWatch [Cartoon by Khalil Bendib: http://www.corpwatch.org/img/pic/sbinet.jpg] Five major military contractors are competing to design a system to tackle up to two million undocumented immigrants a year in the United States. Boeing, Ericsson, Lockheed, Northrop Grumman and Raytheon are working on proposals that focus on high technology rather than high fences, but ignoring some of the fundamental problems of immigration. At each checkpoint along the path to citizenship or deportation -- from desert wilderness to urban labyrinth -- private contractors are expected to be hired to detect, apprehend, vet, detain, process, and potentially incarcerate or deport people seeking economic and human rights asylum in the U.S. An indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract, estimated at $2.5 billion, for the Secure Border Initiative Network (SBInet) will be awarded September 30th 2006, to build a seamless web of new surveillance technology and sensors with real time communications systems for Customs and Border Protection (CBP). The plan also includes funds for additional personnel, vehicles and physical infrastructure for fencing, and virtual fencing for U.S. borders. The new contract is part of the $43.5 billion Homeland Security (DHS) budget for 2007, with up to 20 percent increases in areas of internal enforcement and border protection. This has brought new fervor to the domestic security industry. Security executives around the country are pulling late hours preparing proposals and bids that will cost billions in federal tax dollars. SBInet is part of a new Bush administration plan, announced in November 2005, for border security aimed at stopping illegal immigration along the more that 6,000 miles that make up America's land borders and dealing with the millions of undocumented aliens already in the country. While President Bush has said that "mass deportation is unrealistic," DHS is nonetheless ramping up CBP's "Expedited Removal Program" to detain and remove 1.5 million people along the border and the additional half a million apprehended 100 miles within US territory, according to the CBP and other agencies. Migrants who make it past the 100 mile mark and manage to stay 14 day without being caught are entitled to a hearing before a federal immigration judge. The privatization of border security is unprecedented not only in cost but in the extent to which the federal government is ceding control to private companies. "We're asking you to come back and tell us how to do our business. We're asking you. We're inviting you to tell us how to run our organization," Deputy Director of Homeland Security Michael Jackson told more than 400 defense contractors and homeland security industrialists at a government-sponsored "Industry Day" on January 25 this year. Jackson, a former Lockheed Martin vice-president, added: "This is an invitation to be a little bit, a little bit aggressive and thinking as if you owned and you were partners with the CBP." Indeed his former company is one of the leading bidders for the contract. "We're expecting quick proposals on quick timelines," Keith Mordoff, a Lockheed Martin spokesperson told CorpWatch. One of the 50 largest companies in the U.S., the Maryland-based corporation has more than 100 executives working on the Secure Border Initative according to Mordoff. Four other corporations: Boeing, Ericsson, Northrop Grumman and Raytheon; are vying for the same SBI slice of the DHS budget pie. Each of these rivals has between 70 and 100 executives assembling security teams and designing the replacement for America's Shield Initiative. High Walls versus High Tech A few believe that high walls and fences are the answer like U.S. Republican Congressman Steve King from Iowa. Scale model in hand, he took the floor of the House of Representatives on May 24 with a hard-sell for a fence. "A little company like I used to own before I came to this Congress, and [that] my son operates today, could set a mile of this in a day pretty easily. . . .We are spending $8 billion on 2,000 miles. That is $4 million a mile. Now, if you pay me $4 million for a mile of that desert down there and say, guard that mile, Mr. King, I would say, for $4 million, you would not get a cockroach across that border." But most of the proposals rely on high-technology rather than high fences. Sensor Technologies and Systems of Scottsdale, Arizona has already been recruited to join three of the prime contractors' teams. It sells a ground radar system that has been used in the conflict-ridden West Bank and has been proposed for environmental projects in protected areas such as Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument and Cabeza Prieta Wildlife Refuge. Walker Butler, the owner of Sensor, says physical fences would end up being more expensive: "Bottom line is that a fence would cost at least 10 times the radar system--including everything required--cameras, poles, power, communications. And it [a fence] would be much less effective." Another key component of the several proposals are plans to use remotely controlled aerial surveillance technologies to reduce the use of expensive and unwieldy helicopter monitoring: Northrop offers its own unmanned aerial vehicle, the Global Hawk drone, as a challenge to Lockheed Martin's $14 million high-altitude surveillance blimp. Yet another potential sub-contractor, Octatron, offers an urban mini-drone with a six-foot wing-span with video and transmission equipment weighing just three pounds. (The Octatron's urban mini-drone was recently temporally downed in Los Angeles by a prospective civil rights suit against Los Angeles Policy Department for violating privacy laws. But it should qualify for the competition in urban border cities San Diego, Mexicali, Nogales, Las Cruces, Juarez, El Paso, Laredo, and Brownsville.) Bruce Walker, Northrop Grumman's director of homeland security, says that they will combine high-tech gizmos with trained personnel and planning to keep migrant labor from finding a way to the U.S. According to Walker, Northrop offers "the layered approach that is needed to secure the border. If wind or vandals take out cameras, back-up surveillance will be in place." "We need operational control of the border. We want to push the immigrants into lanes that conforms with our ports of entry." Doug Smith, head of Ericsson's Solutions agrees with DHS deputy director Jackson and industry experts. "This is not just about sensors and the coolest new UAV. Wireless communications is big. We think we can solve this with existing personnel today with the right tools." Smith envisions Border Patrol agents being able to send digital fingerprints of apprehended immigrants right from the desert floor to central locations and field offices. He is confident that Ericsson could leverage resources at all levels, from detection, apprehension to deportation. "We'll drive the buses, and handle everything." Will They Work? But underlying much of the debate over what kind of fence and how many high-tech gizmos will be needed to seal the border are more fundamental questions about the complex issue of illegal immigration. Experts note that given the demand for cheap labor in the U.S. and the poor prospects of economic development in much of the world, the solution will have to go higher than fences and wider than radar. In March this year, Michael Chertoff, the head of the DHS, bluntly accessed the efficacy of barriers when he told a Senate committee, "They'll just go around a fence." By Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) own estimates, half the country's undocumented workers enter the United States legally with temporary visas that they overstay. Voluntary departure orders have simply not worked so internal enforcement relies on ICE operations teams and the Office of Detention and Removal. This too is being privatized: DHS has allocated $410.2 million in its 2007 budget for Detention and Removal to expand existing facilities, and new detention capabilities in the event of an immigration emergency, a contract awarded to Halliburton [1] of Houston, Texas, a company formerly headed by U.S. Vice-President Dick Cheney. No Border between Government & Industry Should Lockheed Martin win the SBInet contract, it will be difficult to avoid speculation that it had an inside track because former Lockheed Martin executive Jackson is Secretary Chertoff's right-hand man in the Secure Border Initiative. But Lockheed argues that other advantages put it in the lead. Lockheed is "the only team that can leverage and apply lessons from a long list of successful programs to offer DHS integration experience not available from any other supplier," says company spokesperson Keith Mordoff. That experience includes programs in Border Security solutions, Biometrics, Transportation and Security solutions, Critical Infrastructure Protection, and Emergency Response and Management." Asked about past performance touted in its proposal, spokesman Mordoff told CorpWatch that the company would "rather keep the competition guessing on what past programs we might be highlighting." Yet Lockheed is by no means alone among the five contractors in having friends in high places: no fence, virtual or physical, seems likely to separate corporations from the Washington trough. Investigative journalists have already uncovered examples of potential conflict of interest. Eric Lipton's two-part New York Times report ("Homeland Security Inc." June 18-19, 2006) reveals the dizzying velocity of the revolving door between DHS and the private domestic security industry. He lists nearly 100 former DHS and White House executives who have migrated toward magnet jobs with domestic security consulting, investing, and lobbying firms. Exposs by the Washington Post's Robert O'Harrow ("The High Price of Homeland Security") describe a path to border security, citizenship and mass deportation that will be lined with pork for some of the GOP's most loyal supporters. His December 25, 2005 report with Scott Higham "Post-9/11 Rush Mixed Politics With Security," exposed a Kentucky Republican Congressman Harold Rogers' contributions from homeland security contractors. These companies - Reveal, NucSafe, Datatrac Information Services, and Science Applications International Corporation - all opened offices in Rogers' district once he became chairman of a key budget committee in Congress, then went on to receive sizable DHS contracts. In the American Prospect, Sarah Posner's "Homeland Security for Sale," followed millions in DHS money by tracking the activities of the Philadelphia-based lobbyists Blank Rome LLP. Blank Rome chairman David Girard-diCarlo hired DHS officials Mark Holman, Carl Buchholtz and Ashley Davis, who worked closely with former DHS Secretary Tom Ridge. Blank Rome partner David Norcross also chaired the arrangement committee at the Republican National Convention in 2004. --- The Chariot Race The competition between the five prime bidders for SBInet might be viewed as a chariot race: Each prime contractor will drive the chariot; the horses will be its team of small and large, mid-range and small companies. The chariot itself, the wheels and axles are Americans' security. The competition is supposed to crown the driver that can deliver the best value for the tax dollar. Quick coalitions of vendors were formed with the help of homeland security brokers to meet the May 30 deadline for completed bids. Team building continues and Lockheed Martin made a special effort to develop a diverse one. After SBInet's Industry Day in January, it held its own "Vendor Industry" days in Seattle, Buffalo, and Washington DC. It also went shopping for local domestic security providers in El Paso, Laredo, Tucson, and San Diego. The outcome of this is secret: Lockheed has kept its cards closest to its chest in the pre-award period, choosing not to reveal its core team of companies. Boeing Integrated Defense Systems will join with DRS Surveillance and Kollsman, Government Services Incorporated (an L-3 subsidiary), Perot Systems, Reconnaissance Group and Unisys Global Public Sector. Boeing is the world's largest satellite manufacturer, and George Muellner, president of its Integrated Defense Systems business unit, cites its experience developing and deploying large-scale systems as a special qualification. The Northrop Grumman team members announced so far are Anteon International, BearingPoint, General Dynamics, HNTB Corporation, L. Robert Kimball and Associates, Titan (an L-3 subsidiary), and SRA International. Raytheon boasts that it is the only firm with experience monitoring a large geographic area such as the US-Mexico and US-Canadian borders. It also runs a 2 million square mile program in Brazil called System for Vigilance of the Amazon (SIVAM). Raytheon's core team is comprised of Apogen Technologies, BAE Systems, Bechtel National, Deloitte America's Border Security Group, Camber Corporation, Computer Sciences Corporatioor, MTC Technologies, Sy Coleman (an L-3 subsidiary), Texas A&M University, and the University of Texas at Austin. --- [1] http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?list=type&type=15 From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Thu Jul 6 00:47:01 2006 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2006 20:47:01 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] New Neighbors Program Helps Hurricane Victims Become Homeowners Message-ID: <20060705204640.B27670-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 5 July 2006 ; Eyewitness News New Neighbors Program Helps Hurricane Victims Become Homeowners http://www.myeyewitnessnews.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=2A1E8B40-C8F5-4E50-AD7B-81F59FA45F40 --- The Memphis Area Teachers' Credit Union helps another hurricane victim raise the roof. The Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati and MATCU, one of their member institutions in the Fifth District, have helped make Sharlene Williams a home owner. Ms. Williams has been has been in the Memphis area almost a year and she owes her new status to the New Neighbors Program. The New Neighbors Program provides funds, in the form of direct grants, in an effort to financially assist those who may be displaced due to the devastating effects of the 2005 hurricanes. Williams works at the Millington Naval Base and is employed by Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC). While Williams says she will always be a New Orleans native, she says she will "live in Memphis for the rest of her life." From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Fri Jul 7 03:08:07 2006 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2006 23:08:07 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] Six companies to compete under Smarts program Message-ID: <20060706230712.P68025-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 6 July 2006 ; Washington Technology Six companies to compete under Smarts program http://www.washingtontechnology.com/news/1_1/daily_news/28876-1.html --- By Dawn S. Onley Contributing Writer Six companies will compete for work under the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency's recently awarded, $200 million Support to Management and Resources for Technical Services (Smarts) program. The Smarts contracts, which became effective on July 1, bring a large pool of support personnel to provide Web design services, management consultation, financial and management-related support, program and project support and other management services across NGA. The winning contractors include Booz Allen Hamilton; BAE Systems; CACI Inc.; Science Applications International Corp.; Applied Systems Research, Inc. of McLean, Va.; and Staffing Alternatives Inc. of Gaithersburg, Md. The indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contracts will run for a base year with four, one-year options. Dawn S. Onley is a staff writer for Washington Technology's sister publication, Government Computer News. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Fri Jul 7 03:10:42 2006 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2006 23:10:42 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] BAE SYSTEMS Awarded $14.7 Million in Contracts for Electro-Magnetic Gun Programs Message-ID: <20060706231033.P68025-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 6 July 2006 ; Business Wire BAE SYSTEMS Awarded $14.7 Million in Contracts for Electro-Magnetic Gun Programs http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20060706005501&newsLang=en --- MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 6, 2006--BAE Systems was awarded two contracts for development of an electro-magnetic gun system capable of deployment on board naval surface combatant ships. The development work includes a $9.3 million contract from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to develop technologies and preliminary design for an Electro-Magnetic (EM) railgun prototype and a $5.4M contract from Naval Special Warfare Center-Dahlgren for the design and fabrication of the U.S Navy's 32 megajule (MJ) Laboratory Launcher. An electro-magnetic railgun uses electrical energy to accelerate projectiles to extreme velocities. Railguns do not require powders or explosives to fire the round and therefore free magazine space for other mission areas. In addition, electro-magnetic guns provide a highly consistent and uniform explosive charge that gives much greater accuracy. BAE Systems was selected by ONR to advance to the next phase of the Innovative Naval Prototype Program. Under this 30-month phase, BAE Systems will take the state-of-the-art Electro-Magnetic Railgun technologies through technology maturation and develop a preliminary design of a 32-MJ EM Railgun. Thirty-two megajule is equivalent to a firing speed of Mach 8 or eight times the speed of sound. This will be an intermediate step on the road to a 64-MJ Tactical System capable of deployment on-board naval surface combatant ships. The design and fabrication of the 32-MJ Laboratory Launcher will serve as a major step towards development of a full-scale tactical EM Gun weapon system for the U.S. Navy. BAE Systems will execute these contracts in conjunction with teammates IAP Research, Inc., Dayton, Ohio and Science Applications International Corporation, Vienna, Va. "BAE Systems has a long history of supporting the U.S. Navy and we're proud to continue that tradition by playing a key role in the EM Gun Program," said Keith Howe, BAE Systems' vice president and general manager Armament Systems. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Fri Jul 7 11:09:28 2006 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Fri, 7 Jul 2006 07:09:28 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] Inside Entrepreneurship: Bagging company investors Message-ID: <20060707070918.M68025-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 7 July 2006 ; Seattle Post-Intelligencer Inside Entrepreneurship: Bagging company investors http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/276744_schreter07.html --- By SUSAN SCHRETER SPECIAL TO THE P-I Q: Someone I respect suggested that I approach corporations at the same time I approach venture funds for money. Good idea or bad idea? Do corporations look for the same things as VCs? Should our presentation be the same? How should we go about getting a hearing? What's realistic? -- G. Wilson, Alpharetta, Ga. A: Ah, the "R" word! Entrepreneurs are coached quite often to "be realistic." However, there is a very fine line between impractical dreamers and entrepreneurial visionaries. What seems completely realistic to a cutting-edge entrepreneur may be beyond the imagination of less creative thinkers. I find the reality of venture funding is very much like the reality show "American Idol." The odds of winning big seem about the same, too. Think about it. The competition begins with thousands of ambitious contestants. But with each passing week of critique, the field narrows to the most appealing contestants who hold the most commercial promise. In the venture game, of the thousands of executive summaries and business plans presented to U.S. venture funds each year, fewer than 1,000 new companies will win the funding prize. So the grim reality for most business builders is they will have to find funding elsewhere. And they can. Because corporations need strategic access to new technologies, and are willing to pay for this advantage, it is definitely worthwhile to include them in your funding drive. There are several ways corporations invest in growth companies. As a starting point, some corporations have organized their own venture funds to keep tabs on advancing technologies. Cargill, Novartis, Disney, Procter & Gamble, Tribune, SAIC, T-Mobile/ Deutsche Telekom, Motorola, Siemens, SAP, Samsung, Nokia, BASF, Applied Materials, Johnson & Johnson, Dow Chemical, Comcast, ChevronTexaco, Intel and Ericsson are just a few names of active corporate venture investors. Another way corporations invest in young companies is by "participating" in a venture fund "syndicate." Here, corporations invest in a specific company on the same terms as a "lead" venture fund. Entrepreneurs can also solicit divisions of large corporations for a "strategic" investment. Unlike venture funds, which are bound by fairly restrictive investment criteria, corporations have greater flexibility. They can invest cash or provide other valuable non-cash support in the form of office or warehouse space, equipment use, technology access, etc. Another way to secure funds for a specific new product development project or expansion effort is through a joint venture, or JV, partnership or company. In the same way that Cingular Wireless was originally formed as a joint venture between BellSouth and SBC Communications, you, too, can form a new company with shared ownership. There are a number of ways to structure these tactical collaborations. Sometimes the larger corporation contributes cash, while the entrepreneurial company contributes technology and operating management. JV companies can be an excellent solution in cases in which a small-business owner doesn't want to give up an equity stake in an existing business or there is extreme disagreement over the valuation of an existing business, but both partners still wish to pursue a specific development project together. Joint ventures also can be a convenient business structure for corporations that want to play a more active role in the day-to-day management decisions of their business collaboration. Typically, JV companies are managed by a board of directors and executive committee that includes representatives from both companies. That differs from traditional, non-seed-stage venture fund investments in which investors prefer to keep their voice at the board level. Come back next week for timesaving guidance on how to solicit corporations. That is an important topic, as corporations have money and resources that should be tapped more aggressively by entrepreneurs. Susan Schreter writes about startup planning and small-business financing for the Seattle P-I. She has an investment banking and buyout background and serves as a coach to entrepreneurs and consultant to corporations. Find more Inside Entrepreneurship columns at seattlepi.com/venture. Send questions about small-business management or raising money for your business to susan at insideentrepreneurship.com or by mail to Inside Entrepreneurship, c/o Seattle Post-Intelligencer Business Section, 101 Elliott Ave. W., Seattle, WA 98119. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Fri Jul 7 11:14:43 2006 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Fri, 7 Jul 2006 07:14:43 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] N. Korea's missile tests a pitch for Exton software firm Message-ID: <20060707071319.L68025-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 7 July 2006 ; Philadelphia Inquirer N. Korea's missile tests a pitch for Exton software firm http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/business/14982621.htm --- By Akweli Parker Inquirer Staff Writer Investors may think "no nukes is good nukes" when it comes to Iran and North Korea, but news of North Korea's most recent nuclear saber-rattling - conducting several missile "tests" - could act as a sales pitch for Analytical Graphics Inc. The Exton-based company anticipates selling more of its air and space object-tracking software if North Korea develops long-range missiles that it can lob at the United States. "We'd rather not have these kinds of threats exist in the world," said Victor Alvarez, a product manager in AGI's Exton office. But he noted that North Korea's nuclear rumblings did seem to be well-timed with coming company announcements. "Things sometimes happen in coincidence," Alvarez said. To the general public, AGI is best-known for employee perks that harken back to the dot-com era. It has won numerous "Best Place to Work" awards for offering free meals and laundry service to employees. In the science and engineering community, though, it is known for its "STK" family of satellite tracking software, used by private companies and numerous government agencies for simulating, predicting and tracking the paths of space satellites, NASA shuttle orbiters and... missiles. Privately owned AGI declined to break out its revenue, but it said interest in its offerings surged after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, jumping from $19 million in sales in fiscal 2001 to $46 million in fiscal 2006. AGI is preparing this month to release a new version of its missile-specific software and has planned a series of missile-defense seminars this summer for the Defense Department and big defense contractors that might incorporate the software. The software module, called Missile Modeling Tools, is used to design missile defenses and is stuffed with algorithms based on physics and known flight characteristics of real weapons. It was developed with AGI partner company Science Applications International Corp., based in San Diego and McLean, Va. Clients include government agencies, such as the Missile Defense Agency, and military contractors, including Boeing and Raytheon. The Missile Defense Agency is requesting a $9.3 billion budget for fiscal 2007, a $1.6 billion increase from the previous year. Even as the Missile Defense Agency has maintained that the United States can "switch on" countermeasures to threats such as North Korea's Taepodong-2 missile, many defense analysts are skeptical. U.S. tests so far have underwhelmed. The Pentagon's Missile Defense Agency has defined "success" as merely getting interceptor missiles off the launch pad; for now, the likelihood of actually shooting down aggressor missiles seems a long shot, say critics of the agency's claims. In April testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee, agency director Lt. Gen. Henry A. Obering, of the Air Force, referenced two high-profile test failures among his program's setbacks, but said, "I now believe we are back on track." "There's been such a political push to get something, anything, on the ground," said Victoria Samson, "that there have been quality-control issues." She is research analyst with the Center for Defense Information and a former war-gaming-scenario subcontractor for the Missile Defense Agency. Specifically, she cited a presidential mandate in 2002 to have a working missile defense by 2004 - an order she said ignored technical realities. "They're trying to steamroll over the development process... . You have to be willing to take as long as it needs to," Samson said. Other defense commentators have questioned the nearly $100 billion spent on missile defense since Ronald Reagan first proposed in the 1980s a "Star Wars"-like shield against nuclear attack. After so much time and money spent, there is relatively little to show for it - Obering said there would be 16 ground-based interceptor missiles by the end of this year. Samson concedes that there are technical challenges of "trying to hit a hole-in-one when the hole is moving at 10,000 miles an hour." But, she said, diplomacy or even a conventional attack on North Korea's nuclear or missile facilities - which she said she did not advocate - would be more cost-effective than spending unknown billions on a program that has shown few results. Alvarez of AGI declined to comment specifically on U.S. readiness against missile attack. "We at AGI recognize the challenge of the problem, and we also recognize some of the progress being made," he said. "What we really try to do is provide the tools and components to folks solving this very difficult problem." STK stands for "Satellite Tool Kit." "We design the wrench," Alvarez said. He also acknowledged the controversy that has dogged the pursuit of missile defense. He said that with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's recent fireworks display, "I'd think there would be more support for this industry than there's been recently." By "support," he meant in Congress, which controls the purse strings of programs that finance a vast network of defense contractors. The Inquirer reported in May that AGI was the largest local fund-raiser for U.S. Rep. Curt Weldon, powerful vice chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, rainmaker for defense firms, and a staunch supporter of the country's missile-defense program. Since last year, 14 people associated with AGI contributed a total of more than $5,000, and a company political fund added $8,500 to Weldon's campaign kitty and CURT PAC, a campaign fund for Weldon's Republican colleagues. Weldon, who could not be reached yesterday, warned recently that the missile defense's budget might be cannibalized by competing budget interests, including personnel costs and other weapons systems. Alvarez called the North Korea launches and Iran's announcement it had enriched uranium "testaments" that the United States should consider missiles a serious threat: "It's hard to look at these testaments and say this has been a waste of time." From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Fri Jul 7 22:45:22 2006 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Fri, 7 Jul 2006 18:45:22 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] Contractor's rise shows blurred government, industry lines Message-ID: <20060707184502.Y68025-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 7 July 2006 ; Government Executive Contractor's rise shows blurred government, industry lines http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=34483 --- By Shane Harris, National Journal What do designing computers for spies, disposing of nuclear waste, running a TV news channel, monitoring employees who download porn from the Internet, psychic experiments, and helping run the government of Iraq have in common? They're all jobs that the Science Applications International Corp. has done for the U.S. government. SAIC may be one of the biggest companies most people never heard of. Its executives shy away from media attention. A notable exception, which also proved the point, was when a spokesman told the publication Business 2.0, "We are a stealth company." SAIC's silence has a lot to do with its secrecy-loving clients, which include the CIA, the National Security Agency, and the Pentagon. The San Diego-based firm does some work for commercial clients and for state and local governments, but almost 90 percent of SAIC's revenue comes from contracts with Uncle Sam; last year those contracts, according to company records, numbered 10,000 and paid out more than $6 billion. Almost half of SAIC's estimated 43,000 employees have security clearances, and about a third work in Washington-area offices. The company is, effectively, an extension of the government workforce. SAIC has ranked among the top 10 government contractors, based on revenue, for the past five years and has reportedly posted continuous profits in its nearly 40-year history. Much of that success is owed to the sweet spot that SAIC has found among military and intelligence agencies. The company's single biggest customer is the NSA, which paid SAIC more than $1 billion to build a computerized information system to analyze and store the torrent of phone calls, e-mails, and other electronic data the agency collects every day. The outgoing second-in-command at NSA is a former SAIC executive, and the company is so stocked with ex-employees of the agency that insiders call it "NSA West." But the NSA, which is at the center of a national debate over domestic eavesdropping, is just one SAIC customer, and building computers is but one task that SAIC has taken on over the years. Indeed, if you were to ask five people who work with the company, "What is SAIC, and what does it do?" you'd probably get five different answers. One day it's designing databases, the next it's working to dispose of hazardous nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain or hiring Iraqi exiles to set up ministries in a new government. If you were to ask an SAIC executive what the company does, he might respond, "What would you like us to do?" (SAIC officials declined to be interviewed for this story.) It seems that SAIC is everywhere, all the time. Its ubiquity "is a joke" among government contractors, said one former federal official now in private industry. "They're going to go anywhere and do anything that will get them a new market. It doesn't matter what the job is." So how did SAIC get so big? You might say it was an accident. Kentucky Fried Consulting SAIC was born in 1969, when Robert Beyster, a former research scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory, set up shop with a few colleagues in a small office in La Jolla, Calif. Beyster had worked for another California defense contractor, General Atomics, for 12 years before launching his own firm with the goal of winning research contracts. The first two he got were for Los Alamos and Brookhaven national laboratories. For most of SAIC's existence, the company earned accolades by "applying science," as the name attests, to the government's most challenging technological and engineering problems. Beyster stayed at the helm until his retirement in 2004, and his entrepreneurial spirit remains, said former employees and historians who have studied the company. "They're into so many areas because the initial [business] model was, nothing was ruled out," said David Kay, a former vice president, who worked at SAIC from 1993 until 2002. "We used to joke that it really was Kentucky Fried Chicken consulting." In the spirit of Harlan Sanders, a 40-year-old gas station owner who started selling fried chicken to motorists and spawned a multibillion-dollar global enterprise, Beyster encouraged any employee with an idea that could make money to give it a shot. "The decentralized entrepreneurial idea was that if you had an idea, you could become a vice president," said Kay, who left SAIC to head the Iraq Survey Group, which searched for weapons of mass destruction after the U.S. invasion. That doesn't mean that SAIC's methods were erratic. "If you look at the legacy, it has a scientific bent. Very advanced kind of academic thinking; very practical application of that advanced thinking," said Ray Bjorklund, the senior vice president of FedSources, a research firm in McLean, Va. "But they really weren't built to do solutions or major implementations," designing the hardware and software for large systems and offering experts to run them. SAIC's traditional niche was where it began: research. But in the mid-1990s, the company's focus changed. Government departments and agencies began looking for "body shops," Kay said, companies that provide them with personnel to augment their own workforce, usually because the government is shorthanded or lacks the skills for a particular job. In the late 1990s, SAIC acquired other firms that opened the door to the "professional services" market, an ambiguous label that usually implies that a company is offering to run the physical product it sells. SAIC began eyeing big contracts with the potential for enormous revenue. "As long as you could make money ... no one said, 'No, you can't do it,' " Kay said. As the company's revenues grew, so did its employee roster. SAIC is wholly owned by its employees, who trade shares of company stock internally. Ownership has proved to be a powerful incentive to stay with the firm. Last year, SAIC announced an initial public stock offering, which executives hoped would total $1.7 billion. That's only $100 million less than Google's IPO two years ago. Perhaps knowing that SAIC could make them very rich, scores of former high-ranking government officials have landed there after retiring from public service. Many, but not all, hail from the intelligence agencies. The former chief information officer for the Social Security Administration, a former deputy administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and a former Defense official in charge of health affairs brought their Rolodexes to SAIC, which does business with all of those agencies. The number and complexity of tasks for which the government uses contractors has increased in recent years, said Robert Kipps, the managing director of the aerospace, defense, and government group at Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin, an international investment bank that represents SAIC. Former government officials can lead companies toward business with their old employers. Working for an intelligence agency, in particular, requires an intimate understanding of the work that agency does. "The best place to get that is having been in those shoes before," Kipps said. And once a contractor gets a foothold inside an agency, it's hard for a competitor to kick that contractor out. Perhaps that expertise is what led SAIC to its biggest customer of all, the one that may also be its biggest liability. Getting Big In 1997, William Black, a decorated NSA manager who spent almost 40 years at the agency, retired and became a vice president at SAIC. According to Black's official NSA biography, his expertise lay in "building new organizations and creating new ways of doing business." In the late 1990s, that's just what SAIC was hoping to do. The company hired Black "for the sole purpose of soliciting NSA business," said Matthew Aid, an intelligence historian who is writing a three-volume history of the agency. In March 1999, Lt. Gen. Michael Hayden became the NSA's director. Almost immediately, talk began circulating publicly about a massive contract to outsource the agency's data centers, personal computers, telecommunications, and other administrative systems under a program known as "Groundbreaker." SAIC didn't plan to compete for a lead spot in the contract but indicated that it would pursue subcontracting opportunities. The company would not stay in supporting roles for long, however. Amid the first hints of Groundbreaker, the NSA began another program, called "Trailblazer," to manage its enormous daily catch of intelligence. In 2000, Hayden called Black back to the agency to be his second-in-command. Two years later SAIC won the Trailblazer contract; Black was in charge of managing the program. "SAIC had made its living acting as a subcontractor on a lot of NSA contracts," Aid said. "Then, under Bill Black, they got promoted to the big leagues." Work for the federal government has been largely responsible for SAIC's growth, eclipsing the company's private sector contracts. From 1998 to 2002, the company won several lucrative contracts, including a $1.2 billion deal to manage computer systems for the Immigration and Naturalization Service and others potentially worth billions to provide a huge array of professional services to different agencies. SAIC's revenues also moved up. According to information that SAIC provided to the government and that was compiled by Government Executive magazine, in fiscal 2000, the company took in $2.5 billion in federal work. By fiscal 2002, revenue was up to $3.5 billion, and it jumped almost 35 percent to $4.7 billion the following year. Those figures only include contracts for which SAIC was the lead, and it omits work for intelligence agencies, so the actual increase is larger. Today, total government revenues exceed $6 billion. Just as SAIC grew by winning larger contracts, it also expanded by buying other companies, particularly small firms with expertise in specific areas. "All were fairly well run," Aid said. But SAIC "went out in great haste, and with minimal due diligence, and bought a whole bunch of companies in wide business areas.... There was no sense how they were all going to fit together." SAIC started "buying for the sake of buying," Aid said. "They took a page from the impatient corporate raiders of the 1980s: Why actually spend time building something when you can buy it?" To some extent, the strategy was driven by necessity. Particularly in the intelligence field, SAIC needed a supply of employees with clearances to access classified information, sometimes even targeted to specific programs. In the intelligence business, "you're either in or you're out," Kipps said, and often the ticket in is a security clearance. "You will never get in without buying" companies that have cleared employees, he said. That's what SAIC did, and it quickly rose to the top of the ranks. The former government official who became a contractor said that SAIC's strategy has been to ensconce itself in as many areas as possible without becoming too rooted in any one of them. "They want to touch a piece of everything, yet never be the masters of all of it," he said. The approach stems from those early, entrepreneurial days, when Beyster encouraged employees to try anything that might work, without centrally controlling the business and forcing people to focus. "That has provided breadth at the expense of depth," the former official said. For big projects like the NSA's Trailblazer, a company needs to have depth of experience in managing many different pieces of business and integrating them into a whole. If that was something SAIC truly lacked, it would show. In Too Deep Trailblazer was an abysmal failure. After more than $1.2 billion in development costs, the agency and SAIC have practically nothing to show for their efforts and have effectively abandoned years of work. The effort "has resulted in little more than detailed schematic drawings filling almost an entire wall," according to The Baltimore Sun, which published an exhaustive account of the Trailblazer fiasco, and SAIC's role in it, in January. Ultimately, the entrepreneurial idea shop appears to have gotten in over its head. SAIC "did not provide enough people with the technical or management skills to produce such a sophisticated system" and "did not say no when the NSA made unrealistic demands," The Sun reported, citing numerous intelligence and industry officials. Trailblazer was not SAIC's only setback. It tried in vain to build an electronic case-management system, known as the "Virtual Case File," for the FBI. After what observers and participants described as frequent management failures and a lack of organization -- at the bureau and at the company -- the program was scrapped last year. The FBI had spent more than $100 million. SAIC was also tapped in 2003, after the invasion of Iraq, to set up a U.S.-friendly television network in Baghdad, which officials hoped to use for messages and stories about reconstruction. SAIC was supposed to train local journalists and set up a newspaper, but the work fell apart amid criticism that the company was producing an amateurish product that did little to get word of U.S. efforts to the Iraqi public. The Pentagon replaced SAIC in January 2004 with another contractor. "They were clueless as to how to run a media network," Kay said. "It was horribly directed. It shouldn't have been done." All large companies eventually hit obstacles, some of which are more spectacular than others. But when contractors fail, it's usually not because of a lack of experience in a given area. SAIC's case is troubling, observers say, because it arguably shouldn't have gotten some jobs in the first place. When agencies decide to award contracts, "one of the things they look for is core competency," Aid said. "This company doesn't have it, because there is no core." SAIC's business model "is a model of models," the former government official said. "They are different things depending on the customer." In that sense, SAIC is a prime example of the blurring lines between government, which traditionally has run itself, and private industry, which is taking over s Looking at the increasing privatization of once-core national security and intelligence functions, Aid asks, "Is the United States government capable of running these operations anymore?" Often, the answer is no. Dependence on contractors has never been higher or more evident. Outside firms build critical computer systems; private-sector employees work alongside government intelligence analysts; outside companies have even provided interrogators to work with U.S. soldiers in Iraq aink the process has crept up on us, and it's not ever been announced or specifically authorized," sait." Price has authored legislation requiring the director of national intelligence to submit a repe congressional Intelligence committees detailing how contracts are regulated. The report, not all of which would be public, would include the minimum standards for hiring and training contractors, and the procedures for preventing waste, fraud, and abuse. And for contracts worth more than $1 million, individual agencies would have to disclose the number of people they hired for a particular project, as well as a description of how those employees were trained and the work they do. The DNI would also have to recommend ways to improve hiring and training of government employees. "One has to ask about ... the extent to which the legitimate organs of government, over which we exercise funding control and oversight, are really in charge," Price said. "The contractors in some areas may have become the tail that wags the dog." Price's proposal is included in the pending 2007 Intelligence Aut oversight of a different kind should it decide to go public. Wall Street analysts could judge the ccontracts, even though the vast majority of SAIC's work presumably goes smoothly. "If SAIC stumblesen again, then the market sentiment may just drag down the valuation of their stock," said Bjorklund, the research firm executive. In the meantime, SAIC has set its sights even higher. Its chief executive, Kenneth Dahlberg, has said he wants revenues to hit $12 billion by 2008. It's a lofty goal, but if SAIC attains it, talk of contract failures, inexperience, and government oversight will fade into the background. Ultimately, one measure stands above the rest, the former government official said. "You can't argue with revenue." From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Fri Jul 7 23:01:50 2006 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Fri, 7 Jul 2006 19:01:50 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] Fix: Contractor's rise shows blurred government, industry lines Message-ID: <20060707185932.C68025-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 7 July 2006 ; Government Executive Fix: Contractor's rise shows blurred government, industry lines http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=34483 --- Note: Several paragraphs from the last article were muddled. What follows is the correct version, from the point the errors began. --- In that sense, SAIC is a prime example of the blurring lines between government, which traditionally has run itself, and private industry, which is taking over some of government's tasks. Looking at the increasing privatization of once-core national security and intelligence functions, Aid asks, "Is the United States government capable of running these operations anymore?" Often, the answer is no. Dependence on contractors has never been higher or more evident. Outside firms build critical computer systems; private-sector employees work alongside government intelligence analysts; outside companies have even provided interrogators to work with U.S. soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan. "I think the process has crept up on us, and it's not ever been announced or specifically authorized," said Rep. David Price, D-N.C. "I question it." Price has authored legislation requiring the director of national intelligence to submit a report to the congressional Intelligence committees detailing how contracts are regulated. The report, not all of which would be public, would include the minimum standards for hiring and training contractors, and the procedures for preventing waste, fraud, and abuse. And for contracts worth more than $1 million, individual agencies would have to disclose the number of people they hired for a particular project, as well as a description of how those employees were trained and the work they do. The DNI would also have to recommend ways to improve hiring and training of government employees. "One has to ask about ... the extent to which the legitimate organs of government, over which we exercise funding control and oversight, are really in charge," Price said. "The contractors in some areas may have become the tail that wags the dog." Price's proposal is included in the pending 2007 Intelligence Authorization Act. SAIC may also face oversight of a different kind should it decide to go public. Wall Street analysts could judge the company harshly if it botches more high-profile contracts, even though the vast majority of SAIC's work presumably goes smoothly. "If SAIC stumbles, which could happen again, then the market sentiment may just drag down the valuation of their stock," said Bjorklund, the research firm executive. In the meantime, SAIC has set its sights even higher. Its chief executive, Kenneth Dahlberg, has said he wants revenues to hit $12 billion by 2008. It's a lofty goal, but if SAIC attains it, talk of contract failures, inexperience, and government oversight will fade into the background. Ultimately, one measure stands above the rest, the former government official said. "You can't argue with revenue." From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Sun Jul 9 13:47:53 2006 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Sun, 9 Jul 2006 09:47:53 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] Dr. Beyster's book Message-ID: <20060709094733.I68025-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 9 July 2006 ; San Diego Union-Tribune Dr. Beyster's book http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/business/20060709-9999-lz1b9drbeyste.html --- Or how SAIC's founder stopped worrying (about publicity) and learned to love the blog By Bruce V. Bigelow UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER In this age of celebrity CEOs, it should come as no surprise that SAIC founder J. Robert Beyster is writing a book about the company he founded in La Jolla in 1969, and how it grew into a $7 billion defense contractor. But Beyster, who turns 82 this month, was no celebrity chief executive. As a one-time nuclear-weapons scientist who spent much of his career involved in classified programs, Beyster usually shuns publicity. So the fact that his latest venture is intended for a mass audience must pose some contradictory impulses for Beyster and his co-author, Peter Economy. [Image, Caption: Beyster, SAIC's founder and collaborator-in-chief for 35 years, at work in his La Jolla office. The blog can be found at www.beyster.com/blog. ] http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20060709/images/biz_beyster280.jpg "He doesn't have the name recognition, that's a given," said Carlsbad author Janet Lowe, who has written business biographies about GE's Jack Welch and Berkshire Hathaway's Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger. Still, Lowe added, "Beyster really is the epitome of the 'future tech' CEO. His company is a future technology company. If this is well written and well thought out, it could be a road map for other companies of the future." Beyster also has taken an unusual approach to writing his book, although it is characteristic of how he ran the employee-owned company, also known as Science Applications International Corp. He is using an online journal, or blog, to solicit comments from current and former employees about the key developments that helped SAIC succeed. Then he is using material raised in the dialogue to help shape his book. "My original plan was to send out e-mails to people I knew," Beyster wrote in an e-mail about the project. "But the public blog has attracted responses from people I would not have approached otherwise. It has expanded the universe of people involved in the dialogue on the project." Under Beyster, SAIC started as a research firm that offered specialized services -- such as calculating the yields of nuclear weapons -- to various government agencies. He expanded the company by recruiting other researchers, offering them employee ownership in a decentralized federation of businesses once described as "a farmers market with central heating." Much of the work involved classified programs for U.S. military and intelligence agencies. As a result, the unorthodox company operated practically like a commune behind fortified walls. The penchant for professional collaboration that Beyster showed as a research physicist also is evident in his blog. He often asks for ideas and comments and has even listed the proposed chapters of his book. "SAIC was built on open collaboration among a large network of diverse and talented people who were encouraged to contribute their ideas to the enterprise," Beyster said. "I think a book about SAIC should be written in the same way -- with input from people who made the company such a big part of their lives and contributed to its success." Those who know him well say the collaborative approach is vintage Beyster and reflects the share-the-wealth philosophy that he used to make millionaires of thousands of employees at SAIC. "It is characteristic of Beyster, there's no question about it, to seek the ideas of other people," said Chuck Nichols, who worked closely with Beyster as general counsel during SAIC's early years. David Kay, the former U.N. weapons inspector who worked for SAIC in the 1990s, describes Beyster as an "information sponge" who typically sought information from employees irrespective of their rank in the company. "The most interesting thing for me with regard to Bob's book is whether he will be able to address his greatest failing -- that is recognizing and preparing for a successor," Kay wrote in a recent e-mail. "The SAIC that Bob created is dead." After Beyster retired two years ago, SAIC's new chairman and chief executive, Ken Dahlberg, reorganized the company to operate under a conventional corporate hierarchy. In the process, scores of senior executives and scientists loyal to Beyster have retired or resigned, prompting some to debate whether the company has been undergoing a "brain drain" or has lost its entrepreneurial spirit. "Bob created a company that did some absolutely amazing and vital things for this country -- many of which can still not be fully talked about," Kay added. "That company is gone, but the question remains -- at least for me -- did it die because of the unwillingness of its creator to face his own necessity to pass from the scene or because the world of the Cold War changed?" Nichols said he, like many former employees, has been wondering whether the book will include Beyster's views about SAIC's current operations, including the company's plans for an initial public stock offering later this year. But Beyster was circumspect when asked if his book would address such sensitive topics. He said he's not writing a "tell all" book about battles in the executive suite. "The book is a reflection on what we did during the decades I was CEO of the company," he wrote. "It is based on the unconventional and sometimes counterintuitive approaches we took to our business model. It is not about historical events, other than using facts to illuminate principles, and it is not about current events." Throughout the online exchange, Beyster's tone is informal and sometimes personal. He alludes to "medical challenges" last year, and the Web site includes several photographs of SAIC's former chairman and chief executive. Asked if he looks critically at the company, Beyster replied, "The book will take a critical view of what things worked, and what things didn't. ... I hope to make readers understand how the lessons we learned, often by trial and error, can help them grow their own businesses and ensure their success." He added that he is writing the book in a "tell it like it is" style, with anecdotes and personal experiences that highlight the themes of his 14 chapters. "It is written in the third person rather than by 'I' and 'me' because I believe all of SAIC's employees created our results -- that 'none of us was as smart as all of us.'" Using a blog happens to reflect the collaborative approach that's key to Beyster's personal philosophy. But there are signs it may portend a new publishing phenomenon made possible by the Internet. For example, a new book titled "The Long Tail" represents the culmination of a two-year online discussion about an emerging revolution in pop culture and the meltdown of mainstream media. Author Chris Anderson, the editor-in-chief of Wired magazine, created the blog also known as "The Long Tail" after his 2004 article in Wired described how the Internet is reshaping consumer demand for obscure songs, books and movies. His blog is subtitled, "a public diary on the way to a book." Anderson says the blog has become a vital forum for discussing the underlying ideas he explores in his book, and an extraordinary way to fact-check. In an April 10 message, for example, Anderson said Australian actuary Dermot Baslan made changes in one key chart that adjusted the underlying data for inflation. "Basically, I had hundreds of people sort of thinking about my theory in their own world," Anderson said. "There was this constant 'beta testing' of a book, that helped not so much in catching errors as in articulating ideas." A similar online discussion preceded the publication of "Naked Conversations," a book that explains how blogs are transforming the way businesses communicate with customers, suppliers and other constituencies. A blog may be an interesting way to collect information, said business author Lowe, "but it sure won't make or break the book. It's not about how you do your research." Nevertheless, such approaches are accelerating changes already underway in the publishing industry, said Amy Gahran, a media consultant in Boulder, Colo., who writes about blogs and other new forms of online "conversational media." Unless authors are the household names who make publishers' "A" list, Gahran said, they have to use such techniques to generate interest in their books -- and to connect with their readers. "Publishers don't even do that much marketing for authors anymore," she said. "The whole industry is changing." On Beyster's blog, scores of well-wishers have responded in messages that are posted for anyone to read. Many of the comments address what may be Beyster's favorite unclassified topic, employee ownership. On May 31, Bob Kamen wrote to Beyster: "Your model of EO (employee ownership) is uniquely fair and successful for ALL employees. If you had a Ph.D. in Economics, and if you had pontificated at Harvard as a 'Visiting Professor,' you might get a Nobel Prize -- for your theory, but not for your success." In another comment posted May 26, John Bennett asks Beyster if "easy ethics" among top executives at some employee-owned companies have created an environment today that is "extremely hostile" to employee ownership. "I'll be back to you on this," Beyster responded. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Mon Jul 10 11:53:07 2006 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2006 07:53:07 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] Contracts Awarded Message-ID: <20060710075258.D68025-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 10 July 2006 ; Washington Post Contracts Awarded http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/09/AR2006070900618.html --- Washington Technology Monday, July 10, 2006; D03 U.S. Investigative Services Inc. of Falls Church won a contract worth up to $260 million if all options are exercised from the Office of Personnel Management to furnish back-office and administrative support for agency officials performing background investigations on potential government employees and contractors. RGS Associates Inc. of Arlington won a $13.1 million contract from the Marine Corps to provide consulting and technical support services for its base regionalization efforts. The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency awarded six companies an opportunity to compete for $200 million in contracts under its Support to Management and Resources for Technical Services program, known as Smarts. The winners are Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. of McLean; BAE Systems Inc. of Rockville; CACI International Inc. of Arlington; Science Applications International Corp. of San Diego; Applied Systems Research Inc. of McLean; and Staffing Alternatives Inc. of Gaithersburg. The companies will compete to provide Web design services, management consultation, financial and management-related support, program and project support, and other management services. Resource Consultants Inc. of Vienna won a $9.4 million contract from the Navy's Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center for selected command and control technology programs. L3 Communications Titan Group, Intelligence Systems Division of Reston won a $26.7 million modification to an existing contract from the Air Force's Headquarters Electronic Systems Center for engineering services. USProtect Corp. of Silver Spring won a $52.8 million contract from the Social Security Administration for armed and unarmed guard services at the Social Security Administration's headquarters in Woodlawn. Maden Technologies Consulting Inc. of Arlington was awarded up to $5.6 million as the initial stage of a contract for up to $29 million from the Defense Information Systems Agency to provide scientific, technical and operational support for advanced computer, telecommunications, and information technology research and development. URS Group Inc. of Gaithersburg won a $1.9 million contract from the Army for Military Munitions Response Program site inspections at Army installations. X-COM Systems LLC of Reston won a $10 million contract from the Navy for switches and components. Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. of McLean won $9.9 million as an option awarded under a contract from the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division for technical, engineering, professional and management support services. EADS North American Defense Co. of Arlington won a $43.1 million contract from the Army Aviation and Missile Command at Redstone Arsenal for the light utility helicopter with medical evacuation B and hoist B kits, with pilot transition and maintainer training. John C. Grimberg Co. Inc. of Rockville won a $31.3 million contract from the Army Corps of Engineers to build a storage building at Fort Meade. Integrated Concepts and Research Corp. of Alexandria won a $14.3 million order as part of a $51.9 million contract from the Army Corps of Engineers for computer-related research and development information technology services. AAI Corp. of Hunt Valley, Md., won an $11.9 million award as part of a $15 million contract from the Army Aviation and Missile Command for the tactical common data link system dual demonstration for the Shadow Tactical Unmanned Aerial System. Lockheed Martin Integrated Systems Inc. of the District won an $8.3 million contract from the Headquarters Air Force District of Washington for information technology services for the Air Force Pentagon Communications Agency. Northrop Grumman-Defense Mission Systems of Reston won a $7.5 million modification to an existing contract from the Naval Surface Warfare Center to provide specialized subject matter expertise for combat-system development and life-cycle engineering support. It will include procurement, installation and checkout of simulators and test equipment at Aegis land-based test sites and shipyards. Versar Inc. of Columbia won a $9.7 million contract from the Army Corps of Engineers for biological and environmental services related to navigable waterways. Northrop Grumman Mission Systems of Fairfax won a $2 million contract from the United States Transportation Command for the Defense Enterprise Accounting and Management System data warehouse. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Tue Jul 11 02:30:57 2006 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2006 22:30:57 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] CAST Core Hole 8 Project in Oak Ridge, TN Field Work Initiated Message-ID: <20060710223048.C68025-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 10 July 2006 ; Market Wire CAST Core Hole 8 Project in Oak Ridge, TN Field Work Initiated http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=142698 --- NEW YORK, NY -- (MARKET WIRE) -- July 10, 2006 -- Commodore Applied Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: CXIA), today announced that the Company's wholly owned subsidiary, Commodore Advanced Sciences, Inc., has initiated the characterization field work phase of the Tank TW1A Project, also known as the Core Hole 8 project in Oak Ridge, TN. The Core Hole 8 project is a sub-surface sampling project involving the sampling of soils surrounding an old leaking radioactive waste storage tank (TW1A), and its concrete cradle, that are highly radioactive (Core Hole 8 plume source). This "hot zone" is located at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). ORNL, formerly known as X-10, is the site of the graphite reactor, the nations oldest, which transformed uranium 238 into plutonium 239. The X-10 facilities also chemically separated the plutonium from the uranium for the Manhattan Project during World War II. Remediation and removal efforts in 1998 on TW1A and the surrounding soils were initiated, but were later abandoned, after the discovery of the high levels of radioactivity. Recent efforts by the Commodore Advanced Sciences Team (CAST), supervised by the US Department of Energy, the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, and Bechtel Jacobs Co. LLC, will characterize the soil in and around the site, three dimensionally, in order to characterize the soil to determine disposal options and prepare for the eventual removal of all of the remaining contaminated soils (about 200 cubic yards). "We are proud of being selected as the team to perform this important, high profile project in Oak Ridge, TN. Our team's superlative safety record, and sampling and analysis capabilities uniquely qualify us for this project at the X-10 facility," stated EDAM Program Manager and CASI Vice President, Mr. Walter Foutz. The CAST team will utilize a Geoprobe 6600, utilizing direct push technology, to obtain a variety of soil core samples. The portion of core samples that will be sent offsite for laboratory analysis s determined by "in the field" gamma spectroscopy measurements by the CAST team. Once the core samples are selected, they will be transported to an offsite commercial laboratory for radiochemical analysis. Mr. Foutz further stated: "We have worked closely with all parties concerned to provide a high quality sampling plan while operating under the highest levels of safety for the public and the workers involved in the Core Hole 8 project." Mr. Foutz continued: "Initiating the field work phase of the Core Hole 8 project on June 12, 2006 was a significant milestone for our client, Bechtel Jacobs Company, and the CAST, for a task that is technically challenging and involves precise teamwork by a diverse organization." The completion of the CAST sampling and analysis efforts on the Core Hole 8 project is slated for late July or early August 2006 under the Environmental Data Acquisition and Management (EDAM) contract. The overall value of this Core Hole 8 Plume project work order is estimated at $800,000. CASI is the leading small business member of the Commodore Advanced Sciences Team (CAST) team, which also includes team members Science Applications International, Inc. (SAIC), and RCS Corporation (RCS), was awarded the multi-year EDAM contract in September 2004. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Wed Jul 12 04:19:09 2006 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2006 00:19:09 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] SAIC Acquires GeoViz.com, Inc. Message-ID: <20060712001819.F68025-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 11 July 2006 ; Yahoo (PR Newswire) SAIC Acquires GeoViz.com, Inc. http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060711/dctu013.html?.v=62 --- SAN DIEGO and MCLEAN, Va., July 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) announced today that it has completed the acquisition of GeoViz.com, Inc. Based in Campbell, Calif., GeoViz.com, Inc. (http://www.geoviz.com) is a leading provider of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) tools targeted at command, control, communications, and computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C4ISR); test and evaluation; modeling and simulation; and embedded training market segments. With representatives in Los Angeles, San Jose, Colorado Springs, San Diego and Washington, D.C., the company's sophisticated software enables 2D and 3D viewing of geospatial data through a Web browser interface. It also includes an innovative Web Centric Geospatial Collaboration(TM) tool that allows users to share, annotate and control mapping functions from locations across the world. Other capabilities provide recording and playback of events and training sessions as well as a commander's situational awareness tool. "Government and military customers are rapidly demanding service-oriented architecture (SOA) platforms that are multi-level-secure, fully featured and easy-to-use," said Sam Abuzalaf, former president and chief executive officer of GeoViz.com, Inc. "We have built our brand on developing COTS software, and combined with SAIC we can facilitate development of the next generation common operating picture and C4ISR planning and analysis tools." The company's employees will transition into SAIC's Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology (C4IT) Business Unit within the System and Network Solutions Group (SNSG). They will continue to operate from the GeoViz.com, Inc. engineering facility in Campbell, Calif., and provide its suite of COTS tools, including service and support to its current customer base. "We are extremely pleased about this acquisition. When we combine GeoViz.com, Inc.'s capabilities with SAIC's expertise in service-oriented architectures, together we are able to provide new and innovative solutions to help solve our customers' most challenging problems," said Debbie James, SAIC senior vice president and general manager of the Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology Business Unit. "It is a perfect fit within our next generation command and control platform strategy, since this acquisition enhances SAIC's technical and operational capabilities in the DoD command and control marketplace." "We are looking forward to welcoming the GeoViz.com, Inc. employees and leadership onto our team of technology leaders," said Deb Alderson, president of SAIC's System and Network Solutions Group. "They will further enhance our group's ability to meet the growing challenges our customers face." From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Wed Jul 12 04:20:42 2006 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2006 00:20:42 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] Engineering and research giant SAIC acquires GeoViz.com Message-ID: <20060712002012.B68025-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 11 July 2006 ; Washington Business Journal Engineering and research giant SAIC acquires GeoViz.com http://washington.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2006/07/10/daily21.html --- Science Applications International has completed its purchase of GeoViz.com, which makes software and other tools for communications, surveillance and simulation modeling. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Both companies are privately held. San Diego-based SAIC, an employee-owned research and engineering company with a large presence in the Washington area, says GeoViz.com's employees will become part of its command, control, communications, computers and information-technology business unit. GeoViz.com, founded in 2000, is based in Campbell, Calif., and has employees in D.C.; Colorado Springs, Colo.; and Whittier, Calif. The company's software enables two and three-dimensional viewing of geospatial data through a Web browser. Other tools allow users to share and control mapping functions from locations worldwide, as well as record and play back events and training sessions. SAIC has more than 43,000 employees in 150 cities around the globe. It reported revenue of $7.8 billion for the year ended Jan. 31. The company's engineers and scientists solve technical problems in national security, homeland security, energy, the environment, space, telecommunications, health care and logistics. SAIC's Washington-area headquarters is in McLean. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Wed Jul 12 13:06:48 2006 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2006 09:06:48 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] Ethics Resource Center Launches 'Donate Your Data' Program Message-ID: <20060712090627.Y68025-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 12 July 2006 ; Yahoo (PR Newswire) Ethics Resource Center Launches 'Donate Your Data' Program http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060712/phw013.html?.v=58 --- Organizations asked to donate ethics and compliance data from internal surveys in order to improve research on ethics WASHINGTON, July 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The research-based nonprofit Ethics Resource Center (ERC) announces "Donate Your Data," a new charitable contribution program that allows companies to donate data accumulated from their internal ethics and compliance surveys in order to further the ethics center's research and benchmarking abilities. Many organizations conduct regular employee surveys to learn more about ethics, compliance, risk and misconduct in the workplace. "While the data from these surveys are useful for understanding the dynamics of an individual organization, it also has tremendous potential to benefit the ethics industry as a whole when merged with data from other organizations," said Dr. Patricia Harned, President of the Ethics Resource Center. ERC's "Donate Your Data" program allows organizations to donate ethics- and compliance-related data, from current or past surveys, for use in ongoing research on topics of key concern to business leaders. Data from entire surveys or from individual questions (including ethics questions in HR surveys) are of interest. Donated data will enrich the overall data set that ERC uses to formulate thoughtful research pieces on topics that are important to business leaders, such as ethical culture and the effectiveness of training programs. Where the data has been collected in a comparable manner, it will also enhance ERC's benchmarks for ethics and compliance program effectiveness. "We're proud that our data can be put to good use to further research," commented Mike Campbell, Chairman, Employee Ethics Committee, Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), a donor organization. "We're able to advance learning without compromising the integrity of our survey effort." In addition to expanding ERC archives and improving the value of its research, the data may be used to support the research endeavors of business school faculty and graduate students who are periodically granted limited access to ERC data. Donations of datasets are considered in-kind, tax-deductible, charitable contributions to ERC. In addition, ERC will enter into a contractual agreement with each donor organization to ensure the confidentiality of donor companies and their survey respondents. For more information about our Donate Your Data program, please contact Nichole Remmert at 202-872-4778, or by email at nichole at ethics.org. The Ethics Resource Center (ERC), a 501(c)(3) educational organization, conducts research to help strengthen the character of business, and provides resources to educate the public about organizational ethics issues across all sectors. Additionally, the ERC provides benchmarks for gauging the effectiveness of organizational ethics and compliance programs. For more information, visit http://www.ethics.org. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Wed Jul 12 22:22:22 2006 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2006 18:22:22 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] Contracts for July 12, 2006 Message-ID: <20060712182213.Y68025-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 12 July 2006 ; United States Department of Defense Contracts for July 12, 2006 http://defenselink.mil/contracts/2006/ct20060712-13426.html --- No. 658-06 FOR RELEASE AT Jul 12, 2006 Media Contact: (703)697-5131 Public/Industry(703)428-0711 CONTRACTS [...] NAVY [...] Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC), San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a $5,186,546 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for technical assistance for repairables processing program services. This contract has three one-year option periods, which if exercised, will bring the total estimated value of the contract to $20,394,322. Work will be performed in various CONUS (25 percent) and OCONUS (75 percent) locations, and work is expected to be completed by August 2007. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was awarded competitively through Navy electronic commerce online, with one offer received. The Naval Inventory Control Point is the contracting activity (N00140-06-C-0062). From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Wed Jul 12 22:23:54 2006 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2006 18:23:54 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] SAIC buys GeoViz.com Message-ID: <20060712182346.J68025-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 12 July 2006 ; Washington Technology SAIC buys GeoViz.com http://www.washingtontechnology.com/news/1_1/daily_news/28926-1.html --- By Roseanne Gerin Staff Writer Science Applications International Corp. has completed its purchase of GeoViz.com Inc. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. SAIC will combine GeoViz's strength in command, control, communications and computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C4ISR) with its own expertise in service-oriented architectures to offer innovative solutions to its government customers. "It is a perfect fit within our next-generation command and control platform strategy. This acquisition enhances SAIC's technical and operational capabilities in the defense command and control marketplace," said Debbie James, SAIC's senior vice president and general manager of the command, control, communications, computers and IT business unit. GeoViz.com's employees will become part of this SAIC unit, which is within the System and Network Solutions Group. GeoViz.com employees will continue to work at the company's engineering facility in Campbell, Calif., and offer off-the-shelf tools as well as service and support for its customers. GeoViz.com makes commercial tools for C4ISR. It supplies these tools to test and evaluation, modeling and simulation and embedded training market segments. The company's software lets users view two-dimensional and three-dimensional geospatial data through a Web browser interface. This includes its trademarked Web Centric Geospatial Collaboration tool that lets users share, annotate and control mapping functions from around the world. Other capabilities provide recording and playback of events and training sessions and a commander's situational awareness tool. SAIC of San Diego has more than 43,000 employees and had annual revenue of $7.8 billion for the fiscal year ended Jan. 31. The company ranks No. 3 on Washington Technology's 2006 Top 100 list of the largest federal IT contractors. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Fri Jul 14 00:29:42 2006 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2006 20:29:42 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] SAIC adds software unit Message-ID: <20060713202935.I68025-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 13 July 2006 ; Federal Computer Week SAIC adds software unit http://www.fcw.com/article95254-07-13-06-Web --- BY David Hubler Published on July 13, 2006 Science Applications International Corp. has purchased GeoViz.com, which produces commercial off-the-shelf two- and three-dimensional training tools for command and control, communications, modeling, and simulation exercises. The software's Web browser interface allows trainees and other users to see 2-D and 3-D views of geospatial data. Users can also share mapping functions worldwide and record and play back their training sessions. As a result of the sale, GeoViz.com's employees will remain at their engineering facility in Campbell, Calif., but will be integrated into SAIC's Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology Business Unit within its System and Network Solutions Group. "It is a perfect fit within our next-generation command and control platform strategy, since this acquisition enhances SAIC's technical and operational capabilities in the [Defense Department] command and control marketplace," said Deborah James, SAIC senior vice president and general manager of the business unit, in a statement. SAIC has more than 43,000 employees in more than 150 cities worldwide and annual revenue of $7.8 billion. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Fri Jul 14 22:43:25 2006 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2006 18:43:25 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] SAIC Recognized by Department of Justice for Outstanding Small Business Performance Message-ID: <20060714184317.R68025-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 14 July 2006 ; Yahoo (PR Newswire) SAIC Recognized by Department of Justice for Outstanding Small Business Performance http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060714/dcf015.html?.v=56 --- SAN DIEGO and MCLEAN, Va., July 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) today announced that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has recognized SAIC for its small business subcontracting accomplishments and support of small businesses for Government Fiscal Year 2005 (GFY05). During that year, SAIC subcontracted in excess of $46 million to small businesses under DOJ contracts, a figure that represents more than 90 percent of all the funds spent by SAIC on subcontractors for its DOJ prime contracts. "These awards recognize our commitment to working with small businesses in order to effectively support the Department's mission to protect and defend the interests of the United States," said Phil Lacombe, SAIC senior vice president and general manager of the Integrated Security and Systems Solutions Business Unit. "Small businesses have been able to bring skill and innovation that enable SAIC to support the Department in its fight against crime and terrorism while fostering economic growth." SAIC offers a full spectrum of integrated security solutions and provides deep business expertise in the areas of converged security services, cybersecurity, physical security, secure e-government, public safety wireless communications, emergency preparedness and response, case and lab management and secure collaboration. SAIC recognizes the important contributions made by small businesses and strives to foster strategic relationships with small businesses in order to create solutions that help solve complex problems for our nation. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Wed Jul 19 10:50:46 2006 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2006 06:50:46 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] AFCEA International Announces The Election Of Duane Andrews As Its New Chairman Of The Board Message-ID: <20060719064939.V68025-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 19 July 2006 ; EWorldWire AFCEA International Announces The Election Of Duane Andrews As Its New Chairman Of The Board http://newsroom.eworldwire.com/view_release.php?id=15071 --- FAIRFAX, Va./EWORLDWIRE/July 18, 2006 --- Duane Andrews, Chief Executive Officer, QinetiQ North America, has been elected to lead AFCEA International. Mr. Andrews has been a member of AFCEA for more than two decades and has served ten years on the Association's executive committee and board. As Chairman of the AFCEA International Board of Directors, Andrews will chair the Association's Executive Committee and participate on the AFCEA Educational Foundation Board of Directors. An expert in defense communications, Andrews retired from public service in 1993 as Assistant Secretary of Defense for Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence (C3I) and Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense. He chaired the DoD Major Automated Information System Review Council and C3I Systems Committee of the Defense Acquisition Board. He has an extensive background in government business. He currently heads QinetiQ, an international defense and security company listed on the London Stock Exchange with independent US operations headquartered in McLean, Virginia. Andrews was previously Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC). His 13 years at SAIC included assignments as President and Chief Operating Officer, Federal Business Segment, Corporate Executive Vice President and Executive Vice President for Corporate Development. >From 1977 to 1989, Andrews served as a professional staff member with the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence where he was initially the principal reviewer for Department of Defense tactical intelligence activities and National Security Agency programs, and later the principal program and budget reviewer for Central Intelligence Agency programs. He served on active duty in the United States Air Force from 1967 to 1977, in various intelligence analysis and resource/systems management positions. Andrews has served on a number of national security advisory groups and commissions, including the Congressionally-Chartered Commission to Assess United States National Security Space Management and Organization. "It will be a privilege to work more closely with the Honorable Duane Andrews as he assumes the position of Chairman of the Board for AFCEA International," says AFCEA International President and Chief Executive Officer VADM Herbert A. Browne, USN (Ret.). "His leadership in the C4I community is legendary; as ASD C3I he started us down the road to Jointness while focusing on providing IT tools to our warfighters. In industry he has continued to keep security and freedom as his key objectives. His list of awards is long and impressive - we are proud that he keeps the David Sarnoff award in the front of his trophy case." "I am honored to serve as Chairman of the AFCEA Board of Directors," relates Mr. Andrews. "AFCEA is the gold standard against which government-industry associations are measured. I have worked with AFCEA for more than 40 years in both government and industry capacities, and admired the Association's leadership in the C4I and broader national and homeland security communities. Whether supporting training and education, or helping to bring government and industry together to address the most challenging technical problems, I have always found AFCEA at the forefront. I am committed to maintaining the Association's pre-eminent leadership position as we deal with today's and tomorrow's challenges." Andrews holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Florida and a Master of Arts degree from Central Michigan University. His military awards include the Bronze Star, two Meritorious Service Medals, Air Force Commendation Medal, and Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry. His civilian awards include the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service, and the National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal. In 1999 he was the recipient of AFCEA's highest honor, the David Sarnoff Award, in recognition of his lasting and significant contributions to world peace and security through communications, electronics and information technology. Andrews succeeds MG Eugene Renzi, USA (Ret.), President, Defense Systems Group, ManTech, as AFCEA's Chairman of the Board. AFCEA is an international non-profit association providing a forum for the professional communications, electronics, intelligence, homeland security and IT community. AFCEA serves as an ethical bridge between government requirements and industry's capabilities, representing the top government, military and industry professionals. For more information visit www.afcea.org. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Thu Jul 20 02:42:53 2006 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2006 22:42:53 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] SAIC Wins IT Services Contract to Support San Diego Superior Court Message-ID: <20060719224245.S68025-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 19 July 2006 ; Yahoo (PR Newswire) SAIC Wins IT Services Contract to Support San Diego Superior Court http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060719/nyw061.html?.v=58 --- SAN DIEGO and MCLEAN, Va., July 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) has garnered a five-year, $54.8 million contract to provide information technology (IT) services to the Superior Court of San Diego County. The contract contains three one-year options for recurring services and related procurement for an estimated value of $33.5 million. If the Superior Court exercises all options, the total value of the contract could reach $88.3 million. SAIC will provide a variety of information technology services to the court: network services, including local area network, wide area network and security; desktop services for approximately 1,800 desktops and 150 laptops; data center support for approximately 142 servers and multiple storage area networks; video teleconferencing services; and cross functional services. All work will be performed in San Diego. "We are pleased to be selected by the Superior Court of San Diego to help support and transform their IT infrastructure," said Charles Koontz, senior vice president and general manager of the Commercial Services Business Unit. "The court is a leader in applying technology to improve services and we look forward to assisting them for the next five years." The SAIC team includes Computer Sciences Corporation (NYSE: CSC - News), based in El Segundo, Calif.; and Communication Wiring Specialists Incorporated, based in San Diego. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Thu Jul 20 03:43:23 2006 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2006 23:43:23 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] The West Gate & Crane Tech Park Lands New Tenants Message-ID: <20060719234311.V68025-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 19 July 2006 ; Inside INdiana Business The West Gate & Crane Tech Park Lands New Tenants http://www.insideindianabusiness.com/newsitem.asp?ID=18834 --- The West Gate @ Crane technology park is expanding. The park says Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC), a defense contractor, is expected to begin construction on the park's third building later this summer. The Crane Federal Credit Union also plans to move its operations from the grounds of the Naval Surface Warfare Center in southern Indiana to the tech park. CRANE, IN -- "The West Gate vision continues to transform into reality," said Ron Arnold, executive director of the Daviess County Economic Development Corporation (DCEDC), announcing the park's newest tenant. The Crane Federal Credit Union, a financial institution with branches in five cities in southern Indiana, has finalized plans to move its corporate headquarters and operations facilities into the West Gate @ Technology Park. The current main facility for the credit union is presently located on the 100-square-mile Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) in southern Indiana. When the credit union moves to the nearby West Gate facility, "The close proximity to the base will allow Crane Federal Credit Union to maintain a close and valued relationship with our initial sponsor," said Michael J. Burch, president and CEO of the federal credit union. Continuing, Burch cited a number of strategic advantages for the new West Gate location: "The site will provide a workplace location that facilitates our current employees' commute, and the location geographically places our corporate headquarters at the center of southwest Indiana." Credit union officers, NSWC administrators and local officials conducted a ceremonial ground-breaking for the 15,000 sq. ft. new facility earlier this summer, which was designed by Bynum Fanyo & Associates. MacDougall & Pierce will serve as the contractor for the new building, which is expected to be completed by early 2007. "While we will continue to intensely focus on attracting and retaining companies focused on technology development and commercialization, the Crane Federal Credit Union represented a unique match because of its long-time close association with the $2 billion NSWC Crane operation," explained Arnold. Indiana Secretary of State Michael Maurer has stated that the West Gate represents "A vital opportunity for substantial quality job creation and economic growth in the region." Arnold expects that sustained construction activity at the park will continue to heighten interest and awareness of the opportunities associated with the $2 billion military facility located a short distance from the West Gate. He added that the Crane Federal facility will house the credit union's corporate headquarters and information technology operations. "With high-speed fiber-based connectivity available from Smithville Digital, we will have the opportunity to advance data flow through our network systems, thereby providing faster and more dependable communications between our branches, which in turn means better service to the membership" Burch said. A third West Gate building, designed for NSWC Crane contractor SAIC (Science Applications International Corporation), is in its final stages of design and funding. According to Jerry Ott, executive director of the Martin County Economic Development Corporation (MCEDC), the building for the nation's 7th largest defense contractor is expected to begin construction later this summer. The West Gate @ Crane Technology Park lies in adjoining areas of Daviess, Greene and Martin counties. The state's only tri-county technology park, the West Gate was formally certified by the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) earlier this year. The Crane Federal Credit Union will join EG&G, a subsidiary of the $2 billion URS Corporation, in the Daviess County portion of the park. EG&G was the first to break ground in the new facility. The new SAIC facility now being designed will be built in the Martin County portion of the West Gate, immediately east of the EG&G facility now under construction. Other prospects are presently being considered for the Greene County portion of the park. The West Gate tech park is governed by the West Gate @ Crane Authority, comprised of appointed officials by each of the three counties adjoining the tech park. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Fri Jul 21 01:04:27 2006 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2006 21:04:27 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] Fitness Challenge 2006 aims to reduce cases of cancer Message-ID: <20060720210408.M60331-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 20 July 2006 ; DCmilitary.com Fitness Challenge 2006 aims to reduce cases of cancer http://www.dcmilitary.com/army/standard/12_40/local_news/42572-1.html --- by Muphen R. Whitney Contributing Reporter [Photo by Larray Sorcher: http://www.dcmilitary.com/army/standard/newspics/2850_07fitnessarthur.jpg ] Caption: Dr. Larry Arthur, president of SAIC Frederick, wipes away sweat while on a treadmill at Odom Physical Fitness Center. Arthur started the Fitness Challenge to help his staff get healthy and better resist cancer. Little did Thomas Wakley realize the impact that his upstart medical journal would have on an Army Post in 21st century America when he introduced The Lancet in 19th century England. The Lancet has been, since its inception in 1823, "first and foremost a reformist medical magazine." So perhaps it is not too surprising that Dr. Larry Arthur, president of SAIC-Frederick, found his Fitness Challenge inspiration in a 2005 Lancet article. After reading the article "Causes of cancer in the world: comparative risk assessment of nine behavioural (sic) and environmental risk factors," Arthur decided to do some "reforming" of his own--starting with his own staff at their winter staff meeting. "I had just finished the article, which discusses the causes of cancer worldwide--in particular the behavioral causes of the disease," Arthur said. "It made an impact on me, so at that meeting I emphasized to my staff that we should move forward in having a more healthy lifestyle." The study that the article mentioned found that an estimated 35 percent (of the 7 million cancer deaths worldwide) were attributable to nine potentially modifiable risk factors. Smoking, alcohol use, and low fruit and vegetable intake were the leading risk factors for death from cancer. Smoking, alcohol use and obesity were the most important causes of cancer in high-income countries. On the basis of the study, researchers concluded that reduction of exposure to key behavioral and environmental risk factors would prevent a substantial proportion of deaths from cancer, and they stressed the importance of policies and programs that modify behavioral and environmental factors to reduce the burden of cancers. Those facts were enough to motivate Dr. Arthur to issue a fitness challenge to his 1600-member staff. The challenge is for the staff to collectively lose a ton of weight; run, walk, or bike a distance equivalent to once around the world, approximately 25,000 miles, and to perform a year's worth (8,760 hours) of other fitness activities. Soon the 600 staff members of NCI-Frederick took up the challenge too and so the NCI-Frederick Fitness Challenge 2006 was born. But that was not the end of Fort Detrick participation: the Army is now on board. Although they have some catching up to do--they joined about halfway through the challenge--rumor has it that the upper echelons have faith that their troops can accomplish the entire challenge in half the time. Active duty, civilian, and contractor employees are all eligible to join the challenge. "I feel sorry for them," Arthur said, not sounding sorry at all. "They have a six-month disadvantage, but the more people involved the better I like it. There has to be some level of friendly competition involved to keep people motivated--to keep everyone working hard to develop a healthier life style." The fitness challenge has hit pretty close to home in Dr. Arthur's office, according to his assistant, Diane Simmons. "I can't be tipping the scales too much--that's for sure--working here in the President's office," Simmons said with a smile. "I signed up and got weighed in. This week I have actively started exercising by walking every day. I bring my walking shoes and walk at the mall at lunchtime if I have to." The Challenge has a comprehensive Web site at saic.ncifcrf.gov/fitnesschallenge. Participants can create an account to track their progress, find a challenge buddy, keep current with challenge events, and find delicious recipes (such as July's Sauteed Maryland Rockfish with Summer Vegetables) to keep the weight loss on track. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Fri Jul 21 01:05:20 2006 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2006 21:05:20 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] SAIC lands court IT deal in Calif. Message-ID: <20060720210439.P60331-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 20 July 2006 ; Washington Technology SAIC lands court IT deal in Calif. http://www.washingtontechnology.com/news/1_1/daily_news/28962-1.html --- By William Welsh Deputy Editor Science Applications International Corp. won a five-year, $54.8 million contract to deliver IT services to the Superior Court of San Diego County. Three one-year options could raise the contract value to $88.3 million. Under the contract, SAIC will furnish a wide array of IT services to the court related to network and desktop operations, data center support, video teleconferencing technology and cross-functional services. Specifically, the company will furnish LAN and WAN security, desktop services for 1,800 desktops and 150 laptops, and data center support for about 142 servers and multiple storage area networks. SAIC's partners on the project are Computer Sciences Corp., El Segundo, Calif., and Communication Wiring Specialists Inc., San Diego. SAIC of San Diego has 43,000 employees and had annual revenue of $7.8 billion for the fiscal year ending Jan. 31, 2006. The company ranks No. 3 on Washington Technology's 2006 Top 100 list of the largest federal IT contractors. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Sat Jul 22 00:04:05 2006 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2006 20:04:05 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] Contracts for July 21, 2006 Message-ID: <20060721200355.M60331-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 21 July 2006 ; United States Department of Defense Contracts for July 21, 2006 http://defenselink.mil/contracts/2006/ct20060721-13499.html --- CONTRACTS from the United States Department of Defense No. 697-06 FOR RELEASE AT Jul 21, 2006 Media Contact: (703)697-5131 Public/Industry(703)428-0711 [...] NAVY [...] Science Applications International Corp., San Diego, Calif., is being awarded an $11,874,613 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with fixed-priced task orders for ashore information technology support services, including project management, systems integration, systems engineering, ashore operations and global helpdesk operations. These technology services will be provided at Military Sealift Command offices worldwide. This contract contains three one-year option periods and eight three-month award term periods, which if exercised, would bring the total award amount to $74,996,346. Work will be performed in Washington, D.C. (82.7 percent); Virginia Beach, Va. (7.3 percent); San Diego, Calif. (3.6 percent); Manama, Bahrain (2.8 percent); Naples, Italy (1.8 percent); and Yokohama, Japan (1.8 percent), and is expected to be completed July 2007 (July 2012 with options). Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured with over 100 proposals solicited and eight offers received. The solicitation was issued on an unrestricted basis, using full and open competitive procedures. The Military Sealift Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00033-06-D-6507). [...] From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Tue Jul 25 23:37:20 2006 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 19:37:20 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] Security Intelligence Technologies, Inc. Enters Into Exclusive Agreement With SAIC Message-ID: <20060725193711.V60331-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 25 July 2006 ; Primezone Security Intelligence Technologies, Inc. Enters Into Exclusive Agreement With SAIC http://www.primezone.com/newsroom/news.html?d=102644 --- NEW YORK, July 25, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- Security Intelligence Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB:SITG) today announced the its subsidiary, Homeland Security Strategies, Inc. (HSS) has entered into an exclusive agreement with Science Applications International Corporation ("SAIC") to market its bomb jamming product line in Pakistan. SAIC, a $2 billion company, is a provider of scientific, engineering, systems integration and technical services and solutions to U.S. federal, state and local government agencies and foreign governments. HSS's Bombjammer(tm) product line provides protection against the use of remote controlled improvised explosive devices, commonly used in terrorist attacks, and also obstructs enemy and terrorist methods of communication. "We are pleased to have the opportunity to team with SAIC, a world leader in providing security solutions. The security needs in Pakistan are well known to the security community. This agreement provides us with a great opportunity to further penetrate the Asian security market and to promote our products through a highly respected organization," stated SITG's CEO Ben Jamil. About Security Intelligence Technologies, Inc. Security Intelligence Technologies, Inc. and its subsidiaries, design, develop, manufacture, market and distribute leading edge solutions and advanced proprietary systems for the counterterrorism, surveillance, counter-surveillance markets worldwide through its corporate website, international seminar program and through its offices located in New York, Miami, London and Sofia, Bulgaria. SITG's product line and security technologies are currently distributed throughout the U.S., Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Latin America and are marketed under the names Security Intelligence Technologies, and Homeland Security Strategies. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Thu Jul 27 02:11:22 2006 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2006 22:11:22 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] Adobe Signs Joint Marketing Agreement With SAIC Message-ID: <20060726221114.X60331-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 26 July 2006 ; Business Wire Adobe Signs Joint Marketing Agreement With SAIC http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20060726005216&newsLang=en --- Companies Collaborate on Solutions to Extend Processes and Provide Richer and More Productive User Experiences SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 26, 2006--Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced that it has signed a joint marketing agreement with Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC). Under this agreement, the companies plan to pursue new business opportunities and add value to existing customer implementations with development, training, and distribution of solutions for transforming and extending processes across government and industry. SAIC plans to provide systems integration and consulting services for Adobe(R) LiveCycle(R) J2EE-based enterprise software for automating and streamlining business processes; Macromedia(R) Breeze(R) software for Web conferencing communications and collaboration; Adobe Flex(TM) application development solution for delivering rich Internet applications; and the Adobe Acrobat(R) family for creating, controlling, and delivering more secure, high-quality Adobe PDF documents. The joint solutions can provide government agencies and private industry with a richer, more productive user experience. "Agencies around the world are improving program delivery by putting their customers first," said Eugene Lee, vice president of vertical and solutions marketing at Adobe. "As a result of Adobe's collaboration with SAIC, we intend to make it easier for agencies to collaborate with constituents and agency personnel alike to share knowledge and to provide more efficient, more secure, and easy-to-use electronic processes." "SAIC has successfully delivered solutions to our customers that are helping them be more efficient, and at the same time, assisting in the improvement of service delivery. As a result, our customers have better and more timely information that enables them to make more intelligent decisions," said Larry Cox, SAIC senior vice president and general manager of the Intelligence and Information Solutions Business Unit. "This agreement will enable SAIC business developers, program managers, and division managers to develop new business opportunities and add value for existing customers through the development, training, and distribution of rich internet applications and electronic document services." From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Thu Jul 27 02:12:50 2006 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2006 22:12:50 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] Contracts for July 26, 2006 Message-ID: <20060726221243.I60331-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 26 July 2006 ; United States Department of Defense Contracts for July 26, 2006 http://defenselink.mil/contracts/2006/ct20060726-13525.html --- CONTRACTS from the United States Department of Defense No. 712-06 FOR RELEASE AT Jul 26, 2006 Media Contact: (703)697-5131 Public/Industry(703)428-0711 CONTRACTS DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY [...] Science Applications International, Fairfield, N.J., is being awarded a maximum $320,000,000 fixed-price with economic price adjustment contract for MRO supplies contract for south central region, zone two. The using services are Army, Navy, Air Force, Maine Corps, and federal civilian agencies. Proposals were Web-solicited and six responded. This is an indefinite-delivery/quantity contract exercising option year one. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The date of performance completion is July 28, 2007. Contracting activity is DSCP, Philadelphia, Pa. (SPM500-04-D-BP12). [...] From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Fri Jul 28 00:34:58 2006 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2006 20:34:58 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] SAIC Selected by Department of Homeland Security to Participate in EAGLE Program Message-ID: <20060727203358.J60331-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 27 July 2006 ; PRNewswire SAIC Selected by Department of Homeland Security to Participate in EAGLE Program http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/07-27-2006/0004405083 --- SAN DIEGO and MCLEAN, Va., July 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) today announced that it has been awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide information technology (IT) support to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The Enterprise Acquisition Gateway for Leading Edge Solutions program, also known as EAGLE, has a five-year period of performance with two one-year options. EAGLE will serve as a department-wide platform for acquiring IT solutions. DHS selected 25 companies to participate in EAGLE, but SAIC was one of only four contractors to receive awards in four functional categories, including infrastructure engineering, operations and maintenance, software development, and management support services. "SAIC is pleased to have this opportunity to continue to provide high-quality solutions and services to support the vital needs of DHS," said Larry Peck, president of the SAIC Enterprise and Infrastructure Solutions Group. "Our downtown Washington, D.C., EAGLE project management office is staffed and ready to support the country's critical homeland security mission. We've been working closely with DHS since its inception in a number of mission areas. The EAGLE vehicle gives DHS great flexibility in selecting contractors to accomplish its business solutions." From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Fri Jul 28 13:06:45 2006 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 09:06:45 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] Homeland Security Goes Public Message-ID: <20060728090629.X60331-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 28 July 2006 ; Forbes Homeland Security Goes Public http://www.forbes.com/business/2006/07/27/saic-homeland-security-ipo-cx_wl_0728saic.html --- Business In The Beltway Homeland Security Goes Public William Launder Science Applications International Corporation, a company little known outside its bicoastal headquarters in San Diego and McLean, Va., cuts a very large swath across the homeland security marketplace, which has multiplied tenfold in the last three years. Company officials and some potential investors understand its potential and are eager for SAIC to expand even further. One SAIC program manager, Jim Barton, bragged during an industry gathering that SAIC "recommended and designed" the Department of Homeland Security as a participant in the Hart-Rudman Commission from 2000 to 2002, and said the company "was doing homeland security before it was cool." And when SAIC was named 2005 Homeland Security Company of the Year by research company Frost and Sullivan, analyst Mathew Farr called SAIC "the obvious choice." View a slide show of major Homeland Security contractors. SAIC, which provides science and engineering consulting services and creates systems and software products for governments around the world, actually dates back to 1969, when founder Robert Beyster, a former research scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory, began working on engineering, computer and communications tasks for the federal government relating to homeland security and defense. SAIC also builds scanning machines that can detect chemical or nuclear materials in port shipping containers. And it designs surveillance systems consisting of alarms, sensors and cameras that have been used at airports and high-profile events including the 2002 Olympic Games in Utah and the 2004 Games in Athens. SAIC also designs interactive simulation programs that allow emergency workers to train for real disasters using mock exercises. Other projects include developing the proposed Yucca Mountain nuclear waste dump site in the Nevada desert. Now SAIC is about to find new visibility--on Wall Street. Company officials, who had announced plans for SAIC to go public last fall, delayed the offering because of a dispute with the Greek government over services it provided during the Athens Olympics, which CEO Keith Dahlberg said last December resulted in $115 million in losses for SAIC. Now, company officials say the IPO is back on track for this fall. If it proceeds as planned, it would generate $1.7 billion, nearly as much as Google's closely watched offering two years ago, which pulled in $1.8 billion. Moreover, this sudden infusion of new capital could help Dahlberg realize his goal of achieving $12 billion in revenue by 2008. Given the company's nearly $8 billion revenues in its last fiscal year and its position as one of the most popular and well-established homeland security contractors, [1] Dahlberg's $12 billion goal may not be far-fetched. Its sales are about the same as companies such as Google, US Airways, Campbell Soup, Nordstrom and Avon. "They have been one of the industry leaders for decades," says Larry Davis, a managing partner at Aronson Capital Partners. The public may not know SAIC, says Duane Andrews, a former assistant defense secretary under President George H.W. Bush and former SAIC vice president, "but the government does." And that's what counts. SAIC took in 89% of its revenue in the year ending Jan. 31, 2006, from government contracts--the third-highest total for any U.S. government contractor, according to Washington Technology, a trade journal. Since Sept. 11, 2001, SAIC has won at least $4.06 billion in contracts from the Department of Homeland Security and its predecessor agencies, making it the department's sixth-largest contractor overall and a step ahead of other major industry players like Honeywell and Dell, according to the Federal Procurement Data System. SAIC began working on homeland security tasks for the federal government immediately after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11. Previously, SAIC was involved in homeland security-type contracts ranging from designing luggage inspection machines to cleaning up the Three Mile Island nuclear accident in 1980 and investigating the 1993 World Trade Center bombings. SAIC technicians raced to Ground Zero within hours to install an ad hoc communications network for first responders and local financial companies. The Federal Aviation Administration hired SAIC to train sky marshals on flight safety. And several federal agencies deployed SAIC risk analysis software to help determine threat levels just after Sept. 11. Known as much for its entrepreneurial spirit as its scientific credentials, SAIC has signed at least 86 contracts with the Department of Homeland Security and its agencies since Sept. 11, according to SAIC slide presentations in 2005. Meanwhile, SAIC's overall revenues have increased by nearly $2 billion over the past five years--to $7.8 billion in fiscal 2006 from $5.9 billion in fiscal 2001. In recent months, SAIC's name has started to surface in the media, partly because it has links with so many security experts. In June, Stephen E. Flynn, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and author of America the Vulnerable, drew criticism in The New York Times for working as a consultant to SAIC, then endorsing port-screening devices like SAIC's without disclosing the relationship. Flynn, when questioned, said that he ended his relationship with SAIC before he began lobbying on behalf of port security. And David Kay, the government's former adviser on Iraq's weapons of mass destruction, who appears frequently on television, worked for SAIC for nearly a decade until 2002. SAIC also works closely with the National Security Agency, the electronic espionage agency that came under fire last December for eavesdropping on thousands of American households. A host of former NSA officials have served as SAIC employees and board members after leaving the government, including former NSA director Bobby Ray Inman. SAIC develops wiretapping technology for NSA like Trailblazer, a $1 billion program that will store and analyze phone conversations, e-mails and other information when it's completed. SAIC has always been completely owned by its employees, but the IPO will change that. Dahlberg, its chief executive, said in a letter to SAIC's 42,000 workers last fall that the company's IPO will provide it with more free cash for an ambitious expansion. Its goal of $12 billion in revenue for 2008 would make SAIC larger than Apptis and L-3 Communications, the third- and fourth-largest Department of Homeland Security contractors, and put SAIC in the ranks of Northwest Airlines and tech giant Sun Microsystems in terms of annual revenues. With most of its revenue coming from the federal government, SAIC is making a big bet on future contracts--many related to homeland security, analysts said, and that bet will be a crucial factor for potential SAIC investors to analyze. "What they are saying is that it's a healthy and robust government market," said Herb Strauss, a vice president and principal national security analyst at Gartner Intelligence. When SAIC comes to market this fall, Wall Street will see if investors agree. --- [1] http://www.forbes.com/2006/07/27/homeland-security-contracts-cx_wl_0728homeland.html From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Sat Jul 29 12:52:40 2006 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2006 08:52:40 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] Contracts for July 28, 2006 Message-ID: <20060729085234.X60331-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 29 July 2006 ; United States Department of Defense Contracts for July 28, 2006 http://defenselink.mil/contracts/2006/ct20060728-13538.html --- Contracts for July 28, 2006 CONTRACTS from the United States Department of Defense No. 722-06 FOR RELEASE AT Jul 28, 2006 Media Contact: (703)697-5131 Public/Industry(703)428-0711 CONTRACTS NAVY [...] Science Applications International Corp., McLean, Va., is being awarded an $8,639,983 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for data collection and technical analysis services in support of the U.S. Joint Forces command joint fires integration and interoperability team. This contract includes one base year and four one-year options, which if exercised, bring the total estimated value of the contract to $59,894,319. Work will be performed in Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (90 percent), and other continental United States locations (10 percent) and work is expected to be completed by August 2007. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured through Navy Commerce Online, with three offers received. The Fleet and Industrial Supply Center Norfolk Contracting Department, Philadelphia Division, is the contracting activity (N00140-06-D-0057). [...] From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Sat Jul 29 19:02:29 2006 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2006 15:02:29 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] Joint fires contract goes to SAIC Message-ID: <20060729150028.Y60331-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 29 July 2006 ; United States Joint Forces Command Joint fires contract goes to SAIC http://www.jfcom.mil/newslink/storyarchive/2006/pa072807b.htm --- A contract to support U.S. Joint Forces Command's Joint Fires Integration and Interoperability Team worth possibly $59 million over five years has been awarded to Scientific Applications International Corporation (SAIC). (EGLIN AFB, Fla.-- July 28, 2006) - A McLean, Va-based company has won a contract award to support U.S. Joint Forces Command's Joint Fires Integration and Interoperability Team (JFIIT) [1] as it continues assessing current capabilities and developing recommendations to improve the conduct of joint fires. Among other tasks, Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) will support JFIIT as it: * Develop products to improve combat identification (CID) training, equipment systems interoperability; tactics, techniques, and procedures and integrate lessons learned into joint tasks and USJFCOM processes. * Incorporate JFIIT efforts in to Joint National Training Capability (JNTC) [2] events and designated exercises, focused assessments, and periodic reviews * Develop joint fires process models to develop operational and tactical tasks. According the terms of the contract, SAIC will provide data collection and analysis support including technical support, engineering, integration, installation, testing, documentation, training, operation, and maintenance of JFIIT data collection and analysis capabilities. The indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity with cost plus fixed fee (CPFF) provisions contract consists of a one-year base period and four additional one-year option periods. The contract's base performance period runs from Aug. 14, 2006 through Aug. 13, 2007. The base period ceiling of the contract is valued at $8.6 million and the total estimated CPFF of the contract, if all options are exercised, is estimated to be more than $59 million over a five-year period. The primary place of contract performance is at JFIIT's headquarters here. However, secondary places of performance include the Suffolk, Va-based Joint Warfighting Center as well as JNTC exercise locations at the National Training Center, Ft. Irwin, Calif; the Joint Readiness Training Center, Ft. Polk, La.; 29 Palms Training Center, Calif.; and various other areas around the world. Established Feb. 24, 2005, JFIIT is the result of the Joint Requirements Oversight Council-approved incorporation of the Joint Close Air Support (JCAS) Joint Test Team with the Joint Combat Identification Evaluation Team (JCIET). JFIIT acts as the lead agent for USJFCOM to investigate, assess, and improve the operational effectiveness of joint fires and CID. JFIIT's staff includes service members from the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps, complemented by Department of Defense civilians, government contractors, and federally funded research and development personnel. Headquartered in Norfolk, Va., U.S. Joint Forces Command is one of nine unified commands in the Department of Defense. Among his duties, the commander of USJFCOM oversees the command's roles in transformation, experimentation, joint training, interoperability and force provision as outlined in the Department of Defense's Unified Command Plan. Fleet and Industrial Supply Center Norfolk, Detachment Philadelphia, produced the contract. --- [1] http://www.jfcom.mil/about/com_jfiit.htm [2] http://www.jfcom.mil/about/fact_jntc.htm