From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Wed Sep 6 03:49:44 2006 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2006 23:49:44 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] SAIC Announces Financial Results for Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2007 Message-ID: <20060905234935.M26528-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 5 September 2006 ; PRNewswire SAIC Announces Financial Results for Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2007 http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/09-05-2006/0004426241 --- * Revenues: Up 5 percent to $2.1 billion * Operating Income: Up 9 percent to $157 million * Net Income: Up 6 percent to $103 million * Diluted EPS: Up 11 percent to $0.60 SAN DIEGO and MCLEAN, Va., Sept. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), a leading provider of research, engineering, and technology services and solutions, today announced financial results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2007, which ended July 31, 2006. Revenues for the quarter increased 5 percent from $2.0 billion in the second quarter of fiscal year 2006 to $2.1 billion. Operating income for the quarter increased 9 percent from $144 million in the second quarter of fiscal year 2006 to $157 million. Operating income margin increased from 7.4 percent in the second quarter of fiscal year 2006 to 7.6 percent. "We are pleased to report another solid quarter," said Ken Dahlberg, SAIC chairman and chief executive officer. "SAIC continues to compete well and provide excellent service for our government and commercial customers. Our revenue growth has slowed as many of our customers have experienced funding delays, but our view of the long-term market outlook remains strong given our focus on national priority missions. We have increased our investments in business development, and have a growing amount of both submitted proposals awaiting decision and new contract opportunities in the pipeline." Net income for the quarter increased 6 percent from $97 million in the second quarter of fiscal year 2006 to $103 million. Diluted earnings per share for the quarter increased 11 percent from $0.54 in the second quarter of fiscal year 2006 to $0.60. Most of the gain from the sale of Telcordia in March 2005 was recognized in the first quarter of fiscal year 2006, but the sale contributed $12 million towards net income and $0.07 towards diluted earnings per share for the second quarter of fiscal year 2006. The effect of the sale of Telcordia was reported in discontinued operations. Income from continuing operations and diluted earnings per share from continuing operations rose 21 percent and 28 percent, respectively, compared to the second quarter of fiscal year 2006. Diluted earnings per share growth was driven by higher net income and lower dilutive shares outstanding, resulting from share repurchases over the last 12 months. [ Detailed Balance Sheets ] From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Wed Sep 6 03:51:20 2006 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2006 23:51:20 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] SAIC Earnings Grow Message-ID: <20060905234950.S26528-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 5 September 2006 ; San Diego Business Journal SAIC Earnings Grow http://www.sdbj.com/industry_article.asp?aID=38856318.88874.1359423.8893641.51455702.542&aID2=104562 --- Science Applications International Corp., a San Diego-based engineering and research firm, reported second-quarter net income of $103 million, an increase of 6 percent above the same period last year. Revenues for the company were up 5 percent from the like period to $2.1 billion. Operating income for the quarter that ended July 31 was up 9 percent to $157 million. SAIC said its revenue growth has slowed as many of its customers, most of which are government entities, experienced funding delays. Last week, SAIC announced a scheduled special shareholders meeting regarding a planned $1.7 billion initial public offering was delayed until Sept. 27. The company's board of directors decided in September 2005 to go public as a way to provide its employees, who have owned the company since its founding in 1969, with greater liquidity for its shares. After the IPO, employees would still own the majority of the company, but its stock would freely trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol SAI. SAIC has about 43,000 employees worldwide in some 150 cities, including about 4,800 locally. -- Mike Allen From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Wed Sep 6 11:44:59 2006 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2006 07:44:59 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] SAIC posts 6.2 percent increase in fiscal second-quarter profit Message-ID: <20060906074450.V26528-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 6 September 2006 ; San Jose Mercury News SAIC posts 6.2 percent increase in fiscal second-quarter profit http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/states/california/northern_california/15446084.htm --- ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO - Science Applications International Corp. posted a 6.2 percent increase in fiscal second-quarter profit Tuesday as the employee-owned company neared a long-delayed initial public offering of its shares. The defense contractor earned $103 million, or 60 cents a share, in the three-month period ended July 31, up from $97 million, or 54 cents a share, during the same period last year. The latest period included a gain of $12 million, or 7 cents a share, from the sale of its Telcordia telecommunications business in March 2005. Revenue rose 5.3 percent to $2.06 billion from $1.95 billion last year. "Our revenue growth has slowed as many of our customers have experienced funding delays, but our view of the long-term market outlook remains strong given our focus on national priority missions," said Kenneth Dahlberg, chairman and chief executive officer. Last year, SAIC disclosed plans to raise up to $1.73 billion in an IPO and spend the money on a special dividend to its employee-owners. At the time, San Diego-based SAIC said it had become too expensive to buy its shares from its employees and that it wanted to use its publicly traded stock as currency for acquisitions. Employees buy and sell shares among themselves once every three months at a price fixed by the board. They must agree to sell when leaving the company. SAIC initially planned the IPO for early this year but postponed it because it wanted to first resolve a contract dispute with the Greek government to install a security system for the 2004 Olympic Games. In May, the company said an internal review of the contract found no problems with its internal procedures. A shareholder vote scheduled Sept. 27 could clear the way for the IPO. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Wed Sep 6 21:10:32 2006 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2006 17:10:32 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] Integran Defense Systems Receives Investment From SAIC Venture Capital Corporation Message-ID: <20060906171024.U26528-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 6 September 2006 ; Market Wire Integran Defense Systems Receives Investment From SAIC Venture Capital Corporation http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=158739 --- PITTSBURGH, PA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- September 06, 2006 -- Integran Defense Systems (IDS), a leader in the development of nanostructured products for the aerospace & defense industry using high performance nanocrystalline metals (nanometals), announced it received an investment from SAIC Venture Capital Corporation, the venture capital investment arm of Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC). IDS also announced it signed a marketing agreement with SAIC to jointly pursue opportunities using nanometals in aerospace composite coatings, ballistic and armor applications, and structural and thermal management applications for defense-related federal government and commercial markets. Through Grain Boundary Engineering (GBE), the Company's patent-protected thermomechanical process of forming and heat treatment, the internal structures of conventional metals and alloys are locally optimized at the nanoscale, yielding breakthrough improvements in material reliability, durability and longevity. Property enhancements include weldability and resistance to intergranular corrosion and cracking, high temperature creep, fatigue and sulfidation. Using NanoPlate, IDS' patent-protected electrosynthesis technology, inexpensive nanometals with average crystal sizes 1,000-times smaller than those found in conventional metals are produced. NanoPlate is a bottom-up manufacturing approach that produces a wide variety of near net shape bulk components, a cost-effective means of producing nanosized precursor powders, and applied as protective wear and corrosion resistant coatings to conventional intermediate and finished products. Nanometals provide improvements in functional and structural performance. Property enhancements include greater strength, hardness, resilience and wear resistance. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Wed Sep 6 21:11:30 2006 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2006 17:11:30 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] SAIC Unit Announces Change at Top Message-ID: <20060906171034.S26528-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 6 September 2006 ; San Diego Business Journal SAIC Unit Announces Change at Top http://www.sdbj.com/industry_article.asp?aID=419721302.142219.1359774.6914271.9514566.885&aID2=104589 --- Science Applications International Corp. has announced a search for a new chief executive at Amsec LLC, its joint venture with Newport News Shipbuilding. SAIC announced Sept. 5 that the Amsec board named John J. McAllister Jr. its acting president and chief executive officer. The board also named Mark Harris Leonard the acting director of operations and Robert O. Crawshaw its director of business development. Gary Lisota, the departing president and chief executive, has joined the executive staff of SAIC's System and Network Solutions Group as a consulting employee. Amsec has its headquarters in Virginia Beach, Va., and operates from several sites in San Diego, including Naval Air Station North Island. -- Brad Graves From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Wed Sep 6 21:17:10 2006 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2006 17:17:10 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] Illinois showcases robust emergency response capabilities during annual conference Message-ID: <20060906171652.Q26528-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 6 September 2006 ; Illinois Government News Network Illinois showcases robust emergency response capabilities during annual conference http://www.illinois.gov/PressReleases/ShowPressRelease.cfm?SubjectID=1&RecNum=5235 --- Two dozen exhibits feature Illinois emergency response equipment and special teams SPRINGFIELD -- As the five year anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks approaches, Illinois officials put the state's impressive emergency response capabilities on display at the annual Illinois Emergency Management Agency's conference this week. Two dozen exhibits feature emergency response equipment, vehicles and special response teams developed through the state's homeland security program. More than 800 emergency management professionals from throughout Illinois are attending the annual conference in Springfield, which offers classes and presentations to help them keep abreast of issues in emergency management. "As we approach the five year anniversary of 9/11, the victims and their families are still in our thoughts and prayers. The anniversary also serves as a reminder that we must remain vigilant and continue to build our arsenal to prevent and fight terrorism. This week in Springfield, we are putting our strong commitment to homeland security on display. Our special teams and equipment demonstrate that Illinois is ready to respond to a terrorist attack and protect our communities. And, we continue to improve upon these assets as we seek new ways to provide the best possible protection for the people of our state," said Gov. Blagojevich. Illinois' response capabilities are highlighted in 24 exhibits that include several of the state's special response teams, such as the State Weapons of Mass Destruction Team (SWMDT), the Illinois Law Enforcement Alarm System's regional special response team, the Illinois Medical Emergency Response Team (IMERT), the Urban Search and Rescue Team, a Level-A HAZMAT Team, a Technical Rescue Team, and the Illinois National Guard's Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and high-yield Explosives (CBRNE) Enhanced Response Force Package. Response vehicles in the display include IEMA's Unified Area Command trailer, a Mobile Command Post, an Illinois Department of Transportation Bell helicopter, and IEMA's satellite truck and communications van. Equipment on display at the conference includes the state's Vehicle and Cargo Inspection System (VACIS), Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), a mass decontamination trailer, an Illinois Transportable Emergency Communications Systems (ITECS) Suite, a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) trailer, interoperable communications equipment, mobile data computers, the Emergency Response Team Credentialing Project, the Illinois Citizen and Law Enforcement Analysis and Report System (I-CLEAR) and the Illinois Livestock Emergency Response Tool (ILERT). In addition, the ITTF's training and education for responders, as well as public information items, also will be on display. "I commend the Illinois Terrorism Task Force and the Illinois Emergency Management Agency for their dedication to building these response capabilities and providing local emergency management professionals with the training and tools they need for effective preparedness and response," said Col. Jill Morgenthaler, the governor's deputy chief of staff for public safety. "While much of this response capability was developed for homeland security purposes, it has also greatly enhanced both state and local response to other emergencies, such as tornadoes, flooding and hazardous materials events." This year's IEMA conference offers emergency management professionals a variety of educational options, including classes in First Aid and CPR, Geological Information System (GIS) training for emergency management coordinators, communications skills, and radiological response. The conference's general session topics include sheltering for special needs populations, compliance with the National Incident Management System (NIMS), an overview of state and federal preparations for Avian Flu, an update from the Illinois Terrorism Task Force, and a presentation by Police Commander Chris Allison, who was the incident commander following the 2005 London bombings. In addition, break-out sessions provide several other educational opportunities on such topics as mortuary response following Hurricane Katrina, mental health considerations during emergencies, transportation of radioactive materials in Illinois, labor-related issues during an emergency, enactment of the Illinois Safety Drill Act, and a discussion with local elected officials who have been faced with major emergencies. The IEMA conference concludes Thursday at noon. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Thu Sep 7 11:46:29 2006 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2006 07:46:29 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] IPO sputtering, revenue isn't for defense contractor SAIC Message-ID: <20060907074419.F26528-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 7 September 2006 ; San Diego Union-Tribune IPO sputtering, revenue isn't for defense contractor SAIC http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/business/20060906-9999-1b6saic.html --- Company reports 5% jump; earnings per share up 28% By Bruce V. Bigelow UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER Although SAIC put its drive toward an initial public stock offering into idle last week, the San Diego defense contractor posted financial results yesterday that indicate its operations are firing on all cylinders. The company, also known as Science Applications International Corp., said revenue rose to $2 billion in the second quarter, a 5 percent increase compared with the same period last year. SAIC said net income in the quarter through July 31 increased 6 percent, to $103 million, compared with $97 million during the same quarter last year. "The story gets progressively better as you move down the income statement in terms of profitability, earnings per share, things like that," Chief Financial Officer Mark Sopp said by telephone yesterday. Income from continuing operations reached $157 million, a 9 percent increase over the same quarter last year. Earnings per share grew 28 percent, due largely to the company's stock repurchases. So far this year, SAIC has spent $584 million to buy back shares of common stock from its employee shareholders. The research and engineering conglomerate ranks as one of the nation's biggest employee-owned companies. While improved efficiencies and a lower tax rate helped the company improve its profit margins, Sopp said only about 2 percent of SAIC's revenue growth came from internal growth. He characterized that as "low growth," adding "we're not content with that." He explained that the company's revenue growth was adversely affected by federal funding delays that included raids on some information technology accounts so the government could fund higher-priority war efforts. The company also sounded more hopeful about its IPO, after announcing that recent changes in federal pension law necessitated a monthlong delay in a key shareholder vote. SAIC postponed the shareholder vote on a corporate reorganization to Sept. 27, which is about when its IPO is expected to take place. But the company said in a financial statement filed with government regulators that it still expects to proceed with the IPO this fall, as long as shareholders approve the proposed reorganization and market conditions remain satisfactory. The Pension Protection Act that President Bush signed into law Aug. 17 included some unexpected elements, Sopp said. In particular, the company was surprised by certain provisions that enable employees to diversify their investments by selling shares of their company's stock held in their retirement plans by Jan. 1. "The key point is that the act, as we understand it, overrides the lockout provisions that were planned for the IPO," Sopp said. Such provisions, which are standard under securities law, enable stockholders to sell their SAIC shares -- but only in certain phases. Under SAIC's plan, restrictions on 20 percent of the company's stock expire 90 days after the IPO and shareholders can sell another 20 percent 180 days after the offering. They can sell 30 percent more 270 days after the IPO, and the remaining 30 percent can be sold 360 days after the offering. "Because that's a change in our previous filings with respect to the IPO mechanics, we thought it was important to inform everybody in black and white," Sopp said. "Bear in mind that this gives participants greater rights, but it's only a right. It's not a requirement." This month, SAIC entered the second year of planning for its IPO. The company disclosed plans to raise up to $1.73 billion through an IPO on Sept. 1, 2005. In its filings, the company said most of the proceeds from the stock sale would be distributed to SAIC's employee shareholders. But the company postponed its IPO plans in December, citing an unforeseen loss in a troubled contract to build a command-and-control security network for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. In its filings yesterday, SAIC said it is still trying to resolve a dispute that arose with the Greek government over the contract. The company and its subcontractors also are continuing to provide certain services under the contract, Sopp said, even though an Aug. 1 deadline has passed. "We have not disconnected anything," Sopp said. "We have not stopped doing anything. But we are not engaging, nor were we before, in completing the contract under an anticipated modification. So the scope of work for the entire modification has not yet been completed." Both sides are still trying to reach an agreement about how to finish that work, Sopp added. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Fri Sep 8 00:30:40 2006 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2006 20:30:40 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] WFI Awarded Information Technology Services Subcontract for Military Sealift Command (MSC) Message-ID: <20060907203031.S26528-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 7 September 2006 ; PRNewswire WFI Awarded Information Technology Services Subcontract for Military Sealift Command (MSC) http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/09-07-2006/0004428209 --- SAN DIEGO, Sept. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- WFI (Nasdaq: WFII), a global leader in the design, deployment, and management of wireless communication networks, information technology (IT) solutions and security systems, announced today that it is part of a team that has been awarded the U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command (MSC) Ashore Contract. WFI, a teammate of the prime contractor, Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), was selected to provide a broad range of IT support services to MSC. The contract has a one-year term with options to extend its total length up to six years. WFI estimates the total potential value of its portion of the subcontract to be approximately $6 million. Under the terms of the subcontract announced today, WFI will provide technical support to SAIC's customer MSC, including a range of IT support and sustainment services. Specific tasks to be performed by the Company include database administration, system administration, and architecture and data standardization. Work is set to begin in approximately 30 - 60 days. "The WFI team has a long and successful history of supporting MSC with communications systems, IT systems and data requirements, and we look forward to supporting SAIC in the performance of this new subcontract for this valued customer," said Robin Mickle, president of WFI's Government Division. "We have a deep understanding of MSC's existing systems, strategic initiatives, and most pressing technology needs." Military Sealift Command is a transportation provider for the U.S. Department of Defense with the responsibility of providing strategic sealift for U.S. military forces. Specifically, the mission of MSC is to provide ocean transportation of equipment, fuel, supplies and ammunition to sustain U.S. forces worldwide during peacetime and in war. WFI Government Services, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of WFI, with offices and project locations throughout the United States. Areas of expertise include technical resources consulting, logistics and RFID solutions, homeland security and public safety applications and communications technology services. About WFI Headquartered in San Diego, CA, WFI is an independent provider of systems engineering, network services and technical outsourcing for the world's largest wireless carriers, enterprise customers and for government agencies. The company provides the design, deployment, integration, and the overall management of wired and wireless networks which deliver voice and data communication, and which support advanced security systems. WFI has performed work in over 100 countries since its founding in 1994. News and information are available at http://www.wfinet.com. (code: WFI-mb) From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Fri Sep 8 00:31:44 2006 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2006 20:31:44 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] SAIC taps William Decker for senior VP post Message-ID: <20060907203137.H26528-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 7 September 2006 ; Federal Computer Week SAIC taps William Decker for senior VP post http://www.fcw.com/article95976-09-07-06-Web --- By David Hubler Science Applications International Corp. has named William Decker senior vice president and chief engineer of SAIC's Intelligence and Security Group. He is a 35-year veteran of the intelligence community and the military, serving private industry and the government. Decker, who will work at the integrator's McLean, Va., office, comes to SAIC from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, where he was director of the Acquisition Directorate and responsible for the engineering and integration of the national geospatial intelligence system. He previously served as deputy director for system engineering and chief information officer at the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), according to an SAIC announcement. Previously, Decker was senior vice president and director of the Analytic Sciences Corp.'s Systems Engineering Division supporting the NRO, CIA and National Security Agency. Decker began his career as a civilian in the Navy and later worked on military research and development programs at Bendix. He joined the CIA in 1971, where he held positions ultimately leading to a tour at the NRO and leadership posts. He also served as chief of program systems engineering for signals intelligence, associate director of the collection systems group, and associate director of imagery intelligence programs. Decker received a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, a master's degree in electrical engineering and a doctorate of philosophy in electromagnetic theory from the University of Missouri. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Sun Sep 10 22:07:58 2006 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2006 18:07:58 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] In defense we trust Message-ID: <20060910180634.H26528-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 10 September 2006 ; San Diego Union-Tribune In defense we trust http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/business/20060910-9999-1b10defense.html --- Pentagon spending has zoomed - and San Diego has benefited By Bruce V. Bigelow UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER September 10, 2006 If a rising tide lifts all boats, then government spending since Sept. 11 has created a deep harbor for defense contractors, with plenty of clearance for homeland security as well. Image [1] by HOWARD LIPIN by Union-Tribune. Caption: Francisco Vidana inspected luggage at Lindbergh after it was singled out by an explosion detection system developed locally by GE Security. In the five years after the hijacked airliner attacks, the United States has spent about $430 billion -- give or take $10 billion -- on the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere. Spending on the war, however, has been mostly apart from the annual Pentagon budget, which has increased by nearly 40 percent over the past five years. In the fiscal year that ended a few weeks after the hijacked-airliner attacks, Pentagon spending was almost $364 billion, according to Pentagon budget documents that account for inflation. By fiscal 2006, which ends this month, the Pentagon's ordinary budget was about $500 billion. None of this includes the Department of Homeland Security, or DHS, which was created in 2003 with the consolidation of 22 agencies. Its current budget is more than $41 billion. Defense analysts estimate an additional $50 billion was spent on intelligence. The point is that many government agencies have been spending at unprecedented levels. Lockheed Martin, the world's biggest military contractor, got more than $20 billion in defense contract awards in fiscal 2005, with an additional $6.3 billion from U.S. civilian agencies, according to an annual review of government contracting done by Government Executive magazine. Lockheed Martin, based in Bethesda, Md., is the government's biggest information technology vendor, in addition to making fighter jets and missiles. Of the top 10 on the magazine's list of government contractors, four have significant operations or headquarters in San Diego: Image [2] by HOWARD LIPIN of Union-Tribune. Caption: Terminal 2 baggage at Lindbergh moved along a conveyor belt to one of three new GE scanners for automated detection of dangerous materials. * Northrop Grumman has close to 5,000 employees in San Diego who specialize in developing unmanned systems, airborne radar and military communications, and provide warship maintenance and repairs. * General Dynamics has more than 4,000 workers at the former NASSCO shipyard, which ranks as the largest manufacturing business in the region. * L-3 Communications gained about 1,000 workers in San Diego with last year's acquisition of defense contractor Titan Corp., which held Pentagon contracts to provide translators in Iraq and provide a host of information technology services. * SAIC, the research and engineering conglomerate also known as Science Applications International Corp., has about 4,600 employees in San Diego. It has been deeply involved in the global war on terror, developing new combat systems and eavesdropping networks and providing extensive technical support. Not far behind was the University of California system, which got nearly $4.4 billion in research contracts and other monies. Other companies in the top 25 that have local business units are Computer Sciences Corp., BAE Systems, General Electric and Booz Allen Hamilton. With the government writing so many checks, many defense experts say they are almost as dismayed by the scale of federal spending as they are by the lack of congressional oversight. "The Pentagon, companies and Congress sort of felt like we could still have it all," said Bill Hartung of the World Policy Institute. "They wanted to build big systems and fund the war and develop all these force transformation programs." Hartung says he is now seeing moves to reduce defense spending that could affect some major defense programs, such as the F-22 fighter, the Virginia-class submarines and the DDX destroyer. Still, the side effects of such massive defense spending have been remaking the nation's capital, said John Pike, a longtime defense analyst in suburban Washington, D.C. "The prosperity that has come to this town just defies belief," said Pike, who oversees GlobalSecurity.org, a Web site devoted to defense and national security affairs. "There's so much new construction. There are so many new condos and fine restaurants, and this hasn't happened because people want to be closer to the monuments. It has happened because the defense budget has ballooned." Determining how so many billions of defense dollars are being spent, however, is far more difficult. For one thing, delays in funding for war operations in Iraq and Afghanistan have prompted the Pentagon to divert spending from "discretionary" programs, such as military equipment maintenance and repair accounts. Reticent on pacts Defense contractors are also reluctant to discuss details of their business, for national security reasons and matters of public perception. In San Diego, no current information on the local share of defense spending is available, although the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce has a study under way. One of the biggest sources of defense funding in San Diego is the Navy's Space and Naval Warfare Command, or SPAWAR, which moved its headquarters here in 1997. Contracts awarded by the command are focused mostly on communications, computers and information technologies related to what the Navy calls "network centric" warfare. In fiscal 2005, SPAWAR awarded $806 million in contracts, a 68 percent increase over the $479 million spent in fiscal 2001, according to SPAWAR spokesman Steven A. Davis. While the trend cannot be directly attributed to 9/11, Davis said the terrorist attacks significantly increased demand for capabilities in anti-terrorism/force protection and "maritime domain awareness." By most accounts, though, the bellwether of San Diego's defense industry for the past decade has been SAIC, which has 43,000 employees around the world. Government contracts account for roughly 92 percent of the $7.8 billion in revenue that SAIC reported for the fiscal year ended Jan. 31. Such funding has driven most, if not all, of the company's growth. Its revenue has climbed 78 percent since fiscal 2002, when SAIC posted sales of nearly $4.4 billion. But like most defense contractors, SAIC does not disclose details about specific programs, and the company declined to discuss changes in its defense and homeland security business since Sept. 11. In documents related to its pending initial public stock offering, SAIC said it has about 9,000 active contracts with the government. It also identified its 20 biggest. For example, the company set the value of its work on the Army's Future Combat System at nearly $2.2 billion. SAIC also provides information technology and support services to the Department of Homeland Security under a $446 million contract, and listed a $362 million contract for "EXECUTELOCUS," a technical development program for electronic eavesdropping previously known as the National Security Agency's "Trailblazer" program. Another homegrown San Diego defense contractor, Cubic Corp., has seen growth in its defense business that provides military training and battle simulation technologies. Cubic's most significant growth came from its biggest contract, with the Pentagon's Joint Readiness Training Center in Fort Polk, La., said Gerald Dinkel, president of Cubic's defense business. Revenue at Cubic, which also makes automatic fare collection equipment for mass transit agencies, has grown by 60 percent over the past four years, from $501.7 million in fiscal 2001 to $804.4 million last year. Less spending But Dinkel, like some defense analysts, expects a downturn in defense spending. "What we're trying to do from a strategic point of view is figure out not only what to do when the cutbacks come, but how to grow within our existing businesses," Dinkel said. One idea under development is including explosive detection sensors developed in San Diego by GE Security for use in Cubic's mass transit fare collection equipment. GE has created a $2 billion security infrastructure business in recent years by consolidating its own expertise and acquiring other companies, including InVision and that company's San Diego research and development center. "We're looking at something around a $16 billion market for security in the next few years," said Steve Hill, a GE business development executive in Newark, Calif. GE formed the business specifically in response to the Sept. 11 attacks, he added. Among other things, GE Security has been selling its baggage-scanning equipment for use in airports around the world, including San Diego's Lindbergh Field. The company specializes in a variety of video surveillance, sensor and security technologies for residential, commercial and government customers. For San Diego's Qualcomm, the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks in New York, along with the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina, has created new demand for the company's mobile emergency wireless communications system. "We certainly have seen a mind-shift in what kind of things the government customers are interested in," said Gary W. Garland, vice president of Qualcomm Government Technologies. One of the biggest changes in San Diego's defense technologies has been the advent of robotic surveillance aircraft called Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, or UAVs. Military demand for reconnaissance drones such as Northrop Grumman's Global Hawk and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems' Predator soared after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Both businesses are based in San Diego. The Global Hawk can survey an area the size of Illinois with enough accuracy to spot a milk carton from an altitude of 65,000 feet. Integrating data The most significant change, though, has come with the integration of data collected by the Global Hawk and other UAVs with battlefield operations, said Ed Walby of Northrop Grumman's unmanned systems business in Rancho Bernardo. "The revolution in information technology, information merging and unmanned systems (is) a direct outgrowth of 9/11," Walby said. Perhaps as a result, overall sales of unmanned spy planes are projected to triple -- to $8.3 billion a year -- over the next decade, according to a recent study by the Teal Group, a defense and aerospace consulting firm. The DHS also plans to acquire more Predator aircraft for use by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency, according to a presentation DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff made to Congress in July. Such unmanned surveillance aircraft are also expected to be a key element in the $2.1 billion contract known as the "Secure Border Initiative" that the department is expected to award in coming weeks. But for all the advances brought by the flood in government spending, several vocal defense analysts say there also has been tremendous waste and precious little congressional oversight. "How come nobody is doing anything about it?" asked Winslow Wheeler, a former Senate defense analyst now with the Center for Defense Information in Washington. "In the FY 2006 defense bill that currently pays for the war in Iraq, the largest modification Congress made was to add $9.3 billion in spending for items like a Memorial Day celebration, Hawaiian Islands health care, Alaskan fisheries, breast cancer research and much more," Wheeler said. Wheeler also contends that the reforms Congress enacted to restrain budget "earmarks" for spending on pet programs are a sham. At the time of the Sept. 11 attacks, the Congressional Research Service found that Congress spent $7.2 billion for 1,409 earmarks. Wheeler noted that since then, the number of earmarks has doubled, with 2,847 earmarks that he calls "pork" accounting for $9.3 billion in 2006 alone. --- [1] http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20060910/images/biz_pentagon280.jpg [2] http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20060910/images/biz_pentagon2.jpg From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Tue Sep 12 01:47:18 2006 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2006 21:47:18 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] SAIC closes bd Systems deal Message-ID: <20060911214710.Y26528-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 11 September 2006 ; Washington Technology SAIC closes bd Systems deal http://www.washingtontechnology.com/news/1_1/daily_news/29282-1.html --- By William Welsh Deputy Editor Science Applications International Corp. has completed its acquisition of bd Systems Inc., a provider of aerospace engineering and IT services. Terms of the deal announced last month were not disclosed. The acquisition boosts SAIC's capabilities by marrying bd System's engineering and IT expertise with SAIC's technical and operational presence within the aerospace marketplace. SAIC will maintain bd Systems of Torrance, Calif., as a subsidiary within its Chantilly, Va.-based Space and Geospatial Intelligence Business, led by Senior Vice President and General Manager K. Stuart Shea. The newly acquired company has more than 330 employees and government and commercial clients in more than 20 locations throughout the United States. Its core capabilities include systems engineering, enterprise network management, and aerospace engineering logistics and sustainment support. The unit also offers geographical information system and acquisition support. SAIC has 43,000 employees and had annual revenue of $7.8 billion in fiscal 2006. The company ranks No. 3 [1] on Washington Technology's 2006 Top 100 [2] list of the largest federal IT contractors. --- [1] http://www.washingtontechnology.com/top-100/2006/3.html [2] http://www.washingtontechnology.com/top-100/2006/ From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Tue Sep 12 01:49:19 2006 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2006 21:49:19 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] SAIC Eyes Homeland Security Deal Message-ID: <20060911214905.S26528-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 11 September 2006 ; San Diego Business Journal SAIC Eyes Homeland Security Deal http://www.sdbj.com/industry_article.asp?aID=48955653.7808146.1362504.4475154.6675668.784&aID2=104799 --- Science Applications International Corp. announced Sept. 11 that it is part of the Lockheed Martin Corp. team that will compete for the Department of Homeland Security's Secure Border Initiative Program contract. The department is expected to award the contract this month. Expected to be a six-year, multi-billion-dollar contract, the Secure Border Initiative Program would enhance U.S. Customs and Border Protection's abilities to secure borders, reducing illegal immigration. SAIC would assist the Lockheed team in its areas of expertise, namely integrated information operations, providing systems engineering and supporting design of service oriented architecture. San Diego-based SAIC has more than 43,000 employees worldwide with more than 4,800 employed locally. -- Andy Killion From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Tue Sep 12 01:50:22 2006 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2006 21:50:22 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] SAIC Announces Membership on Lockheed Martin Team for the Secure Border Initiative Program Message-ID: <20060911214920.S26528-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 11 September 2006 ; Yahoo (PR Newswire) SAIC Announces Membership on Lockheed Martin Team for the Secure Border Initiative Program http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060911/dcm017.html?.v=61 --- SAN DIEGO and MCLEAN, Va., Sept. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) announced today that it is a member of the Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) team competing on the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Secure Border Initiative Program (SBInet) contract. SBInet is expected to be a six-year, multi-billion dollar program. The SBInet proposal calls for a comprehensive multi-year plan that will enhance U.S. Customs and Border Protection's ability to secure America's borders and reduce illegal immigration. The Lockheed Martin-led team submitted its proposal for the contract on May 30 and DHS is expected to make a decision on the award of the contract in September 2006. SAIC lends its expertise to Lockheed Martin's team in the area of integrated information operations in hostile environments and has in-depth understanding of the Department's enterprise architecture. As a team member, SAIC will provide systems engineering expertise, including support to the design of a service oriented architecture, including advanced modeling and simulation support. The company also has extensive knowledge of intelligence collection, processing, exploitation, analysis, production and dissemination of all source intelligence; sensor expertise to execute surveillance operations; and crisis management planning to support the National Response Plan. "SAIC is extremely proud to be a member of Lockheed Martin's technical team," said Randy Cash, SAIC senior vice president and general manager of the Enterprise Solutions Business Unit. "The impressive cadre of companies and professionals assembled on the SBInet team have considerable experience in the homeland security arena. SAIC is committed to lend its world class expertise to help federal, state and local law enforcement agencies secure our nation's borders." The goal of the program will be to transform border control technology and infrastructure by integrating multiple state-of-the-art systems. The goal will be accomplished by fielding the most effective mix of personnel, infrastructure, technology, and mobile response platforms. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Tue Sep 12 01:52:44 2006 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2006 21:52:44 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] SAIC Adds Underwriters to IPO Message-ID: <20060911215039.B26528-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 11 September 2006 ; Houston Chronicle SAIC Adds Underwriters to IPO http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/fn/4178786.html --- By LYNN COWAN Dow Jones Newswires (AP) WASHINGTON -- Ten new underwriters have joined the pool of investment banks expected to market the stock of defense contractor Science Applications International Corp.'s hefty IPO this fall. SAIC, as the newly traded company will be known, has registered to sell as much as $1.73 billion in an initial public offering of stock that will be lead-managed by Morgan Stanley and Bear Stearns Cos. On Monday, the San Diego-based company indicated in a revised filing to the Securities and Exchange Commission that it had added 10 investment banks to the syndicate of firms that will participate in the offering, a typical step in an offering of that size. On the list are the following: Bank of America Corp.; Citigroup Inc.; Cowen Group Inc.; Jefferies Quarterdeck, a unit of Jefferies Group Inc.; KeyCorp; Mellon Financial Markets, a unit of Mellon Financial Corp.; Stephens Inc.; Stifel Nicolaus; Wachovia Corp.; and William Blair & Co. The precise size and date of the offering haven't been determined yet, although it is expected to take place some time this fall, possibly in late October. SAIC's private shareholders first need to approve the new structure in a special meeting that takes place on Sept. 27. The deal had been delayed twice since it was first filed with the SEC in September 2005. The first time, in late 2005, SAIC pulled back due to financial losses related to a contract dispute with the country of Greece. The dispute, which still hasn't been resolved, involved SAIC's performance in building a security network for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. In August, SAIC's private shareholders were scheduled to vote on the new corporate structure for the IPO, but the company opted to delay the vote until the end of this month after a new law was signed that affects company stock in employee pension plans. SAIC is owned by its employee shareholders. SAIC's updated prospectus on Monday also provided revised figures for the special dividend it expects to pay to its private employee shareholders with the proceeds from the IPO. Although the aggregate amount of the dividend hasn't been determined, it will range from $10 to $15 a share for Class A stock holders and from $200 to $300 a share for Class B holders, higher levels than the company had originally estimated. New investors in the IPO won't be eligible for the special dividend, and SAIC doesn't intend to pay regular dividends to any shareholders after it goes public. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Tue Sep 12 11:07:08 2006 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2006 07:07:08 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] SAIC revises dividend estimate Message-ID: <20060912070701.T26528-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 12 September 2006 ; San Diego Union-Tribune SAIC revises dividend estimate http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/business/20060912-9999-1b12calbrfs.html --- In a regulatory filing, San Diego's SAIC revised its figures for the special dividend it expects to pay its employee shareholders with proceeds from its initial public offering. Although the aggregate amount of the dividend hasn't been determined, it will range from $10 to $15 a share for Class A stockholders and from $200 to $300 a share for Class B holders, higher levels than the company had originally estimated. SAIC also said 10 new underwriters have joined the pool of investment banks expected to market the defense contractor's stock. SAIC plans to raise as much as $1.73 billion. The precise size and date of the offering haven't been determined, although it is expected to take place this fall. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Tue Sep 12 23:11:44 2006 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2006 19:11:44 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] Deltek Secures Contract with Renowned Research and Engineering Firm SAIC Message-ID: <20060912191121.M26528-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 12 September 2006 ; Business Wire Deltek Secures Contract with Renowned Research and Engineering Firm SAIC http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20060912005359&newsLang=en --- HERNDON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 12, 2006--Deltek, the leading provider of enterprise management software for project-focused organizations, today announced that Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), has licensed Deltek Costpoint(R), Deltek's ERP software solution designed specifically to meet the business needs of project-driven government contractors. The agreement will provide SAIC with solutions for financial and project accounting, billing, and purchasing. "Deltek offers industry-proven software that fits our business, delivering a scalable 'off-the-shelf' integrated solution to help streamline our operations," said Mark W. Sopp, SAIC executive vice president and chief financial officer. "It will be a catalyst for business process improvement, helping SAIC to simplify workflow and providing a platform for more efficient processing of financial transactions and improved program management." SAIC was founded by Dr. J. Robert Beyster and a small group of scientists in 1969. In Fortune Magazine's February 2006 listing of America's Most Admired Companies for Information Technology Services, SAIC ranked fourth. The firm is also ranked third on Washington Technology's list of top 100 federal prime contractors in 2006. "SAIC is a premier example of the thousands of government contractors using Deltek's enterprise management software," said Kevin Parker, president and CEO of Deltek. "With its out-of-the-box functionality and built-in governance controls, Costpoint provides unique insight into the specific and complex demands of project-driven businesses worldwide." ABOUT SAIC SAIC is the largest employee-owned research and engineering company in the United States, with more than 43,000 employees in over 150 cities worldwide. For the fiscal year ended January 31, 2006, the company reported annual revenues of $7.8 billion. SAIC engineers and scientists solve complex technical problems in national security, homeland security, energy, the environment, space, telecommunications, health care, and logistics. SAIC: FROM SCIENCE TO SOLUTIONS(TM). ABOUT DELTEK With more than 11,000 customers worldwide, Herndon, VA-based Deltek is the leading provider of enterprise management software for project-focused organizations. Founded in 1983, Deltek enables companies to maximize profitability and productivity, integrating all aspects of their businesses. Deltek Costpoint(R), Deltek Vision(R) and Deltek GCS Premier(R) power a myriad of front- and back-office applications including accounting, billing, resource planning, budgeting and control, business intelligence, CRM and proposal automation, employee time and expense, HR management, procurement and materials management and project management. Deltek's clients include Bechtel, CACI, HOK and Verizon. Visit www.deltek.com, or call 800/456-2009 in the U.S. or +44 (0) 20 7518 5010 in the U.K. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Wed Sep 13 20:58:09 2006 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 16:58:09 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] Smaller is Swifter Message-ID: <20060913165741.O26528-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 13 September 2006 ; Military Information Technology Smaller is Swifter http://www.military-information-technology.com/article.cfm?DocID=1646 --- Several systems/software solutions companies have formed an organization aimed at increasing the role of small business in military contracts while also transforming the defense procurement process to make it more agile and cost-effective. By Erin Flynn Several systems/software solutions companies have formed an organization aimed at increasing the role of small business in military contracts while also transforming the defense procurement process to make it more agile and cost-effective. Ignite Analytics, Execuspec and RIIS Inc. formed the Swift Alliance in May to influence the structure and process of government procurement. The firms all share a stake in the Army's Future Combat Systems (FCS) program; due to their common background, an alliance between the businesses was a natural next step. Embedded Plus and Avaliant are also firms in the alliance. The Swift Alliance will explore the relationship between small businesses and larger companies such as Boeing, SAIC, BAE Systems and General Dynamics. It seeks to establish better relationships, support, education and communication for the founding three companies, larger companies and the aerospace and defense industry as a whole. "We saw that because of our small business status and the quality of our staff, our three companies spent more time working with one another and found more compatibility between our ideas," said Ashley Raiteri, founder and chief executive officer of Ignite Analytics, which provides focused solutions for complex problem domains. "We were on the same page with one another. We leveraged those relationships over an 18-month period to bring spectacular value to the customer and to the Army. "Working with the alliance will allow all the member companies to find a way to remain competitive through targeted cooperation instead of simply pursuing Hobbesian self-interest," Raiteri continued. New relationships will give the members more insight when negotiating their contracts, as well as offer the larger companies a deeper pool of experience and talent to work with. Swift Alliance members will support each other as allies instead of only acting as competitors. Procurement Solution The Swift Alliance looks to develop a solution that will lead to more effective spending. Companies involved in the organization vow to build products faster, better and in the long term cheaper than the larger companies in the industry. Alliance members are small and flexible, which they say allows them to produce products more efficiently than many much larger companies. The Swift Alliance's first meeting turned into a discussion about joint government contracts between the members involving FCS. The partnership they established will allow them to bid for larger contracts that were previously handled by larger companies. "The alliance's ability to bid for larger contracts and complete them at a faster rate will ensure an improved efficiency with taxpayers' money," said Raiteri. "This in turn will ensure that our men and women in uniform are getting the equipment they need in a timely fashion and national domestic proprieties are still being met." The group's goals are to: Pull together increased buying power for access to market research or shared health insurance. Influence government procurement of military systems. Form strategic partnerships amongst one another so they can begin to bid on larger government contracts that would normally not be available to a small business. "We can improve our own processes together, learn from each other and learn how to work with different large companies," added Bob Bagshaw, president of Avaliant, a system-engineering, -architecture and -design company that works mostly in support of prime contractors on government programs. "Because we have some breadth together and we work in different parts of the overall system engineering process, we're able to bring a broader understanding." With overall federal fiscal issues portending constraints on the defense budget in the years ahead, Swift Alliance members say they are hoping to set an example that will lead to alternative methods of military spending. The alliance is thinking strategically about current industry practices, procurement processes, contracting standards and efficiencies of military spending. For the alliance, it's about efficacy of spending. "The current military procurement process is kind of broken. We're spending too much money to afford the kind of Army we want to have," Raiteri said. "We believe that increased use of small businesses on government procurement programs is not just the way to empower small businesses, but also to reduce the cost and increase the speed at which military systems are developed." Currently, about 10 percent of total defense dollars go to small businesses. The alliance would like to see 35 percent or 40 percent of this spending allotted for small businesses. Instead of small businesses being limited to the role of outsourcing solutions for the prime contractors, they would like be included in the larger, strategic discussion about how to spend government money. "As a nation, we have to figure out a way to pay for this army, if we're going to continue with today's op tempo. We hope that the alliance can help work strategically to ensure an improved efficiency with taxpayer money, so that our men and women in uniform are getting the systems and equipment they need and national domestic priorities are still being met," Raiteri said. It's the small business that has the ability to rapidly realign itself to the current priorities, the current technology that's available and an ability to look at risk in a way that's a little bit more daring than the larger businesses, advocates contend. "The prime contractors simply are not investing in capabilities inside of their engineering organizations. They're not focused on bringing their engineers up to speed with current technology, or on training their engineers to be able to respond to this rapid development schedule that the government and armed forces are requiring of us," Raiteri said. Prime Competition A key challenge for small firms wanting to work in the government procurement process is that the majority of the process has been structured around working with larger companies. Small companies frequently face significant hurdles to being part of that procurement process. "There's a lot of due diligence that's done in order to ensure the authenticity, credibility and viability of smaller companies in dealing with the direct government contracts or indirect through a LFI or prime contractor; you still have to provide the justification for the work you're proposing to do on their contract," Bagshaw explained. "The government currently does a lot of work using the earned value management system, which maps dollars spent to accomplish the work you've planned on schedule, which can be a valuable approach to managing contracts," Bagshaw said. "On the other side of that, there's quite a bit of overhead to doing that for a small company in understanding how the earned-value management system works." The group is starting with some lobbying, trying to work with each congressional district where there's a member of the alliance. They are looking at specific contracts and government programs where the alliance can join together and make a bid. The team is also looking at expanding membership, determining which companies might add value and complete the catalog of capabilities. "We have to be careful not to have too much redundancy in the alliance membership. This is an invitation-only organization," Raiteri said. "We're looking at microsensor companies, fabrication companies and some other systems and software engineering companies whose specialties don't overlap with the existing member companies." New members increase the viability of the alliance. "It will allow alliance members to collaboratively and collectively respond to government procurement opportunities that an individual small company may not be able to handle, but if Ignite Analytics or Avaliant decide to collaborate on something, that certainly makes us stronger and more credible," adds Bagshaw. With a successful collaboration between several small businesses, Alliance members believe it is possible that they could compete head to head with larger prime contractors. They argue that a relationship between smaller companies would be more cost-effective, and the quality of the product and the speed at which it's developed would be increased. "The alliance will learn more about how to work with the government effectively than how to use existing approaches that the government has more effectively. The alliance will make huge changes in the way the government does business," Bagshaw concluded. Planned outreach activities include cooperative engagement with the National Defense Industry Association and joint publication of white papers for submission to the International Council on System Engineering. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Wed Sep 13 20:59:18 2006 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 16:59:18 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] SAIC purchases Varec Message-ID: <20060913165810.V26528-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 13 September 2006 ; Washington Business Journal SAIC purchases Varec http://washington.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2006/09/11/daily29.html --- Research and engineering giant Science Applications International Corp. has paid an undisclosed amount for Varec, a company involved in measurement control and automation systems. SAIC, which has thousands of workers in the Washington area, says Norcross, Ga.-based Varec will transition into the company's logistics and engineering solutions business. SAIC is based in San Diego. Varec, with a staff of about 125, supplies integrated hardware and software to the oil and gas, defense and aviation markets. SAIC executives say the purchase strengthens the company's position in the fuels industry, enabling the company to provide more comprehensive services to customers. Varec, for example, is a supplier of fuel monitoring and control hardware and software to the U.S. Department of Defense. "The acquisition positions SAIC to become a major provider of downstream terminal automation and measurement," says Charles Koontz, the company's senior vice president and general manager of its commercial business services unit. Keith Coggins, Varec's president, will continue to lead the company, SAIC says in a statement Wednesday. "An ideal acquisition is one in which the whole is greater than its parts, and this is certainly the case with Varec and SAIC," Coggins says. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Wed Sep 13 21:00:32 2006 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 17:00:32 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] SAIC Acquires Varec, Inc. Message-ID: <20060913165919.R26528-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 13 September 2006 ; Yahoo (PR Newswire) SAIC Acquires Varec, Inc. http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060913/dcw001.html?.v=64 --- SAN DIEGO and MCLEAN, Va., Sept. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Varec, Inc., a market leader in measurement, control and automation systems, supplying integrated hardware and software to oil and gas, defense, and aviation markets. The acquisition strengthens SAIC's position in the fuels industry and allows the company to provide a more comprehensive array of services to its customers. The Varec organization will transition to SAIC under the continuing leadership of Keith Coggins, Varec's president. "SAIC is an outstanding fit for Varec, with a very compatible complement of both commercial and government business," said Coggins. "The SAIC corporate culture and values are similar to ours, one that respects and appreciates the quality of its people. An ideal acquisition is one in which the whole is greater than its parts, and this is certainly the case with Varec and SAIC. In addition to the benefits that we see for Varec and SAIC, the other winner in this acquisition will be our customers who now have access to a greater array of products and services." Headquartered in Norcross, Ga., Varec employs more than 125 people who will transition into SAIC's Logistics and Engineering Solutions Business Unit. "The acquisition of Varec expands SAIC's marketplace offerings in the areas of defense, aviation, and oil and gas. In addition, the acquisition will enhance the breadth and depth of our existing products in the marketplace," said Jim Cuff, SAIC senior vice president and general manager of the Logistics and Engineering Business Unit. "We look forward to welcoming the Varec employees to the team." "As a market leader in fuels terminal automation system, Varec brings a unique set of capabilities to SAIC," said Charles Koontz, SAIC senior vice president and general manager of the Commercial Business Services Business Unit. "The acquisition positions SAIC to become a major provider of downstream terminal automation and measurement." The Varec FuelsManager software suite of industry solutions has been a longtime standard in the oil and gas and defense markets, as well as other inventory management related industries. Today, the aviation industry is rapidly increasing its use of the FuelsManager Aviation system. Varec is a worldwide supplier to the U.S. Department of Defense for fuel monitoring/control hardware and software. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Wed Sep 13 21:01:33 2006 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 17:01:33 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] SAIC'S VACIS(R) Cargo, Vehicle and Contraband Inspection Systems to Be Installed in Azerbaijan Message-ID: <20060913170033.T26528-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 13 September 2006 ; Yahoo (PR Newswire) SAIC'S VACIS(R) Cargo, Vehicle and Contraband Inspection Systems to Be Installed in Azerbaijan http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060912/dctu032.html?.v=65 --- SAN DIEGO and MCLEAN, Va., Sept. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) today announced that Azerbaijan Customs has ordered additional VACIS cargo, vehicle and contraband inspection systems to support its border security program. These additional units will be deployed in various locations to help the Azerbaijanis improve their border security and customs processing programs. "On behalf of the State Customs Committee, let me express my appreciation for the great job you are doing for Azerbaijan Customs," said Shahin Baghirov, general-major of Customs Service, chief of Customs Control Organization Head Department. "SAIC's people have provided strong support to bring this technology here in support of the State Customs Committee's mission for Azerbaijan." "This follow-on contract from Azerbaijan Customs is appreciated. It reflects the continued support and commitment SAIC brings to the security industry. We have worked with Azerbaijan Customs to improve security and productivity at high-throughput checkpoints," said Alex Preston, SAIC senior vice president and general manager of the Security and Transportation Technology Business Unit. "We have deployed more than 300 VACIS inspection systems in various locations worldwide, to assist customs, port, terminal and checkpoint authorities with security, manifest verification, tariff collection and the identification of contraband." SAIC's VACIS inspection systems are gamma ray-based systems designed for the non-intrusive inspection of the contents of trucks, containers and cargo. The Mobile VACIS system is truck-mounted for rapid deployment and can inspect both stationary and moving vehicles and containers. Scanning can be performed in forward or reverse and an entire series of containers can be scanned in a single pass. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Wed Sep 13 21:03:08 2006 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 17:03:08 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] U.S. awards $1.35 billion for cargo screening Message-ID: <20060913170134.O26528-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 13 September 2006 ; MSN Money (Reuters) U.S. awards $1.35 billion for cargo screening http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/provider/providerarticle.asp?feed=OBR&Date=20060913&ID=6018398 --- WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said on Wednesday it awarded $1.35 billion in contracts to three companies to develop a system to screen for radioactive matter that might be hidden in cargo. The Cargo Advanced Automated Radiography System (CAARS) will be used at ports and border crossing areas. Officials said it will be more effective than current systems because it can identify high density shielding -- like lead or carbon-based products -- used to mask nuclear materials such as uranium or weapons grade plutonium. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff has said that the biggest threat to the country is a weapon of mass destruction, like a nuclear or radiological device. Winners of the seven-year contracts, which include two years of research and development and five years for production, were L-3 Communications Holdings Inc., American Science & Engineering Inc. and employee-owned SAIC. The companies will initially have $50 million to develop prototypes of an advanced imaging system. After the prototypes are tested, Homeland Security will decide how to award the remaining $1.3 billion for the production of about 300 systems. It might go to one or to all three companies depending on the systems and how they might be used, said Vayl Oxford, director of the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office. "This where the real carrot is -- to successfully complete the development cycle because the real incentive is to get to production," he told reporters. The awards come as the U.S. Senate moves closer to voting on legislation aimed at beefing up security at U.S. ports. The bill would require major U.S. ports to screen incoming cargo for nuclear materials such as "dirty bombs," devices that combine conventional explosives and radioactive material. Oxford said the new system is meant to be deployed along with advanced spectroscopic portals which detect and identify unshielded or lightly shielded nuclear materials. Contracts for the advanced spectroscopic portal system were announced in July and deployment begins later this year. "What we have to deal with is an array of radiological or nuclear threats," said Oxford. He said some of the material is easier to detect than others, and some are commonly shielded to get through detectors. "These are a family of systems. There's not one type of system that will be able to accommodate unshielded all the way through shielded systems," he said. (Additional reporting by Jeremy Pelofsky) From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Wed Sep 13 21:08:30 2006 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 17:08:30 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] Customs officers seize 4, 500 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes Message-ID: <20060913170309.K26528-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 13 September 2006 ; Channel NewsAsia Customs officers seize 4,500 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/230236/1/.html --- By Julia Ng [Photos of seizure.] SINGAPORE : Customs officers intercepted some 4,500 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes on Wednesday morning at the Woodlands Checkpoint. It is the third biggest haul this year. Two Malaysian men who tried to smuggle in the contraband cigarettes in a Malaysia-registered lorry were also arrested. Officers were conducting a routine check when they directed a lorry to the gamma ray scanner for more detailed checks. The image analyst noticed that the scanned images showed items that were not what was declared in the assortment. A physical check of three pallets of the consignment declared as "tissue" turned out to be cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes. The 43-year-old driver and his 27-year-old attendant were immediately arrested and the lorry seized. When questioned, both men claimed they were unaware of the cigarettes hidden in the lorry. The driver also said this was his first time delivering the consignment of "tissue" into Singapore. The total amount of customs duties and Goods & Services Tax (GST) involved is S$316,000 and S$21,000 respectively. [1] The two men, the lorry and the exhibits were referred to the Singapore Customs for investigation. If convicted, first time offenders can be fined up to a maximum of 20 times the amount of duty evaded. For second or subsequent convictions, offenders can be jailed for up to two years, and fined. The offenders also face further fines based on the amount of GST evaded. The gamma ray scanner is part of the Integrated Container Inspection System (ICIS) deployed at the ICA's Woodlands and Tuas Checkpoints. The system is able to verify cargo in a safe and non-intrusive manner. A key advantage of such a scanning system is that it enables ICA officers to "see" the contents of cargo swiftly without having to conduct an extensive physical inspection. As the first line of defence against terrorist threats, ICA has tightened security checks on passengers and vehicles at the checkpoints to prevent attempts to smuggle in undesirable persons, drugs, weapons, explosives and other contraband. - CNA/ms --- [1] According to xe.com, S$316,000 is $200,533 USD. S$21,000 is $13,326 USD. -- Ed. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Thu Sep 14 11:17:38 2006 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2006 07:17:38 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] SAIC gets Homeland Security allotment Message-ID: <20060914071730.L26528-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 14 September 2006 ; San Diego Union-Tribune SAIC gets Homeland Security allotment http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/business/20060914-9999-1b14saic.html --- Grant money will fund radiation-detection scan By Bruce V. Bigelow UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER The Department of Homeland Security said yesterday it will provide as much as $1.35 billion to three companies, including San Diego's SAIC, to develop a new type of technology for detecting radioactive bombs. The contract is intended to allow each company to use its own approach in developing an automated X-ray system to scan cargo containers and identify certain radioactive materials that are used in nuclear bombs. Sophisticated software would be used, instead of a human technician, to interpret the X-ray images, and the machine would issue an automatic detection alarm, said Jenny Burke of DHS' Domestic Nuclear Detection Office in Washington. The contract requires SAIC, New York-based L-3 Communications and American Science and Engineering of Billerica, Mass., to each deliver a prototype system in two years, Burke said. "Basically the three contractors were chosen to provide competition in the development process," she said. Funding for production is scheduled to continue for another five years. A spokesman for SAIC, also known as Science Applications International Corp., declined to comment yesterday. The technology, known as Cargo Advanced Automated Radiography Systems, or CAARS, is one of several programs to get major funding as the DHS moves to address a potential domestic nuclear strike by terrorists. In July, the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office awarded three contracts with a total estimated value of $1.16 billion to develop an improved version of existing radiological detectors used at U.S. ports and border crossings. This next-generation technology, known as the Advanced Spectroscopic Portal, monitors cargo for emitted radiation and can differentiate between medical isotopes, kitty litter and other radioactive materials, Burke said. That contract was awarded to Raytheon, Thermo Electron and Areva SA's Canberra Industrie. The Domestic Nuclear Detection Office also is close to awarding contracts for improved handheld and backpack radiation detectors, agency director Vayl Oxford told a Senate subcommittee in July. Experts have characterized a radiological "dirty" bomb or use of a nuclear bomb on U.S. soil as one of the direst threats raised by the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks five years ago. Republican Sen. Jon Kyl of Arizona said during the same subcommittee hearing that terrorists "would need no more than 9 pounds of plutonium or 35 pounds of highly enriched uranium to create a nuclear explosion." Critics say DHS has moved too slowly to address the threat. For example, the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office was not created until April 2005. The agency's existing capabilities for detecting weapons of mass destruction also have come under fire. Last December, undercover teams from the Government Accountability Office carried small amounts of radioactive material in the trunks of rental cars through border checkpoints in Texas and Washington state. The material they used, cesium-137, triggered radiation alarms, but the smugglers used false documents to persuade U.S. Customs and Border Protection inspectors to nevertheless let them through with it. "Today, only 5 percent of containers at our seaports are screened," Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., said at a Senate hearing in July. "GAO recently reported that DHS's deployment of monitors at seaports and southwest border crossings is two years behind schedule." Feinstein also noted that GAO found the DHS may be facing a cost overrun of $340 million, and that overall deployment of new nuclear detection technologies may not be completed before 2014. Burke said the CAARS technology will detect radiological and nuclear materials, such as enriched uranium and plutonium, even when they are shielded by lead or other dense materials. It also will be capable of detecting traditional contraband such as high explosives and drugs, she said. The program is budgeted to buy and deploy as many as 300 systems through 2012. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Sun Sep 17 20:48:37 2006 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2006 16:48:37 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] Weapons integration contract for Lockheed Message-ID: <20060917164823.C26528-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 17 September 2006 ; The Engineer Online Weapons integration contract for Lockheed http://www.e4engineering.com/Articles/296102/Weapons%20integration%20contract%20for%20Lockheed.htm --- The US Air Force has awarded a contract worth $589m to an industry team led by Lockheed Martin to act as Air and Space Operations Centre Weapon System Integrator (AOC WSI). Under this multi-year contract, the team will work with the Air Force to update and maintain the more than 20 AOCs worldwide into interoperable net-centric weapon systems. The Lockheed Martin team includes Raytheon, SAIC, IBM, L-3 Communications, Dynamics Research Corporation, Intelligent Software Solutions, Gestalt, and Computer Sciences Corporation. The AOC WSI team will operate from the Lockheed Martin Centre for Innovation in Suffolk, Virginia. It will use the facility's analysis, modelling and simulation tools for rapid analysis of potential improvements to operating concepts, processes and systems. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Mon Sep 18 11:23:35 2006 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 07:23:35 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] NATO picks SAIC team for missile defence contract Message-ID: <20060918072324.B26528-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 18 September 2006 ; Reuters NATO picks SAIC team for missile defence contract http://today.reuters.com/stocks/QuoteCompanyNewsArticle.aspx?view=CN&storyID=2006-09-18T010120Z_01_L17196407_RTRIDST_0_NATO-MISSILE.XML&rpc=66 --- BRUSSELS, Sept 18 (Reuters) - NATO will announce on Monday it has chosen a group led by U.S.-based Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) for the next phase of a project aimed at linking the missile defence systems of its member nations, an alliance official said. The contract is worth an initial 75 million euros ($95.4 million) over six years, said the official who requested anonymity because of the sensitivity of the announcement. "SAIC has been selected," the official said, adding the contract was to develop the so-called "testbed" on which the technologies involved in building the system could be tested. Employee-held research and development group SAIC announced last year it would bid for the contract in a consortium including France's Thales (TCFP.PA), EADS (EAD.PA), Germany's Industrieanlagen-Betriebsgesellschaft (IABG), Britain's QinetiQ, the Netherlands' Organisation for Applied Scientific Research, and U.S.-based Raytheon (RTN.N). U.S.-based Boeing (BA.N) and Northrop Grumman (NOC.N) also led teams competing for the contract. "It will be the most sophisticated command and control system of its type in the world and will be able to integrate the missile defence system of every NATO nation," said the official, who did not say when the project would be completed. The United States alone is spending about $9 billion a year on building a missile defence system which is a scaled-down version of the defence shield known as "Star Wars" envisioned by former President Ronald Reagan in 1983. A NATO-commissioned study found in May of this year that a missile defence system for Europe was technically and financially feasible, without saying when it would materialise. Such a defence shield would locate missiles by the use of strategically placed sensors and launch interceptor missiles to knock them out. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Mon Sep 18 21:13:23 2006 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 17:13:23 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] SAIC Team Wins Theater Missile Defense Development Deal From NATO Message-ID: <20060918171314.M26528-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 18 September 2006 ; Defense News SAIC Team Wins Theater Missile Defense Development Deal From NATO http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?F=2112545&C=europe --- By BROOKS TIGNER, BRUSSELS NATO has chosen an international industrial team led by San Diego-based SAIC to help the alliance develop an active, layered, theater ballistic-missile defense (TMD) capability. The TEAMSAIC consortium beat out two other teams lead by U.S. companies Boeing and Northrop Grumman, NATO announced Sept. 18. A contract worth approximately $95 million should be finalized between now and November "depending on some minor issues that NATO still needs to clarify," said George Singley, president of SAIC's Engineering, Training and Logistics Group. Most of the work will be done in the Netherlands at NATO's Consultation, Command and Control Agency in The Hague and will last for six years. TEAMSAIC's multinational members are Datamat, Diehl BGT Defence, EADS, Industrieanlagen-Betriebsgesellschaft, QinetiQ, Raytheon, Thales, ThalesRaytheonSystems and TNO, the Dutch organization for applied scientific research. To protect deployed troops and assets against missile threats, NATO will have to link its members' current and future weapon systems, sensors, battle management programs and command, control and communications systems. The SAIC-led team will be tasked to develop and test different TMD architectures via an integration test bed, which it will design and operate under the contract. Singley confirmed this goal requires a massive amount of software integration and development. "There will be a lot of modeling and simulation work involved," he said. The alliance first identified the need for a TMD in the mid-1990s and has said it wants the capability fielded by 2010. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Tue Sep 19 11:04:34 2006 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2006 07:04:34 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] Air Force Taps SAIC To Develop 2nd Missile Warning Option Message-ID: <20060919070426.G26528-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 19 September 2006 ; Easy Bourse Air Force Taps SAIC To Develop 2nd Missile Warning Option http://www.easybourse.com/Website/dynamic/News.php?NewsID=58217&lang=fra&NewsRubrique=2 --- WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The U.S. Air Force on Monday announced a $26 million contract for Science Applications International Corp. to develop a second alternate sensor for a troubled $10 billion missile-warning satellite system. SAIC's project follows a similar $54 million contract awarded to Raytheon Co. (RTN) this month. The two companies will develop independent alternative technology for the Space-Based Infrared System, or SBIRS, by 2008. Lockheed Martin Corp. (LMT) is the SBIRS prime contractor. The program has suffered a series of major cost problems and schedule delays since the 1990s because of its ambitious goals. When the Pentagon restructured the program, it decided to commission other options for a particularly difficult sensor that "stares" at the Earth's surface. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Wed Sep 20 01:11:46 2006 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2006 21:11:46 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] Contracts for September 19, 2006 Message-ID: <20060919211126.H26528-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 19 September 2006 ; United States Department of Defense Contracts for September 19, 2006 http://www.defenselink.mil/Contracts/Contract.aspx?ContractID=3341 --- No. 922-06 FOR RELEASE AT September 19, 2006 Media Contact: (703) 697-5131/697-5132 Public/Industry(703) 428-0711 CONTRACTS DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY Science Applications International Corp., Fairfield, N.J., is being awarded a maximum of $1,050,000,000 fixed price with economic price adjustment contract for maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) supplies for Southeast Region, zone 1. Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and federal civilian agencies. This is an indefinite delivery/quantity type contract exercising 2nd option. Proposals were Web-solicited and 11 responded. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Date of performance completion is Sept. 17, 2007. Contracting activity is Defense Supply Center Philadelphia (DSCP), Philadelphia, Pa. (SPM500-02-D-0121). [...] From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Wed Sep 20 21:28:31 2006 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2006 17:28:31 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] SAIC Becomes Member of ESRI's Authorized Systems Integrator Program for Geospatial-Intelligence Message-ID: <20060920172811.N26528-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 20 September 2006 ; GISuser.com SAIC Becomes Member of ESRI's Authorized Systems Integrator Program for Geospatial-Intelligence http://www.gisuser.com/content/view/9848/ --- (SAN DIEGO and MCLEAN, VA) - Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) today announced a strategic business relationship with ESRI, in which SAIC has become a member of ESRI's Authorized Systems Integrator program. Under this program, SAIC and ESRI intend to jointly develop and market system solutions and services for defense, intelligence and homeland security. ESRI is the world leader in geographic information system (GIS) software development, and this arrangement will enable SAIC and ESRI to support key customer initiatives involving GIS with a special focus on geospatial-intelligence analysis and production, multi-intelligence data fusion and exploitation, and horizontal integration. SAIC brings a strong innovative focus to ESRI's Authorized Systems Integrator Program. "We're extremely pleased to formalize this strategic relationship with ESRI," said Stu Shea, SAIC senior vice president and general manager of the Space and Geospatial Intelligence Business Unit. "SAIC has been an industry leader in providing integrated end-to-end geospatial-intelligence solutions to our customers, while ESRI has long been an industry leader in commercial-off-the-shelf geospatial solutions. A strong business relationship with ESRI supports our ability to not only continue delivering mission-critical solutions to our customers, it also will enhance our capacity to attack their most complex and challenging problems." "We welcome SAIC into our Authorized Systems Integrator program," said Jack Dangermond, president, ESRI. "ESRI is committed to building strong relationships with system integrators and developers skilled in ESRI technology to help them deliver results and satisfy client needs. ESRI supports the growth of SAIC's GIS practice which will add key delivery capabilities to a line of products that are already state-of-the-art." This relationship enhances SAIC's system integration work in the area of geospatial-intelligence and enables expansion of ESRI's commercial off-the-shelf product line, integrating it with national defense, intelligence and public safety systems. This collaboration enhances support for geospatial database architecture development and integration, system architecture design, and customer needs assessments. Under this relationship, SAIC will utilize its lab facilities to develop prototypes and demonstrate the integration of ESRI technology in support of customer missions. ESRI software is already a key component of existing GIS analysis software suites that allow analysts to collect, integrate, visualize and analyze geospatial data, including commercial imagery and standard government cartographic products. These suites provide intelligence to personnel in the field, including warfighters and first responders. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Wed Sep 20 23:24:05 2006 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2006 19:24:05 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] Contracts for September 20, 2006 Message-ID: <20060920192359.T26528-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 20 September 2006 ; United States Department of Defense Contracts for September 20, 2006 http://www.defenselink.mil/Contracts/Contract.aspx?ContractID=3342 --- No. 927-06 FOR RELEASE AT September 20, 2006 Media Contact: (703) 697-5131/697-5132 Public/Industry(703) 428-0711 CONTRACTS [...] AIR FORCE Science Applications International Corp., (SAIC), San Diego, Calif., was awarded on 18 Sept. 2006, a $23,158,046 cost-plus-award fee contract The overall objective of the work effort under this contract as defined in SAIC's statement of work dated 13 Sept. 2006 is to investigate and demonstrate, via hardware test and evaluation, the viability of a full-earth sharing sensor assembly to meet threshold missile warning, missile defense objective of the Defense Satellite Program/Space Based Infrared Surveillance (DSP/SBIRS) High Systems and to provide performance data that can be used by the government to assess the risk of this approach for future alternative infrared satellite system engineering and manufacturing design program. SAIC shall build, integrate, and test enough of the hardware and software elements of the functional/signal path to demonstrate basic integrated sensor assembly capability against requirements goals derived from the Defense Satellite program/Space Based Infrared Surveillance High Missile Warning/Missile Defense requirements. At this time, $342,562 has been obligated. Solicitations began May 2006 and negotiations were complete September 2006. This work will be complete 28 months for technical completion plus three months for receipt of final report (contract completion). Air Force Research Laboratory, Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., is the contracting activity (FA9453-06-C-0378). [...] From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Fri Sep 22 22:11:15 2006 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2006 18:11:15 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] SAIC-Led Consortium Wins NATO Contract Message-ID: <20060922181107.M26528-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 22 September 2006 ; Houston Chronicle SAIC-Led Consortium Wins NATO Contract http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/fn/4198272.html --- BRUSSELS, Belgium -- An international consortium led by U.S.-based Science Applications International Corp. has won a 75 million euros ($95 million) contract to help NATO develop a battlefield defense system against incoming missiles, the alliance announced Tuesday. The team will develop a test bed for the NATO program which aims to tie national weapons systems, sensors, communications and battle management into an integrated defense program to detect and destroy incoming ballistic missiles. NATO wants to have the system up and running by 2010. The winning consortium, led by Virginia-based SAIC, includes Raytheon Co. from the U.S., French defense electronics company Thales SA, IABG and Diehl from Germany, Britain's Qinetiq Group PLC, Dutch company TNO, DATAMAT from Italy and the European satellite giant EADS Asterism. Marshall Billingslea, NATO's assistant secretary general for defense investment, described the awarding of the contract as an "excellent example of trans-Atlantic armaments co-operation." A statement from SAIC said most of the work would be done in the Netherlands. "We look forward to partnering with SAIC and the other companies to build the first phase of this critical system," Billingslea said in a statement. "We urgently need a NATO theater missile defense system to protect our troops against ballistic missiles. The test bed that SAIC will build is fundamental to the development of these defenses." NATO aims to set up a central core that would coordinate national anti-missile defenses for troops in the field with an estimated total cost for the alliance of around 650 million euros ($823 million). The total cost of individual weapons systems to be bought separately by national governments is expected to be much higher. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Fri Sep 22 22:12:04 2006 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2006 18:12:04 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] SAIC names new CTO for its Research, Development, Test and Evaluation Group Message-ID: <20060922181152.D26528-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 22 September 2006 ; TechJournal South SAIC names new CTO for its Research, Development, Test and Evaluation Group http://www.techjournalsouth.com/news/article.html?item_id=1843 --- MCLEAN, VA -- Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), the largest employee-owned research and engineering company in the United States, today announced that Dr. Joseph Guerci has become the VP and CTO of their Research, Development, Test and Evaluation Group. Guerci has over 20 years of industrial, academic and government experience. Most recently, he was the director of the Special Projects Office with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), in which he was responsible for establishing and managing the strategic technology investment portfolio. He also had held a number of senior positions at Northrop Grumman Corporation previously. Guerci's responsibilities with SAIC will include overseeing several research initiatives, such as those that are in support of SAIC's military clients. SAIC has more than 43,000 employees in over 150 cities worldwide. For the fiscal year ended January 31, 2006, the company reported annual revenues of $7.8 billion. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Fri Sep 22 22:15:07 2006 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2006 18:15:07 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] U.S. Army: Active Protection Not Needed in Iraq Message-ID: <20060922181409.P26528-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 22 September 2006 ; DefenseNews.com U.S. Army: Active Protection Not Needed in Iraq http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?F=2124690&C=america --- By GREG GRANT The U.S. Army said its combat vehicles in Iraq do not need a high-tech defensive suite designed to shoot down rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) because such weapons pose a minimal threat to soldiers, and because explosive reactive armor tiles and retrofitted steel cages are defense enough. Crude but effective, roadside bombs remain the Iraqi insurgents' favored means of attack, accounting for nearly 85 percent of them, said Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Sorenson, deputy for Army acquisitions, in testimony Sept. 21 before the House Armed Services tactical air and land forces subcommittee. "Total RPG attacks on our combat systems is a very small percentage, and even with that small percentage, most of the attacks resulted in no damage to the vehicles, and there were zero [soldiers] killed in action," Sorenson said. Sorenson explained later that he was talking about attacks within the past year and a half on Abrams tanks, Bradley fighting vehicles and Stryker wheeled vehicles. He said RPG attacks had killed 10 soldiers inside those vehicles in the first year of the war. He did not provide numbers of soldiers killed while riding in Humvees or other Army trucks, as the Army considers those vehicles to be incapable of mounting an active protection system. Sorenson said recent media reports of the number of RPG attacks were overblown. In particular, he found "biased, unfair and truly disheartening" a Sept. 6 NBC news report that raised questions about a recent Army decision to award a contract to Raytheon to develop an active protection system as part of the service's Future Combat Systems (FCS). Defense News reported in April that the Army had passed on the Trophy active protection system, under development for more than a decade by Israel's Rafael Armament Development Authority and Israeli Aircraft Industries, sparking lawmakers' interest in the matter. Raytheon did not have an unfair competitive advantage, nor did the Army "cook the books," in the active protection selection process, Sorenson said. The industry team of Boeing and SAIC, along with the Army, selected Raytheon. "Raytheon was not allowed to participate in the source selection process," he said. Rep. Curt Weldon, R-Pa., subcommittee chairman, said he called the hearing on vehicle active protection, which he labeled a "mini-missile defense system," after the NBC news report. Weldon spent much of his opening remarks criticizing the media's coverage of active protection in general and the NBC report specifically. Weldon said he had asked the Government Accountability Office to investigate the Army's decision to select Raytheon to develop the FCS active protections system. Sorenson said the Army moved rapidly to field RPG defenses to its major combat vehicles in Iraq when the insurgency there accelerated in summer 2003. The Army fielded 1,097 sets of slat-armor cages for the Vietnam-era M-113 personnel carrier, and two brigade sets to its Stryker-equipped units. The bolt-on steel cages are designed to detonate the shaped-charge warhead of an RPG before it strikes the vehicle hull. The Army has also fielded 950 sets of explosive reactive-armor tiles, small metal boxes that detonate to disrupt the effects of incoming weapons, for its Bradleys. Reactive armor sets for the Stryker will begin fielding next month, and for the Abrams beginning in June 2007. Sorenson objected to media reports that the Trophy was a proven system, ready for fielding to troops in Iraq. He said Trophy had not been "operationally validated" and that the system would have to go through extensive Army testing prior to fielding. He said there are at least 20 U.S. and foreign active protection systems currently in various stages of development. But very few of those systems are capable of being fitted to the Army's current battle fleet. He said the Trophy system was not even the second or third choice in the Army's selection process. The Army selected Raytheon's Quick Kill to equip current and future vehicles because it promised to defeat multiple RPG attacks from different directions and minimized the risks of injury or death to nearby soldiers or civilian crowds, Sorenson said. Collateral damage to people near vehicles equipped with active protection, particularly in congested cities, remains the most daunting challenge in developing an effective system, Sorenson said. Active protection could create a contradiction in the Army's rules of engagement, which allow for self defense yet also tell soldiers to prevent civilian casualties. Sorenson said the Army has yet to work out the tactics of operating active protection near soldiers on the ground. All hard-kill active protection systems use a combination of sophisticated fire-control radars and defensive munitions to blast incoming projectiles before they can hit the targeted vehicle. The Army selected Raytheon's system in part because the defensive munitions pop up vertically, before rocket motors ignite, and fly out to intercept RPGs, rather than shooting out from the sides of the vehicle. Thus, it lessens the danger to nearby troops. Weapon analyst Steven Zaloga of the Teal Group, Fairfax, Va., said Israeli defense officials involved in development of the Trophy system say they too have yet to work out the tactics of using active protection near troops on the ground. "There is a great deal of secrecy with these systems, and the problem is that it creates a barrier to understanding the tactical implications," Zaloga said. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Tue Sep 26 21:28:35 2006 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2006 17:28:35 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] SAIC lands U.S. Air Force contract Message-ID: <20060926172748.R26528-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 26 September 2006 ; Monsters & Critics SAIC lands U.S. Air Force contract http://news.monstersandcritics.com/business/article_1205245.php --- WARNER ROBINS, GA, United States (UPI) -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded Science Applications International Corp. a $45 million contract to support aircraft at a Georgia base. The 4-year, firm-fixed-price contract calls for SAIC support the 330th Aircraft Sustainment Wing at Robins Air Force Base, the company said Tuesday. The SAIC-led team will provide services for the wing`s aircraft, including center wing replacement, depot inspection and repair, aircraft modification, and contractor logistics support, allowing them to deliver five C-130E aircraft to Poland`s air force. Replacement of the center wing box with refurbished units having lower flight hours will help extend the life of the aircraft, and in concert with avionics upgrades, will result in improved performance over the service life of each aircraft. Work for the contract will be performed at Warner Robins, Ga.; Waco, Texas; and Crestview, Fla. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Tue Sep 26 21:29:23 2006 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2006 17:29:23 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] SAIC Awarded Support Contract for Robins Air Force Base Message-ID: <20060926172835.M26528-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 26 September 2006 ; Yahoo (PR Newswire) SAIC Awarded Support Contract for Robins Air Force Base http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060926/dctu044.html?.v=68 --- WARNER ROBINS, Ga., Sept. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) announced today that it has won a four-year, firm-fixed-price contract valued at $45 million to support the 330th Aircraft Sustainment Wing at Robins Air Force Base, Ga. The SAIC-led team will provide services for the Wing's aircraft, including center wing replacement, depot inspection and repair, aircraft modification, and contractor logistics support, allowing them to deliver five C-130E aircraft to Poland's Air Force. Replacement of the center wing box with refurbished units having lower flight hours will help extend the life of the aircraft, and in concert with avionics upgrades, will result in improved performance over the service life of each aircraft. SAIC's teammate on this effort is L-3 Communications Integrated Systems (L-3/IS) Group, including the following L-3 companies: L-3 TCS; L-3 Crestview Aerospace Corporation; and L-3 Vertex Aerospace. Another key participant in this program is the Software Maintenance Group of the 402d Maintenance Wing at Warner Robins Air Logistics Center, Robins AFB, Ga. Work for the contract will be performed at Warner Robins, Ga.; Waco, Texas; and Crestview, Fla. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Wed Sep 27 21:07:35 2006 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2006 17:07:35 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] SAIC's Stockholders Approve Merger and Related Proposals at Special Meeting Message-ID: <20060927170652.E26528-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 27 September 2006 ; SAIC SAIC's Stockholders Approve Merger and Related Proposals at Special Meeting http://www.saic.com/news/2006/sep/27.html --- (SAN DIEGO and MCLEAN, VA) - Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) announced today that the proposed merger agreement and two new stock-based compensation plans were approved at a special meeting of its stockholders. "We are pleased that our stockholders have overwhelmingly voted to support the merger and related transactions," said Ken C. Dahlberg, SAIC chairman and chief executive officer. "This approval by our stockholders will now permit us to pursue the other parts of the contemplated capital restructuring." Under the terms of the merger agreement, SAIC would become a wholly-owned subsidiary of a newly-formed company, SAIC, Inc., and the SAIC stockholders will be entitled to receive shares of class A preferred stock of SAIC, Inc. for their shares of common stock of SAIC. The merger agreement was adopted and approved by holders of more than 86 percent of the voting power of the shares represented in person or by proxy at the meeting. SAIC's stockholders also approved the proposed 2006 Equity Incentive Plan and the 2006 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. The 2006 Equity Incentive Plan, which provides for the grant of options and other types of awards, as well as cash awards, was approved by more than 87 percent of the voting power of the shares represented in person or by proxy at the meeting. The 2006 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, which would allow eligible employees to purchase shares of class A preferred stock or common stock of SAIC, Inc. at a discount through payroll deductions, was approved by more than 91 percent of the voting power represented in person or by proxy at the meeting. The effectiveness of both these plans is conditioned on the completion of the merger transaction. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Thu Sep 28 11:02:59 2006 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2006 07:02:59 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] SAIC Shareholders Clear the Way for IPO Message-ID: <20060928070148.T26528-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 28 September 2006 ; Houston Chronicle SAIC Shareholders Clear the Way for IPO http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/fn/4219576.html --- By ELLIOT SPAGAT AP Business Writer SAN DIEGO -- Shareholders of Science Applications International Corp. on Wednesday approved a restructuring plan that clears the way for one of the nation's largest employee-owned companies to sell stock to the public. The defense contractor said this month that it planned the initial public offering in mid- or late October, subject to the shareholder approval. Last year, it disclosed plans to raise up to $1.73 billion in the IPO. "We are here to start a new phase in our company's history," Kenneth Dahlberg, SAIC chairman and chief executive, declared at the end of a shareholder meeting in McLean, Va., that lasted less than a half-hour. Shareholders representing 86 percent of the voting power agreed to convert existing shares into preferred shares that would control the San Diego-based company. SAIC will also create a class of common shares, listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol SAI. Only the common shares would be publicly traded. The IPO marks a seismic cultural shift for the secretive contractor, which has been profitable each of its 37 years and performs some of the U.S. government's most sensitive security work. Robert Beyster, the company founder who retired in 2004, made employee ownership his most sacred management principle. Under Beyster, SAIC was highly decentralized and difficult for many outsiders to understand. Business units competed against one another for the same contract and their work overlapped. "It is the most balkanized, compartmentalized major defense company in the nation," said Loren Thompson, chief operating officer of the Lexington Institute, a think thank in Arlington, Va. "SAIC has such a peculiar business model that it probably was inevitable there would be confusion about the true valuation if they ever came to market." Dahlberg, who joined the company in 2003 from General Dynamics Corp., reiterated Wednesday that SAIC was going public because it wanted to stop bleeding cash to buy stock. SAIC spent $2.4 billion in the last five years to purchase stock from employees, who can buy and sell shares once every three months at a price determined by a company auditor. Employees have wanted to sell more than buy, prompting SAIC to purchase shares from its workers in what is an otherwise illiquid market. SAIC, which has more than 43,000 employees, continues to post strong financial results, earning $927 million on revenue of $7.79 billion in its fiscal year ended Jan. 31. It has also suffered setbacks, including harsh criticism for its handling of computer overhaul for the FBI and a contract dispute with the Greek government to install a security system for the 2004 Olympic Games. The company initially planned the IPO early this year but said it delayed the sale to settle differences with the Greek government. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Thu Sep 28 11:04:35 2006 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2006 07:04:35 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] SAIC Travels Farther Down IPO Path Message-ID: <20060928070428.J26528-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 28 September 2006 ; San Diego Business Journal SAIC Travels Farther Down IPO Path http://www.sdbj.com/article.asp?aID=89217536.7457065.1369758.9224685.6338206.212&aID2=105357 --- Science Applications International Corp. announced Sept. 27 that shareholders approved a merger agreement and two new stock-based compensation programs. The moves are important steps toward the company's initial public offering. According to an 8-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Sept. 27, San Diego-based SAIC intends to offer its shares in an initial public offering following the merger. The shareholder vote was to take place Aug. 29 but was postponed until Sept. 27. According to SAIC Chief Executive Officer Ken Dahlberg, the delay was to give employees and shareholders time to educate themselves on the implications of the new Pension Protection Act of 2006 that President Bush signed Aug. 17. The proposed merger would make the existing SAIC ("Old SAIC") a wholly owned subsidiary of SAIC Inc. ("New SAIC"). Once the merger takes place, the company's proxy says New SAIC will go forward with its IPO when market conditions are favorable. At the meeting, stockholders also approved an equity incentive plan and an employee stock purchase plan, which would provide the grant of options and cash awards to employees and allow them to purchase New SAIC common stock through payroll deductions. Both of these plans are based on the condition the merger will be successfully completed. SAIC has more than 43,000 employees and is the largest private company in San Diego based on 2005 revenue according to the San Diego Business Journal's 2006 List of Private Companies, with revenues of $7.2 billion. Revenue for fiscal 2006 was $7.8 billion. -- Andy Killion From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Thu Sep 28 11:10:04 2006 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2006 07:10:04 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] Robins, SAIC partner to aid Polish air force Message-ID: <20060928070956.L26528-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 28 September 2006 ; Macon Telegraph Robins, SAIC partner to aid Polish air force http://www.macon.com/mld/macon/news/local/states/georgia/counties/houston_peach/15625040.htm --- By Gene Rector TELEGRAPH STAFF WRITER ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE - Science Applications International Corp., a San Diego-based research and engineering company, is partnering with Robins Air Force Base to provide refurbished C-130 aircraft to the Polish air force. The $45 million, four-year agreement issued by Robins calls for center wing replacement, depot repair and avionics upgrades to five C-130Es declared excess by the U.S. Air Force. The aircraft are presently stored at the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. The contract is financed through a foreign military sales agreement between the U.S. and Polish governments. L-3 Communications Integrated Systems Group, a subcontractor of SAIC, will do the actual hands-on upgrades at its Waco, Texas, and Crestview, Fla., facilities. Software support will come from the 402nd Maintenance Wing at Robins. SAIC, with two offices in Warner Robins employing about 100 workers, is responsible for overall program management and subcontractor oversight. Robins is the U.S. Air Force focal point for worldwide management and sustainment of the four-engined, turbo-prop Lockheed airlifter. Cracks in center wing boxes have been a major headache for the U.S. Air Force fleet, particularly for the 40-year-old C-130E and 30-year-old "H" models. About 100 U.S. Air Force C-130s are currently grounded or on flight restrictions. The boxes are crucial because they hold the wings to the fuselage. Robins has an ongoing program to purchase and install new center wing boxes for the U.S. fleet. The Polish effort will not impact that program, according to Marian Fraley, director of the 330th Aircraft Sustainment Group at Robins. "Wing boxes for the aircraft being transferred to Poland will come from C-130B aircraft also stored at AMRC," Fraley said. "They are still structurally sound. We did the necessary engineering analysis and chose the best of the group. They will be modified to fit the 'E' models. Only a few serviceable wing boxes were available and we saw this as an opportunity to help Poland with their program." Debbie Jackson heads the 561st Aircraft Sustainment Squadron, the Robins agency tasked with assisting Allied nations that fly C-130s. She said preliminary work has already begun on the Polish program, including an initial meeting with SAIC and L-3 this week. "We'll set some expectations," Jackson said, "and that will lead to a post-award conference at one of the L-3 facilities in 30 to 45 days. The first aircraft will be inducted in mid-2007 and will be completed in 2008." She said the aircraft will be kept at Davis-Monthan as long as possible to take advantage of the dry climate. "Once the contractor's facilities are ready to receive them, we'll move them there," Jackson added. Fraley said the program is really good news. "We're able to help a coalition partner," she said. "We're able to give them what they need to help us in the war on terrorism." From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Fri Sep 29 10:53:34 2006 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2006 06:53:34 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] SAIC plans IPO Message-ID: <20060929065322.U26528-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 29 September 2006 ; EE Times SAIC plans IPO http://www.eetimes.com/news/latest/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=193100115 --- WASHINGTON -- Military contractor Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) said it will restructure and pursue an initial public offering of stock. San Diego-based SAIC said Wednesday (Sept. 27) that current stockholders approved a merger plan that will make it wholly-owned subsidiary of a new company, SAIC Inc. "Approval by our stockholders will now permit us to pursue the other parts of the contemplated capital restructuring," Kenneth Dalhlberg, SAIC's chairman and CEO, said in a statement. The previously employer-owned company has about 43,000 employees worldwide. SAIC was founded in 1969 as an engineering consultant to several U.S. national laboratories. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Fri Sep 29 10:54:41 2006 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2006 06:54:41 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] SAIC Awarded Military Sealift Command IT Contract Message-ID: <20060929065336.P26528-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 29 September 2006 ; Webbolt SAIC Awarded Military Sealift Command IT Contract http://webbolt.ecnext.com/coms2/news_63135_CON --- MCLEAN, Va., - Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) announced it was awarded a contract by the Military Sealift Command (MSC) to provide ashore information technology (IT) and operations support services, including project management, systems integration, systems engineering, ashore operations and global helpdesk operations. These technology services SAIC provides at numerous MSC offices help ensure the operational availability of IT systems worldwide. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract has a base period of one year with an estimated value of $11.9 million. The contract contains three one-year option periods and eight three-month award term periods, which if exercised, would bring the total value of the award to $75 million. "Military readiness and rapid response is critical to missions in areas such as Iraq and Afghanistan," said Richard Mackey, SAIC vice president and MSC program manager in the Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Information Technology (C4IT) Business Unit. "SAIC is dedicated to sustaining MSC's IT capabilities as it moves to meet the ever-increasing demands placed upon it by high operational tempos." MSC, which operates more than 110 ships worldwide, plays a critical role in providing proactive support to military forces during wartime operations, for U.S. and worldwide humanitarian efforts, and for delivering rapid response to current and new geopolitical situations throughout the globe. MSC carries equipment, fuel, supplies and ammunition used to sustain U.S. forces in warzones for as long as operational requirements dictate, as well as worldwide during peacetime contingencies. More than 82 percent of all such equipment and supplies is moved by sea. "SAIC and our team remain 100 percent committed to the MSC mission and to continue enabling the MSC IT vision as we move forward into this new contract," said Deborah James, SAIC senior vice president and general manager of the C4IT Business Unit. "The SAIC team demonstrated high performance and results in its past work with MSC, and intends to sustain this level of excellence in support of MSC and the warfighter." The Military Sealift Command is headquartered in Washington, D.C., and has field commands in Norfolk, Va.; San Diego, Calif.; Naples, Italy; Manama, Bahrain; and Yokohama, Japan. SAIC will manage the contract from its offices in Washington D.C. In addition to several other industry associates that are part of the team, the C4IT Business Unit has teamed with five other SAIC business units including AMSEC. This combination will help bring leading-edge technological solutions to bear to maintain MSC's worldwide IT network. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Fri Sep 29 10:56:33 2006 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2006 06:56:33 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] SAIC shareholders clear path for IPO Message-ID: <20060929065624.W26528-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 29 September 2006 ; Washington Business Journal SAIC shareholders clear path for IPO http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2006/09/25/daily42.html --- Science Applications International Corp. is moving closer toward an IPO. The engineering and research company, based in San Diego and with a large presence in the Washington area, says its shareholders have approved a proposed merger agreement that paves the way for the company to take its stock public. Under terms of the agreement, SAIC would become a subsidiary of a newly formed company, called SAIC Inc. Stockholders of SAIC would be entitled to class A preferred shares of the new company in return for their shares of the existing company. Once the deal takes place, the new company will take its stock public when market conditions are favorable. SAIC stockholders this week also approved an equity incentive plan and an employee stock-purchase plan. Both plans are based on the condition that the merger agreement is successful. The company has more than 43,000 employees worldwide, including thousands of local workers. SAIC has a regional headquarters in McLean and numerous other offices in the Washington region. It reported revenue of $7.8 billion for the fiscal year ended Jan. 31. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Fri Sep 29 21:05:00 2006 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2006 17:05:00 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] SAIC's shareholders approve merger Message-ID: <20060929170452.J26528-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 29 September 2006 ; The Oak Ridger SAIC's shareholders approve merger http://www.oakridger.com/stories/092906/new_103639402.shtml --- Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) announced this week that a proposed merger agreement and two new stock-based compensation plans were approved at a special meeting of its stockholders. "We are pleased our stockholders have overwhelmingly voted to support the merger and related transactions," said Ken C. Dahlberg, SAIC chairman and chief executive officer."This approval by our stockholders will now permit us to pursue the other parts of the contemplated capital restructuring." Under the terms of the merger agreement, SAIC would become a wholly-owned subsidiary of a newly-formed company, SAIC Inc., and the SAIC stockholders will be entitled to receive shares of class A preferred stock of SAIC Inc. for their shares of common stock of SAIC. The merger agreement was adopted and approved by holders of more than 86 percent of the voting power of the shares represented in person or by proxy at the meeting. SAIC's stockholders also approved the proposed 2006 Equity Incentive Plan and the 2006 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. The 2006 Equity Incentive Plan, which provides for the grant of options and other types of awards, as well as cash awards, was approved by more than 87 percent of the voting power of the shares represented in person or by proxy at the meeting. The 2006 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, which would allow eligible employees to purchase shares of class A preferred stock or common stock of SAIC Inc. at a discount through payroll deductions, was approved by more than 91 percent of the voting power represented in person or by proxy at the meeting. The effectiveness of both these plans is conditioned on the completion of the merger transaction. SAIC is the largest employee-owned research and engineering company in the United States, with more than 43,000 employees in more than 150 cities worldwide. For the fiscal year ended Jan. 31, 2006, the company reported annual revenues of $7.8 billion. SAIC engineers and scientists solve complex technical problems in national security, homeland security, energy, the environment, space, telecommunications, health care, and logistics. From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Fri Sep 29 21:06:48 2006 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2006 17:06:48 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] BAE SYSTEMS Unveils NLOS Cannon Firing Platform; Event Marks Key Milestone for Future Combat Systems Program Message-ID: <20060929170637.M26528-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 29 September 2006 ; Business Wire BAE SYSTEMS Unveils NLOS Cannon Firing Platform; Event Marks Key Milestone for Future Combat Systems Program http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20060929005448&newsLang=en --- MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BAE Systems today unveiled the Future Combat Systems (FCS) Non-Line-of-Sight (NLOS) Cannon Firing Platform. The NLOS Cannon is the lead Manned Ground Vehicle (MGV) of the Boeing/Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) led FCS Program. FCS, the U.S. Army's foremost modernization program, is an integrated family of air systems and both manned and unmanned ground systems connected by a robust network that is the U.S. Army's foremost modernization program. The 155-mm Firing Platform is the first step toward development of NLOS Cannon prototypes scheduled to begin testing in 2008. "This is a significant event for the American soldier," said LTC Robert G. McVay. "The successful integration of this Firing Platform is a demonstration that the NLOS Cannon and the FCS MGV family are quickly becoming a reality." The NLOS Cannon Firing Platform, which features a 38-caliber length, fully automated 155-mm howitzer, was developed at BAE Systems' Minneapolis System Integration Facility and will soon be shipped to Army test facilities, where it will begin qualification of its ultra-lightweight cannon and breech. The Firing Platform will undergo testing through 2008. Test data from these tests will support obtaining a safety release, which will allow soldiers to begin testing the NLOS Cannon prototypes. "Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan have proved the critical importance of cannon artillery in defeating both conventional and insurgent-type threats," said Jim Unterseher, BAE Systems director of Army Programs. "The push-button firepower of the NLOS Cannon will give soldiers an even more lethal, flexible and responsive fire support option for ensuring mission success in a range of combat scenarios." The Firing Platform's howitzer is integrated with a fully automated ammunition handling system. The platform, made of a combination of high-strength steel and aluminum, incorporates a cannon assembly that is 1,200 pounds lighter than the M777 cannon used on the NLOS Cannon Concept Technology Demonstrator previously developed and tested by BAE Systems. The cannon assembly is integrated onto a lightweight surrogate chassis that provides performance similar to the full prototype vehicle chassis. The NLOS Cannon prototypes will incorporate lightweight band track, a two person crew station and a hybrid-electric propulsion system that maximizes power and fuel efficiency. Much of the advanced technology being developed for the NLOS Cannon is being incorporated into the design and development of other vehicles in the MGV family, such as the NLOS Mortar. The NLOS Mortar is being designed by BAE Systems to have an estimated 80 percent commonality with the NLOS Cannon chassis and mission equipment to reduce maintenance and logistics. A NLOS Mortar Firing Platform is expected to be delivered for testing and qualification in spring 2007. More information about the NLOS Cannon, including high-resolution images and video for download, is available [1]. The FCS will improve the strategic deployability and operational maneuver capability of ground combat formations without sacrificing lethality or survivability. The Boeing Company is partnered with SAIC as the Lead Systems Integrator (LSI) for the program, with support from a vast network of "One Team" subcontractors and suppliers including BAE Systems. --- [1] http://www.baesystemspresskit.com/nlos_cannon From saic at vision.moundalexis.com Sat Sep 30 01:00:21 2006 From: saic at vision.moundalexis.com (Daily SAIC News) Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2006 21:00:21 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [saic] Contracts for 9/29/2006 Message-ID: <20060929205949.C26528-100000@vision.moundalexis.com> 29 September 2006 ; United States Department of Defense Contracts for 9/29/2006 http://www.defenselink.mil/Contracts/Contract.aspx?ContractID=3350 --- CONTRACTS from the United States Department of Defense No. 973-06 FOR RELEASE AT September 29, 2006 Media Contact: (703) 697-5131/697-5132 Public/Industry(703) 428-0711 CONTRACTS [...] NAVY [...] Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC), Tucson, Ariz., is being awarded a $6,490,702 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the development of an integration testbed that will be implemented at the Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF) Base, Protection Laboratory (BPL). SAIC, and its subcontractors will deliver to the Government a base protection laboratory that simultaneously serves as a testbed for further incubation of base protection technologies and as a functional prototype security system that extracts threats and anomalous behavior from a background of normal activities using SAIC's Automated Behavioral Analysis application.The initial prototype will include:(a) a computational infrastructure (b) wired and wireless networks (c) behavioral analysis and tracking algorithms, and (4) selected sensor systems.Work will be performed in Kanuai, Hawaii (85 percent) and Tucson, Ariz. (15 percent), and is expected to be completed by March 2008. Contract funds will expire at the end of current fiscal year.This contract was competitively procured under an Office of Naval Research Broad Agency Announcement (06-025), with seven offers received.The Office of Naval Research, Arlington, Va., is the contracting activity (N00014-06-C-0718). [...]