SAIC Awarded $21 Million Contract by the U.S. Department of Agriculture

MCLEAN, Va., May 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) (NYSE: SAI) announced today it was awarded a prime contract by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service to provide the expertise, technical knowledge, and staff support for a Comprehensive Robust Information Security (CRIS) program designed to safeguard information entrusted to the Forest Service.  The single award contract has a one year base period of performance, two-one year options, and a total value of $21 million if all options are exercised. Work will be performed in the National Capital Region, Denver, Colo., and Milwaukee, Wis.

The USDA Forest Service is responsible for stewardship of the nation's 155 national forests and 20 national grasslands encompassing more than 193 million acres. The CRIS program will strengthen information security, addressing the challenges presented by a large and diverse set of applications on a variety of platforms across the agency. Under the contract, SAIC will help safeguard the information entrusted to the Forest Service by providing expertise and technical knowledge to enhance its IT security posture by ensuring a consistent application of information security standards. SAIC will also perform analysis to ensure security controls are consistently implemented; provide governance and strategic planning assistance for the Forest IT security program; integrate new technology with IT security standards; develop and execute plans for monitoring, assessing, and verifying security controls; and develop, execute and exercise IT systems resiliency.  

"SAIC is honored that the Forest Service selected us to help in fortifying its information security program through information security standards, applying best practices and the use of advanced cyber technologies," said Doug Wagoner, SAIC senior vice president and business unit general manager.

About SAIC

SAIC is a FORTUNE 500® scientific, engineering, and technology applications company that uses its deep domain knowledge to solve problems of vital importance to the nation and the world, in national security, energy and the environment, critical infrastructure, and health.  The company's approximately 43,000 employees serve customers in the U.S. Department of Defense, the intelligence community, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, other U.S. Government civil agencies and selected commercial markets.  Headquartered in McLean, Va., SAIC had annual revenues of $11.1 billion for its fiscal year ended January 31, 2011.  For more information, visit www.saic.com.  SAIC:  From Science to Solutions®

Statements in this announcement, other than historical data and information, constitute forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause our actual results, performance, achievements, or industry results to be very different from the results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Some of these factors include, but are not limited to, the risk factors set forth in SAIC's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended January 31, 2011, and other such filings that SAIC makes with the SEC from time to time. Due to such uncertainties and risks, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof.

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