SAIC's Defense Solutions Group Successfully Renews CMMI® Level 5 Rating

MCLEAN, Va., Jan. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Science Applications International Corporation (NYSE: SAI) today announced that its Defense Solutions Group (DSG) has achieved the Carnegie Mellon University's Software Engineering Institute's (SEI) Capability Maturity Model Integration® for Development (CMMI-DEV) Maturity Level 5 rating.  This is the highest possible attainable rating for benchmarking commercial and defense industry best practices and mature processes for systems and software management and engineering.  These repeatable processes can help reduce risk, manage cost, improve technical delivery, and meet demanding schedules.

The comprehensive appraisal assessed systems engineering and integration, hardware and software development and maintenance disciplines across the organization. This accomplishment demonstrates the group's continuous commitment to disciplined processes, having twice previously achieved Maturity Level 5 against earlier SEI benchmarks.  Only five percent of organizations worldwide (based on SEI reports from September 2010) report attaining a CMMI Version 1.2 Maturity Level 5 rating.

"As a leader in systems engineering and integration, SAIC has a longstanding commitment to processes that are agile, adaptable and that facilitate the development of quality services and solutions for our customers," said Deborah Alderson, SAIC group president. "Reappraising at this level reflects our continued dedication to achieving high performance and quality as we meet our customers' systems requirements in a cost effective and timely manner."

The Level 5 rating was earned using the Standard CMMI Appraisal Method for Process Improvement (SCAMPI(SM)) method for executing the appraisal.  SAIC's appraisal was led by an SEI-certified high maturity lead appraiser and included review of 22 process areas and 429 practices for projects across the DSG organization.  

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 45,000 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 $10.8 billion for its fiscal year ended January 31, 2010.  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, 2010, 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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