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SAIC Awarded $12 Million Contract to Support U.S. Air Force Network Operations

--Company to Provide Management and Analytical Services in Support of AF Cyber Capabilities

SAN DIEGO and MCLEAN, Va., March 11, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Science Applications International Corporation (NYSE: SAI) today announced it has been awarded a prime contract by the U.S. Air Force (AF) Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance (ISR) Agency to support AF Network Operations (AFNETOPS) with management and analytical support. The single-award contract has a one year base period of performance, three one-year options and a total value of more than $12 million if all options are exercised. Work will be performed primarily at Barksdale Air Force Base, La.

AFNETOPS manages and secures all AF network operations, providing the warfighting structure to fly and fight in cyberspace, and ensuring coherency, responsiveness, and agility of network defense against increasingly numerous and sophisticated adversaries. Under the contract, SAIC will provide management and analytical support in areas including command and control; developing and implementing tools and procedures for cyber defense and attack operations, and incorporating support and exploitation capabilities and functions.

"We look forward to supporting AFNETOPS and the evolution of the AF network warfare operations mission to a cyber capability with integrated processes, procedures, data and systems to support air, space and electromagnetic spectrum operations," said Larry Cox, SAIC senior vice president and business unit general manager.

About SAIC

SAIC is a FORTUNE 500(R) 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 Department of Defense, the intelligence community, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, other U.S. Government civil agencies and selected commercial markets. SAIC had annual revenues of $8.9 billion for its fiscal year ended January 31, 2008. For more information, visit www.saic.com.

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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, 2008, 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.

    Contact:    Melissa Koskovich                        Laura Luke
                (703) 676-6762                           (703) 676-6533
                Melissa.l.koskovich@saic.com             laura.luke@saic.com