Federal Rules Impel SAIC To Split Itself Up

Federal conflict of interest rules are forcing SAIC,the former Science Applications International Corporation,to divide into two separate companies.The rules make it harder for a company that combines services and solutions functions as SAIC does to compete for contracts.Under the leadership of new CEO General John P. Jumper,US Air Force retired,the IT-oriented research group will spin off its 4 billion dollar a year services business from the larger 7 billion a year solutions business.
The services business will provide systems engineering and technical assistance,plus financial analysis and program office support.The solutions business will offer science and technology for national security,engineering and health projects such as communications,intelligence,logistics and electronic warfare initiatives.
SAIC was founded by a small group of scientists led by physicist J. Robert Beyster,PhD in 1969.The FORTUNE 500 company addresses complex and critical technology-related needs such as cancer research at its SAIC-Frederick subsidiary in Maryland.SAIC-Frederick develops and applies advanced technologies to translational research,accelerating the delivery of new cancer and AIDS treatments.The activity supports the National Institutes of Health's Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research,employing nanotechnology,genomics and biomedical imagery in both basic and applied research.
SAIC employs about 40,000 people at locations from Virginia to Saudi Arabia,Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates.
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SAIC Hiring Blitz

Science Applications International Corporation is holding a hiring blitz on Wednesday,August 24.The event will be held at
Washington Plaza Hotel
10 Thomas Circle,N.W.
Washington,D.C. 20005
from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
They are looking for IT professionals,including
ADEX System Engineer
Data Center Migration Manager
IT Security Analysts,Leads,Metrics Engineers and Specialists
Oracle 11g DBA and SQL Systems Developer
Senior Applications Engineer
Senior .net Developer
and many others.
For more information and to apply,visit
jobswithsaic.com and search Req. ID 205662
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Stimulus Funds Cancer Projects

Some of the U.S. government's economic stimulus package will be used to fund four cancer projects by Science Applications International Corporation,or SAIC,for the National Cancer Institute in Fort Detrick,Maryland.The funding will be an estimated 302.5 million dollars for the Cancer Genome Atlas;Therapeutically Applicable Research to Generate Effective Treatments,or TARGET;NCI Community Cancer Centers Program;and the Cancer Human Biobank.These projects will further genomic research on tumor samples;create mini-cancer centers for clinical trials and research specimen collection and storage in local communities;and develop standardized procedures that are evidence-based for biospecimen collection and processing,storage and distribution for research,while creating a publicly-accessible database.
SAIC has been an NCI contractor for many years.It was founded in 1969 by a small group of scientists led by J. Robert Beyster,Ph.D.A FORTUNE 500 company,SAIC and its subsidiaries have about 45,000 employees in more than 150 cities worldwide.SAIC specializes in addressing complex and critical technology-related needs,such as national security,energy,the environment,health and critical infrastructure.