SAN DIEGO and MCLEAN, Va., Dec. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Science Applications International Corporation (NYSE: SAI) announced today that it, along with its team members, was awarded a certificate of completion for Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD-12) Vendor Evaluation.
To receive the certification, the SAIC team was evaluated by the General Services Administration in activation and finalization, card management and production, enrollment and registration, systems infrastructure, and systems integration for personal identification verification.
"This certification demonstrates SAIC's continuous commitment to provide the highest quality of products and services to our clients," said Tom Dove , SAIC senior vice president. "The certification also validates the exceptional effort and capabilities the team provides as HSPD-12 becomes a reality."
On August 27, 2004 , President Bush signed HSPD-12 -- a policy for common identification standards for federal employees and civilian contractors. HSPD-12 directs the implementation of a standardized badging process designed to enhance security, reduce identity fraud, and protect the personal privacy of the federal workforce and civilian contractors.
The SAIC team includes: Novell Inc., Honeywell, ImageWare, and ActivIdentity, Inc.
SAIC is a leading provider of scientific, engineering, systems integration
and technical services and solutions to all branches of the U.S. military,
agencies of the Department of Defense, the intelligence community, the U.S.
Department of Homeland Security and other U.S. Government civil agencies, as
well as to customers in selected commercial markets. With approximately
44,000 employees in more than 150 cities worldwide, SAIC engineers and
scientists solve complex technical challenges requiring innovative solutions
for customers' mission-critical functions. SAIC had annual revenues of
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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, 2007 , and such other 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, McLean Ron Zollars, San Diego 703/676-6762 858/826-7896 [email protected] [email protected]SOURCE SAIC
