SAIC Awarded Contracts from U.S. Department of Homeland Security to Implement Cargo Scanning Technology
SAN DIEGO and MCLEAN, Va., Oct. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Science
Applications International Corporation (NYSE: SAI) today announced orders
totaling
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The technology, which includes SAIC's vanguard VACIS(R) P7500 X-ray inspection system, will help DHS authorities scan high volumes of cargo containers for weapons, explosives and other threats before they enter U.S. borders in support of the Secure Freight Initiative.
SAIC's VACIS(R) P7500 system produces high-resolution digital images of the contents of containers for online analysis. A single system can scan up to 150 containers per hour with minimal impact on the flow of commerce.
"We are very pleased that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has once again chosen SAIC's VACIS(R) inspection systems to support the goals of the Secure Freight Initiative -- helping to protect our borders and aid in the fight against terrorism," said Alex Preston , SAIC senior vice president and business unit general manager.
SAIC will manufacture the technology at its new Security and Transportation Technology Business Unit facility near San Diego , and deliver it throughout 2007 and 2008. SAIC has installed hundreds of VACIS(R) systems in fixed and mobile configurations for customs agencies, military forces and other security organizations around the world.
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 more than 44,000
employees in over 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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