Corporate Responsibility

Support for the Armed Services

In 2008, it was our privilege and honor to contribute to the construction of the Pentagon Memorial dedicated to the 184 people killed there on September 11, 2001. SAIC lost one of its own in the terrorist attack—Khang Nguyen, an SAIC employee working at the Pentagon. The memorial sits on 2 acres of ground near where Flight 77 slammed into the building. Each of the victims is commemorated with a separate cantilevered memorial and each of these benches has its own reflective pool of water.

As a corporate sponsor, SAIC supports charities such as Comfort for America’s Uniformed Services, or Cause. We were also honored in FY09 to receive the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Corporate Champion Award for the second consecutive year. The award is given for significant contributions to expanding business opportunities for veterans.

Helping the American Cancer Society

We support medical research for cancer, AIDS, and other diseases. In FY09, SAIC helped the American Cancer Society Border Sierra Region raise $300,000 at a San Diego charity gala. The event was chaired by SAIC Chairman and CEO Ken Dahlberg while Ben Haddad of SAIC Community Relations served as vice-chair. SAIC has had a long association with the American Cancer Society both in San Diego and around the country, and also operates one of the National Cancer Institute’s leading research centers in Frederick, Md.

Employees Making a Difference

Effective community outreach is also measured by the efforts of our employees—those who really make a difference in their communities through volunteering their time to worthy causes. To cite just one example, SAIC employees in Northern Virginia filled 252 Christmas stockings in 2008 in a Salvation Army program that delivers Christmas presents to needy children. SAIC also made corporate donations to benefit community food banks in the company’s major geographic locations.

Promoting Science and Technology Education

From cyber defense competitions for junior high and high school students to alliances with major universities, SAIC supports programs to promote math, science, technology, engineering, and business education. Our Strategic University Alliances program currently involves seven major universities: the University of Virginia, Virginia Tech, the University of Maryland at College Park, Georgia Tech, Oklahoma University, the University of Alabama at Huntsville, and the University of California at San Diego. SAIC also supports Historically Black Colleges and Universities on programs aimed at giving their students greater opportunities.

Concern for the Environment

SAIC has a long history of promoting environmentally sound practices across the company. We have green initiatives in SAIC offices worldwide, such as incorporating sustainable designs into our building construction. We have also received numerous awards for our efforts on recycling and waste reduction. At SAIC, we continue to pursue internal environmental sustainability opportunities by combining our expertise in this field with our drive to improve the environment.

Taking Care of Our Employees

Whenever disaster strikes, be it Gulf Coast hurricanes, West Coast wildfires or terrorist attacks in Asia, SAIC works to identify and support any employees in harm’s way. In addition to corporate support, we established the SAIC Relief Foundation, a charitable organization that provides a mechanism for our employees to assist other SAIC employees who have been affected by large-scale natural and civil disasters.