The words “Build Complete” flash on the screen as the prototype engineer carefully retrieves the finished part from the machine. Eric Smay’s advanced engineering team has just finished creating an internal combustion engine air intake that optimizes engine airflow and air intake sensor positioning during engine dynamometer testing. But sheet metal wasn’t utilized to fabricate this intake box.
U.S. military personnel are often on the edge of global conflict and our troops face unique circumstances and terrains. For many years, the Department of Defense has sought ways in which it can harness the power of commercial communications services and capabilities to advance battlefield capabilities to improve situational awareness and make better real-time decisions.
This concept has been coined the Internet of Battlefield Things, or IoBT, and we are now at a critical inflection point where chatter and wishful thinking are transforming into reality.
One in four SAIC employees is a veteran of the U.S. armed services. That translates to 6,000 people who bring valuable experiences, skills, determination, and discipline that strengthen us as a premier technology integrator. With the U.S. Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Department of Defense organizations representing more than 50 percent of the customers we serve, we naturally offer interesting and meaningful work for military veterans.
The Food and Drug Administration’s fundamental role is protecting Americans’ health by keeping the nation’s food safe. The FDA’s health and life sciences communities use supercomputing resources we support to conduct studies and analyses that yield more nutritious food and prevent foodborne illnesses.
The Philosopher’s Stone is a legendary substance that was believed to have the ability to turn base metals into gold. While the stone really is just a legend, we are using materials science and high performance computing (HPC) resources to create novel materials more valuable than gold!
In just two years from now, we will need 3.5 million additional cyber professionals to help defend the nation against hackers and bad actors. This forecast, by Cybersecurity Ventures, shows how critical it is to find cybersecurity talent as U.S. government agencies and businesses modernize and secure their evolving IT systems. SAIC recognizes the investment in security is a necessity.
There is a digital transformation paradox happening in U.S. government. To lower the risk of technology deployments, federal agencies are embracing the fast-paced, fluid, dynamic nature of incremental solution development.