International Business News - SAI http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Major business events and economic events scheduled for the coming week (some dates are tentative): SATURDAY, Dec. 6 http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081204/business-events-scheduled-for-the-coming-week.htm Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:58:57 EST Science Applications International Corp. received a $10.8 million contract boost from the Navy for additional technical and engineering services for the Tomahawk missile program, the Pentagon said late Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081202/saic-gets-10-8m-navy-deal-for-tomahawk-missiles.htm Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:00:45 EST Among the stock activity stories for Monday, Nov. 24, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--Shares of DirecTV Group Inc., the nation's largest satellite TV operator, gained Monday after an analyst named it a "top pick" and said he has increased confidence about the company's outlook for the fourth quarter and 2009. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081124/movers-roundup-directv-cigna.htm Mon, 24 Nov 2008 14:24:18 EST Shares of Science Applications International Corp. tumbled Monday as an analyst downgraded the company, saying its valuation compared with its defense contractor peers is excessive. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081124/saic-tumbles-on-downgrades-citing-few-catalysts.htm Mon, 24 Nov 2008 10:54:58 EST Science Applications International Corp. said Wednesday it received a contract worth more than $115 million contract from an office of the U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081119/saic-gets-115-million-contract-for-naval-work.htm Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:28:54 EST Boeing Co. and Textron Inc. are the latest partners to challenge the government's selection of three other teams to build a lightweight tactical vehicle to replace the once mighty Humvee, company and Marines Corps officials said Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/172999-hunvee-replacement-protest.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081111/boeing-textron-protest-humvee-replacement-award.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081111/boeing-textron-protest-humvee-replacement-award.htm Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:25:31 EST Government contractor SAIC Inc. said Monday it received a contract that could be worth more than $61 million to help the electronic Research Administration develop software. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081103/saic-wins-nih-contract-worth-up-to-61-million.htm Mon, 03 Nov 2008 13:02:43 EST Science Applications International Corp., or SAIC, received a more than $9.9 million contract from the Navy for a digital video surveillance system that will be installed on some of the service's ships, the Pentagon said late Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081031/saic-gets-more-than-9-9m-navy-deal.htm Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:04:46 EDT The federal government is switching the main contractor for the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste project. The Energy Department announced Thursday in Washington that a firm headed by USA Repository Services will take over April 1 from Bechtel-SAIC under a $2.5 billion management contract. DOE is giving no reason for the change. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081030/feds-switches-general-contractor-at-yucca-mountain.htm Thu, 30 Oct 2008 18:21:20 EDT The Pentagon's acquisitions chief said Thursday the department is close to finishing its updated six-year budget plan, which includes "painful" cuts for all the services. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081030/pentagon-acquisition-chief-budget-cuts-painful.htm Thu, 30 Oct 2008 18:04:28 EDT SAIC Inc. said Wednesday it received an information technology contract from the U.S. military worth up to $226 million over five years. The U.S. Central Command task order has a one-year base, with four one-year options. The company will perform the work on computers and communications equipment at Central Command headquarters in Tampa, Fla. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081029/saic-gets-military-contract-for-up-to-226-million.htm Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:09:25 EDT The Pentagon on Wednesday picked teams led by Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics, and the U.S. subsidiary of British defense conglomerate BAE Systems PLC to compete in developing a lightweight tactical vehicle to replace the once mighty Humvee. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081029/pentagon-picks-3-teams-for-humvee-replacements.htm Wed, 29 Oct 2008 19:01:05 EDT The Pentagon is days away from awarding the first phase of a contract for a lightweight tactical vehicle to replace the once mighty Humvee that has been beaten up in Iraq. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081027/pentagon-nears-decision-on-humvee-replacement-deal.htm Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:59:05 EDT Science Applications International Corp. said Monday it received a government software development contract worth up to $300 million over 10 years. SAIC said the Department of Education pact is for a base of five years and has five, one-year options. The company will perform the software development services work in Washington. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081027/saic-gets-government-contract-for-up-to-300m.htm Mon, 27 Oct 2008 10:08:55 EDT The Defense Department confirmed Friday it has no firm deadline for awarding a multibillion-dollar satellite contract, saying it needs time to work up new requirements on what is expected to be a scaled down version of the original program. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081024/pentagon-confirms-communications-satellite-delay.htm Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:17:49 EDT Science Applications International Corp. has received a $33.3 million contract from the Navy to provide research and testing for emerging navigation technologies, sensors and systems, the Pentagon said late Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081021/saic-gets-33-3m-navy-research-testing-contract.htm Tue, 21 Oct 2008 11:21:35 EDT There are few industries whose fortunes are so closely tied to government as defense contractors, companies that now provide the military with everything from fighter jets to janitors. And for the past eight years, business has been very good. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081014/boom-times-likely-to-fade-for-defense-industry.htm Tue, 14 Oct 2008 15:21:06 EDT Science Applications International Corp. on Thursday said it received a contract potentially worth more than $254 million from the Defense Intelligence Agency for its National Media Exploitation Center. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081009/saic-gets-defense-intelligence-agency-contract.htm Thu, 09 Oct 2008 08:58:45 EDT The Department of Defense has awarded a $5.1 million contract to Science Applications International Corp. for mapping work. The contract, awarded Sept. 30, is for topographic data for the National Geospatial Agency, which gathers intelligence using satellites and other tools. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081008/saic-gets-5-1m-defense-department-contract.htm Wed, 08 Oct 2008 10:16:37 EDT The Army's vision of the future includes computerized battles fought with a range of tools, from sensor-packed unmanned aircraft the size of a trash can to giant cannons capable of hitting targets miles away. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081006/army-officials-cautious-about-future-funding.htm Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:07:34 EDT