SAIC To Receive WIPP Corporate Mentorship Award
SAN DIEGO and MCLEAN, Va., Sept. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Science Applications International Corporation (NYSE: SAI) has been selected to receive the 2007 Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP) Corporate Mentorship Award. Thomas Watson, SAIC vice president and operations center manager for the Defense and Maritime Solutions Business Unit, will accept the award on behalf of the company. The event will be held on Sept. 18, at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C.
"SAIC is honored to receive this award as recognition of our strong commitment to the support and development of our valued small business team members," said Thomas Baybrook, SAIC senior vice president and business unit general manager. "By working with these small businesses, we tap the strength of diversity which helps us solve our customers' most complex problems by providing innovative solutions."
WIPP, a non-profit bipartisan organization, advocates and educates on behalf of women and minorities in business. They review, provide input and work to strengthen the sphere of influence in the legislative process to create economic opportunities. WIPP was founded in 2001, and currently has 535,000 members.
"We are pleased to recognize SAIC for their commitment to the Mentor-Protege program," said Barbara Kasoff, co-founder and president of WIPP. "SAIC has truly set a standard as an experienced advisor and supporter for small business in their work to enhance respective capabilities in the realm of government contracting and to our membership. This commitment means a great deal."
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 $8.3 billion for its fiscal year ended January 31, 2007.
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09/17/2007
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