Thomas F. Frist, III Elected to SAIC Board of Directors

MCLEAN, Va. and SAN DIEGO, Oct 05, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- SAIC, Inc. (NYSE: SAI) today announced that Thomas F. Frist, III has been elected as a member of the SAIC Board of Directors effective Sept. 23, 2009.

Frist has been a principal of Nashville-based investment company Frist Capital, LLC since 1998. Prior to that, he co-managed FS Partners, LLC, and worked at Rainwater, Inc. in Fort Worth, Texas and in New York. Since 2006, Frist has served on the board of directors of HCA, Inc., a leading provider of healthcare services that owns and operates approximately 163 hospitals and 105 freestanding surgery centers. From 1999 to 2006, he served on the board of Triad Hospitals, Inc.

Frist received a B.A. degree from Princeton University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

"Tommy Frist's background in business and the healthcare industry will be a valuable asset to SAIC and we are honored to welcome him to the board," said Ken Dahlberg, SAIC executive chairman of the board. "We look forward to his contributions in continuing SAIC's growth and success."

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SAIC is a FORTUNE 500(^® )scientific, engineering, and technology applications company that uses its deep domain knowledge to solve problems of vital importance to the nation and the world, in national security, energy and the environment, critical infrastructure, and health. The company's approximately 45,000 employees serve customers in the U.S. Department of Defense, the intelligence community, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, other U.S. Government civil agencies and selected commercial markets. Headquartered in McLean, Va., SAIC had annual revenues of $10.1 billion for its fiscal year ended January 31, 2009. For more information, visit www.saic.com. SAIC: From Science to Solutions(^®)

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