JIEDDO: The Manhattan Project that bombed

By Peter Cary and Nancy Youssef

The Pentagon’s main effort to counter improvised explosive devices has spent $17 billion, but the results have been disappointing by almost

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"… JIEDDO’s analytical support teams. In August 2009, five contractors — SAIC, Lanmark, GS5, Wexford-CACI, and ITT — were awarded a $494 million contr …"

The Murtha Method

By The Center for Public Integrity

For months, a cloud has swirled around Congressman John Murtha (D-Pa.), chairman of the powerful House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee,

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"… a senior appropriator.” Perhaps this is why defense contracting behemoth SAIC retained his services. In 2008, the company received a pair of earmarks fr …"

"… sensor netting and bioterrorism detection systems. Young got $20,500 from SAIC’s PAC and $2,250 from the company’s leadership. Van Scoyoc Associates …"

"… sent $2 million to Keyport and nearby Bremerton, flagged for defense giant SAIC to work on “underseas warfare.” SAIC had employed as a lobbyist Steve …"

"… merton, flagged for defense giant SAIC to work on “underseas warfare.” SAIC had employed as a lobbyist Steve McBee, who worked as top adviser on milit …"

The U.S. military delves into cultural intelligence in Iran

By Nick Schwellenbach

PaperTrail has obtained an exclusive copy of the military’s field guide for cultural intelligence for possible military operations in Iran,

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"… Corps Intelligence Activity and developed in large part by the contractor SAIC (Science Applications International Corporation), which was profiled in Va …"

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Winning contractors – An update

By Daniel Politi

As the number of contracts rises, problems continue to plague the contracting process

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"… contracts. For example, ORHA used the Iraqi Free Media contract awarded to SAIC, which was designed to aid in the development of local media, to hire an e …"

Center report finds $362 billion in no-bid contracts at the Pentagon since 1998

By The Center for Public Integrity

Defense Department relies on contractors for services

Excerpts from this story referencing "SAIC":

"… ithout competitive bidding. In fact, of the top ten contractors, only one, SAIC, won more than half its dollars through full and open competition. All the …"