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

MCLEAN, Va. and SAN DIEGO, Oct. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- 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."

About SAIC

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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constitute forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. A
number of factors could cause our actual results, performance, achievements,
or industry results to be very different from the results, performance, or
achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Some of
these factors include, but are not limited to, the risk factors set forth in
SAIC's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended January 31, 2009, and
other such filings that SAIC makes with the SEC from time to time. Due to such
uncertainties and risks, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on
such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof.

Contact: Melissa Koskovich Laura Luke
(703) 676-6762 (703) 676-6533
melissa.l.koskovich@saic.com laura.luke@saic.com

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