Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) is a U.S. technology and engineering services company headquartered in Reston, Virginia. Its roots trace back to a research-and-engineering firm founded in 1969, and today’s SAIC reflects the modern organization that continued under the SAIC name following a major corporate separation in the early 2010s.
SAIC’s work is concentrated in mission-driven public-sector markets, with a portfolio spanning defense, intelligence, space, and civilian customers. While it can support a wide range of organizations, its reputation is most closely tied to complex government missions where reliability, security, and scale matter.
SAIC provides secure solutions across mission IT, enterprise IT, engineering services, and professional services, often acting as an integrator that brings multiple technologies together into usable, operational systems. The company emphasizes modernizing mission-critical environments by integrating emerging technologies into day-to-day operations in a way that’s intended to be rapid and secure.
A defining feature of SAIC’s model is combining technical delivery with practical mission understanding—helping customers move from strategy to execution across areas like systems integration, modernization programs, and operational support. Its positioning as a “mission integrator” reflects this focus on connecting tools, platforms, and teams so agencies can act faster and with more confidence.
On the expansion front, SAIC has strengthened its capabilities through acquisitions aimed at deepening intelligence, engineering, and digital delivery depth—such as the additions of Scitor and Engility. More recently, it has pursued growth that broadens its cybersecurity and software portfolio, including an agreement to acquire SilverEdge Government Solutions and incorporate its SOAR software suite into SAIC’s offerings.