The Politics of Contracting - Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)
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Science Application International Corporation (SAIC) is an employee-owned company specializing in information technology. Its networks, e-business solutions, and wireless solutions are utilized by the Department of Defense (DoD), Department of Energy (DoE), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
| Money Spent by Science Applications International Corporation to Influence Decisions and Secure Future Federal Contracts 1997 through 2004 |
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YEAR |
TOTAL Campaign Contributions |
INDIVIDUAL Contributions |
PAC Contributions |
SOFT MONEY** Contributions |
LOBBYING Expenditures |
CONTRACT AWARDS
(from U.S. Gov't) |
| 2004 |
$327,238
|
$78,238
|
$249,000
|
$0
|
NCA
|
NCA
|
| 2003* |
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
$720,000
|
$2,615,868,549
|
|
2002 |
$722,898
|
$86,648
|
$402,000
|
$234,250
|
$1,165,000
|
$3,466,739,000
|
| 2001* |
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
$1,370,000
|
$2,978,443,000
|
| 2000 |
$700,185
|
$134,185
|
$364,000
|
$202,000
|
$1,370,000
|
$2,451,636,000
|
| 1999* |
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
$1,340,000
|
$2,116,558,000
|
| 1998 |
$406,758
|
$47,758
|
$233,500
|
$125,500
|
$1,210,000
|
$1,792,791,000
|
| 1997* |
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
$1,462,700
|
$1,496,283,000
|
| TOTALS |
$2,157,079
|
$346,829
|
$1,248,500
|
$561,750
|
$8,637,700
|
$16,918,318,549
|
*Campaign contributions are reported in two-year cycles.
** In 2002, McCain-Feingold (the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act) banned soft money contributions. The United States Supreme Court upheld the soft money ban in 2003.
NCA means Not Currently Available.
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Senior Government Officials
Turned Current & Former Company Executives for Science Applications International Corporation 1997 through 2004 |
| Robert M. Blitzer, Former Chief of Domestic Terrorism/Counterterrorism Planning Section of the National Security Division - Federal Bureau of Investigation |
|
Maj. General John P. Casciano, U.S. Air Force (Ret.), Former Member of the Defense Science Board, Former Director of the Air Force's Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Office |
|
John H. Clark, Former Member of the Defense Science Board, Former Program Manager of the Department of Defense, Former Head of the Army's Medical Logistics Systems |
|
John Dyer, Former Chief Information Officer of the Social Security Administration |
|
Joseph Leo, Former Chief Information Officer of the Department of Agriculture |
|
Lt. General James M. Link, U.S. Army (Ret.), Former Deputy Commander of the U.S. Army Materiel Command |
|
Edward D. Martin, Former Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs |
|
Maj. General John S. Parker, U.S. Army (Ret.), Former Commanding General of the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command |
| George T. Singely, Former Acting Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Defense Programs |
|
Senior Government Officials
Turned Current & Former Board Directors for Science Applications International Corporation 1997 through 2004 |
| General Wayne A. Downing, U.S. Army (Ret.), Member of the National Security Council, Former Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Special Operations Command |
| Admiral Bobby Ray Inman, U.S. Navy (Ret.), Former Director of Naval Intelligence, Former Vice Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, Former Director of the National Security Agency, Former Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency |
| Maj. General Jasper A. Welch, Jr., U.S. Air Force (Ret.), Former Member of the Defense Science Board, Former Defense Policy Coordinator for the National Security Council |
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Senior Government Officials
Turned Current & Former Registered Company Lobbyists for Science Applications International Corporation 1997 through 2004 |
| Former Sen. Alan J. Dixon (D-IL) (Bryan Cave LLP) |
|
Former Rep. William D. Lowery (R-CA) (Copeland, Lowery & Jacquez) |
|
Former Rep. Joseph M. McDade (R-PA) (Ervin Technical Associates) |
| Former Rep. Robert S. Walker (R-PA) (Wexler Group) |
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Firms Registered to Lobby for Science Applications International Corporation
1997 through 2004 |
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| Birch, Horton, et al. Bryan Cave LLP Campbell Inc., John G. Collins & Company Conaway Group Copeland, Lowery & Jacquez Davis O'Connell Inc. Defense Health Advisors Inc. Dutko Group Dykstra, James H. Eads & Carter Emanuel, Adam C. |
Ervin Technical Associates FBA Inc. Fishbein & Associates Haake & Associates Health Care Policy Consultants Hooper, Hooper, et al. Hooper, Owen et al. Huggins, James B. Jamerson, George W. Johnson Jr., George K. "Ken" Kemper Company Kerrigan & Associates |
Leboeuf, Lamb et al. Magliocchetti Associates, Paul McBee Strategic Consulting McBride Associates, Charlie Mehl & Associates Inc. Miller Associates, Denny Murray Montgomery & O'Donnell PMA Group Ray Inc., Richard B. Siscorp Telcordia Technologies Van Scoyoc Associates Wexler Group |
POGO's list of the top 20 government contractors for FY 2002 was compiled by Government Executive magazine (Vol. 35, No. 12, August 2003, p. 24). The dollars for total, individual, political action committee, and soft money contributions, as of December 1, 2003, were provided by the Center for Responsive Politics. Lobbying expenditures were compiled by POGO from information obtained from Political Money Line and the Center for Responsive Politics. Contract award dollars from FY 1997 through FY 2002 were compiled by Government Executive magazine. In February 2004, DOD listed its top 100 contractors in FY 2003 and we provided those DOD contract award figures for completeness.
For more information about the revolving door between the government and federal contractors and about campaign contributions and lobbying expenditures, please see POGO's report "The Politics of Contracting." For more detailed information regarding misconduct by the government's top contractors, see POGO's Federal Contractor Misconduct Database and POGO's report Federal Contractor Misconduct: Failures of the Suspension and Debarment System.
