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PostID 428986 On Thursday, October 27, 2005 (EST) at 2:58:56 PM

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How he got to Northrop Grumman

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

October 16, 2003

1. AMSEC LLC Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Eagan, McAllister Associates

(VIRGINIA BEACH, VA) - AMSEC LLC today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Eagan, McAllister Associates, Inc. (EMA), an information technology (IT) and engineering services firm headquartered in Lexington Park, Md. The acquisition is subject to customary conditions and is expected to be completed by the end of November 2003.

Founded in 1984, EMA has more than 1,000 employees, and reported annual sales of more than $110 million for its most recent fiscal year. EMA provides world-class IT services focused on aviation and command, control, communications, computers, and intelligence (C4I) programs supporting the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, Army, and Special Operations Command. This year, Washington Technology ranked EMA #77 in its Top 100 Federal Prime Contractors list, and last year Government Executive ranked EMA #49 in its Top 50 Navy Contractors list.

“EMA owes its success to our extraordinarily talented employees who apply their unique expertise to meet the most demanding customer requirements while keeping a focus on the ever-changing marketplace. I feel more than blessed to be a small part of their successes,” said John McAllister, EMA president and co-founder. “AMSEC is a quality company that shares many of our core values. We view the combination of AMSEC and EMA as a tremendous opportunity for our employees and customers.”

“The combination of AMSEC and EMA joins two successful companies capable of delivering more robust, cost-effective engineering and technology solutions to the U.S. government and other customers,” said Carl M. Albero, AMSEC chief executive officer and chairman of the board. “Like AMSEC, EMA is a company that values its employees and encourages strong customer relationships. John McAllister is a strong community and business leader who will help unite both our management teams and all our employees as we work together to expand our services to the U.S. government and the Navy.``

AMSEC LLC is a partnership between San Diego-based Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) and Northrop Grumman Newport News. AMSEC LLC is a full service supplier to the commercial and Navy maritime industry, providing naval architecture and marine engineering, combat and electronic systems engineering, naval ship systems assessments, maintenance engineering and program development, shipyard industrial engineering and complete logistics services, from technical manual development to provisioning documents, spare parts management and training.

Northrop Grumman Newport News, headquartered in Newport News, Va., is the nation’s sole designer, builder and refueler of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and one of only two companies capable of designing and building nuclear-powered submarines. Newport News also provides after-market services for a wide array of naval and commercial vessels, and has the capability to design, build and maintain every class of ship in the U.S. Navy’s fleet. The Newport News sector employs more than 18,000 people.

Additional Information:

Visit SAIC`s National Security section to learn more about our capabilities in this area.

SAIC is the largest employee-owned research and engineering company in the United States, providing information technology, systems integration and eSolutions to commercial and government customers. From science to solutions, SAIC engineers and scientists work to solve complex technical problems in national and homeland security, energy, the environment, space, telecommunications, health care and logistics. More information about SAIC can be found at www.saic.com

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