Who Owns Scitor?

Scitor was founded in 1979 as an independent provider of technical and engineering services to U.S. government agencies, with a primary focus on the intelligence community and classified U.S. Air Force programs. The company was established during a period of expanding U.S. intelligence community contracting, when agencies increasingly turned to private sector firms for specialized technical support in areas such as signals intelligence, satellite systems, and secure communications.

From its founding, Scitor built its business around the intelligence community's demand for technical support in program management, systems engineering, and mission support. The company developed a workforce of cleared professionals with expertise in the specific technical disciplines required by intelligence agency programs. Security clearances, particularly at the Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) level, take months or years to obtain, making a company's existing cleared workforce a significant competitive asset and barrier to entry for new competitors.

Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Scitor expanded its intelligence community customer base and grew its cleared workforce. The company became known for its ability to attract and retain cleared technical talent, which is a scarce resource in the intelligence services market. Scitor's customer relationships with agencies such as the National Security Agency, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, and the U.S. Air Force provided a foundation for sustained growth.

By the early 2000s, Scitor had established itself as a significant mid-tier intelligence community contractor. The company's revenue grew to several hundred million dollars annually, with a workforce of cleared professionals supporting classified programs across multiple intelligence agencies. Scitor's independence during this period allowed it to develop a specialized culture focused exclusively on intelligence community missions.

Leonard Green and Partners, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm, acquired Scitor as a portfolio investment. Under Leonard Green's ownership, Scitor continued to expand its intelligence community programs and workforce. The private equity ownership period provided capital for growth while maintaining the company's focus on classified national security work.

In May 2015, SAIC completed its acquisition of Scitor for $790 million in an all-cash transaction. The acquisition was strategically significant for SAIC, which had been seeking to expand its intelligence community presence following its 2013 corporate separation that split the original SAIC into two independent companies: Leidos Holdings and the new SAIC. The Scitor acquisition provided SAIC with immediate access to classified intelligence community contracts, approximately $600 million in annual revenue, and a substantial cleared workforce that would have taken years to build organically.

Upon completion of the acquisition, Scitor employees joined SAIC under a newly created Intelligence Community Customer Group. SAIC expected the combined company's intelligence business to represent approximately 11 percent of its customer mix following the acquisition. The Scitor brand was maintained within SAIC's portfolio, reflecting its recognition within the intelligence community.

Following the acquisition, Scitor's capabilities were integrated into SAIC's intelligence and national security business. Over the subsequent decade, Scitor's cleared workforce and customer relationships became part of SAIC's broader Defense and Intelligence segment, which generated $5.58 billion in revenue by fiscal year 2026. SAIC continued to acquire complementary companies, including Engility (2018), Unisys US Federal (2020), Halfaker and Associates (2021), and SilverEdge Government Solutions (2024), further expanding its intelligence and defense capabilities.

As of 2026, Scitor operates within SAIC's Defense and Intelligence segment, which accounts for the majority of SAIC's $7.26 billion in annual revenue. SAIC's fiscal year 2027 guidance projects revenue of $7.0 billion to $7.2 billion, reflecting ongoing contract completions and competitive pressures in the government services market.