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Exhibit 4.6

FIFTH AMENDMENT TO

ALION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

EMPLOYEE OWNERSHIP, SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN

     WHEREAS, Alion Science and Technology Corporation (the “Company”)
maintains an Employee Ownership, Savings and Investment Plan for the benefit of
its Employees and the Employees of any other Adopting Employer, which Plan was
last restated as of December 19, 2001 (the “Plan”) and has been amended four
times since that date; and

     WHEREAS, under Section 15.1 of the Plan, the Company reserved the right to
amend the Plan at any time, in whole or in part, by action of its Board of
Directors; and

     WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company, pursuant to Section 15.1
of the Plan, has delegated authority to amend the Plan to the undersigned
officer, provided he determines that the amendment would not materially
increase costs of the Plan to the Company or any Adopting Employer; and

     WHEREAS, the undersigned officer has determined that this Second Amendment
would not materially increase costs of the Plan to the Company or any Adopting
Employer;

     NOW THEREFORE, pursuant to the powers of amendment reserved under Section
15.1 of the Plan, the Plan is hereby amended by the Company, effective October
1, 2003, as follows:

ARTICLE VII

Section 7.3(a) — As amended, further amended by striking subsection (a) and
substituting in lieu thereof the following new paragraph:

	 	 	“In the event that a Participant incurs a Severance from Service
before attaining a nonforfeitable right to his or her entire ESOP
Profit Sharing Account, the portion of his or her ESOP Profit
Sharing Account that is forfeitable will be forfeited as of the
earlier of: (1) the date on which the Participant incurs a Period of
Severance of five (5) consecutive years; or (2) the Allocation Date
coinciding with or next following the date on which the vested
portion of the Participant’s ESOP Profit Sharing Account is
distributed in accordance with ARTICLE IX provided the participant
is not rehired before such Allocation Date. For purpose of the
preceding sentence, if a Participant’s vested balance in his ESOP
Profit Sharing Account is zero, he shall be deemed to have received
a distribution of his vested ESOP Profit Sharing Account balance as
of the date he incurred a Severance from Service. In the event that
a Participant incurs a Severance from Service before attaining a
nonforfeitable right to his or her entire Non ESOP Profit Sharing
Account, the portion of his or her Non ESOP Profit Sharing Account
that is forfeitable will be forfeited as soon as it is
administratively feasible immediately following the earlier of: (A)
the date on which the Participant incurs a Period of Severance of
five (5) consecutive years; or (B) the date on which the vested
portion of the Participant’s Non ESOP Profit Sharing Account is
distributed in accordance with ARTICLE IX. For purpose of the
preceding sentence, if a Participant’s vested balance in his Non
ESOP Profit Sharing Account is zero, he shall be deemed to have
received a distribution of his vested Non ESOP Profit Sharing
Account balance as of the date he incurred a Severance from Service.
Forfeitures from the Non ESOP and ESOP

 

 

	 	 	Components of the Plan will be used to reduce contributions of the
Adopting Employers to the Plan or to pay administrative expenses”.

In General

	 	 	Any provision of the amended and restated Plan
inconsistent with the foregoing changes is hereby
amended to be consistent herewith.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Alion Science and Technology Corporation has caused
this Fifth Amendment to the Plan to be executed on its behalf by its duly
authorized officer on this 30th day of September, 2003.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	ALION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

CORPORATION
	 
	 	 	 	 
	

	 	By:
	 	/s/Bahman Atefi
	

	 	 	 	
 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Name: Bahman Atefi
	 	 	Title: Chief Executive Officer

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Exhibit 4.7

SIXTH AMENDMENT TO

ALION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

EMPLOYEE OWNERSHIP, SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN

     WHEREAS, Alion Science and Technology Corporation (the “Company”)
maintains an Employee Ownership, Savings and Investment Plan for the benefit of
its Employees and the Employees of any other Adopting Employer, which Plan was
last restated as of December 19, 2001 (the “Plan”) and has been amended four
times since that date; and

     WHEREAS, under Section 15.1 of the Plan, the Company reserved the right to
amend the Plan at any time, in whole or in part, by action of its Board of
Directors; and

     WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company, pursuant to Section 15.1
of the Plan, has delegated authority to amend the Plan to the undersigned
officer, provided he determines that the amendment would not materially
increase costs of the Plan to the Company or any Adopting Employer; and

     WHEREAS, the undersigned officer has determined that this Sixth Amendment
would not materially increase costs of the Plan to the Company or any Adopting
Employer;

     NOW THEREFORE, pursuant to the powers of amendment reserved under Section
15.1 of the Plan, the Plan is hereby amended by the Company, effective October
1, 2003, as follows:

ARTICLE VII

Section 2.49(a) — As amended, further amended by adding at the end thereof the
following new paragraph:

	 	 	“A Period of Service for the purposes of this Plan shall also
include any period of uninterrupted employment performed by an
employee of any Employer for an Affiliate and any period of
uninterrupted employment with the predecessor of any Employer or an
Affiliate, but only to the extent such period of employment would
otherwise be recognized under the terms of the Plan. For this
purpose, employment with a predecessor includes any period of
employment with a trade or business, or period of employment
recognized under a tax-qualified plan under Section 401(a) of the
Code maintained by a trade or business that was performed by an
employee who was employed by the trade or business immediately prior
to a transfer to the employment of the acquiring Employer or an
Affiliate in connection with the purchase by the Employer or
Affiliate of all or a portion of the assets used in that trade or
business”.

In General

	 	 	Any provision of the amended and restated Plan
inconsistent with the foregoing changes is hereby
amended to be consistent herewith.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Alion Science and Technology Corporation has caused
this Sixth Amendment to the Plan to be executed on its behalf by its duly
authorized officer on this 31st day of October, 2003.

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	ALION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

CORPORATION
	 
	 	 	 	 
	

	 	By:
	 	/s/ Bahman Atefi
	

	 	 	 	
 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Name: Bahman Atefi
	 	 	Title:Chief Executive Officer

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Exhibit 4.8

SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO

ALION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

EMPLOYEE OWNERSHIP, SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN

     WHEREAS, Alion Science and Technology Corporation (the “Company”)
maintains an Employee Ownership, Savings and Investment Plan for the benefit of
its Employees and the Employees of any other Adopting Employer, which Plan was
last restated as of December 19, 2001 (the “Plan”) and has been amended six
times since that date; and

     WHEREAS, under Section 15.1 of the Plan, the Company reserved the right to
amend the Plan at any time, in whole or in part, by action of its Board of
Directors; and

     WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company, pursuant to Section 15.1
of the Plan, has delegated authority to amend the Plan to the undersigned
officer, provided he determines that the amendment would not materially
increase costs of the Plan to the Company or any Adopting Employer; and

     WHEREAS, the undersigned officer has determined that this Seventh
Amendment would not materially increase costs of the Plan to the Company or any
Adopting Employer;

     NOW THEREFORE, pursuant to the powers of amendment reserved under Section
15.1 of the Plan, the Plan is hereby amended by the Company, effective October
1, 2003, unless otherwise provided, as follows:

ARTICLE II

Section 2.48 – As amended, further amended by adding at the end thereof the
following new sentence:

	 	 	“A former employee of Innovative Technology Solutions Corporation
will get one Period of Participation for each year of participation
in the Innovative Technology Solutions 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan &
Trust.”

ARTICLE V

Section 5.1 — As amended, further amended by adding at the end thereof the
following new subsection (j):

	 	 	       “(j) Except as otherwise determined by the ESOP Committee or
provided herein, a Participant’s Account attributable to a direct
transfer in accordance with Section 4.6 may be invested in Common
Stock only at or near the time the direct transfer is accepted and
received by the ESOP Committee or Trustee, and only if the
Participant is a new Employee. Amounts to be invested in Common
Stock will be initially accumulated in a short term interest fund in
the ESOP Component of the Plan, and will be converted to Common
Stock on the next semi annual investment date based on the Current
Market Value as of the Valuation Date coincident with such semi
annual investment date. Amounts not invested in the ESOP Account
may be invested in accordance with Section 5.1(a). Amounts held in
the ESOP Account will be subject to the diversification rules of
Section 5.2. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Participant’s Account
attributable to the money purchase pension plan account under the
Innovative Technology Solutions 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust
may not be invested in Common Stock.”

 

 

Exhibit B

Effective January 1, 2004, amended by adding the attached additional pages to
Exhibit B.

In General

	 	 	Any provision of the amended and restated Plan, as
amended, inconsistent with the foregoing changes is
hereby amended to be consistent herewith.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Alion Science and Technology Corporation has caused
this Seventh Amendment to the Plan to be executed on its behalf by its duly
authorized officer on this 23rd day of December, 2003.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	ALION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

CORPORATION
	 
	 	 	 	 
	

	 	By:
	 	/s/ Bahman Atefi
	

	 	 	 	
 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Name: Bahman Atefi
	 	 	Title: Chief Executive Officer

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