[1] He also worked on "the Ballistic Missile Defense Ground based free electron laser in 1983 and the Star Wars Program in 1991.
"[1] In October 1986, while working on the Strategic Defense Initiative (also known as Star Wars), Saucier sent a letter of complaint to James A. Abrahamson, alleging a pattern of "mismanagement and abuse,"[3] as well as "wasteful spending on research and development.
[7] However, Democratic Congressman John Conyers believed it was done in retaliation,[3] and he asked Army Secretary Michael P. W. Stone to overturn the dismissal,[5] which he did.
[4] By April 1992, his security clearance was revoked after the Army found an error on a form he had filled out in 1969, where it was claimed he had graduated from UCLA instead of simply attending classes there.
Saucier resided in Fort Fairfield, Maine, until he moved to Fairfax, Virginia, where he died on December 8, 2016, at age 80.