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December 18, 2007 |
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General Dynamics Awarded $22 Million to Support DHS National
Coordinating Center
FALLS CHURCH, Va. – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has awarded
General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) a task order to provide 24-hour-per-day,
7-day-per-week watch-officer, technical, analytical and liaison support to its
National Coordinating Center (NCC). The award has a maximum potential value of
$21.8 million over 50 months if all options are exercised.
Under the task order, General Dynamics will provide NCC watch-officer support
and the necessary expertise to execute the NCC’s mission in the areas of
information-assurance analysis, document development, requirements development,
liaison support and information system support.
“General Dynamics has supported the National Coordinating Center since 2001 and
we look forward to continuing our partnership and assisting the NCC team with
its growing mission,” said Rick Finn, director of critical infrastructure
protection solutions for General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems.
The order was awarded under the DHS Enterprise Acquisitions Gateway for Leading
Edge Solutions (EAGLE) contract.
About General Dynamics
General Dynamics, headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, employs approximately
83,000 people worldwide and anticipates 2007 revenues of more than $27 billion.
The company is a market leader in business aviation; land and expeditionary
combat systems, armaments and munitions; shipbuilding and marine systems; and
information systems and technologies. More information about the company is
available online at www.generaldynamics.com.
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