General Dynamics Awarded $15 Million Information Assurance Contract by U.S. Army, Pacific

FAIRFAX, Va. – General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), has been awarded a five-year, $14.5 million contract to provide information assurance support to the U.S. Army, Pacific (USARPAC).

Through the contract, General Dynamics will provide information assurance support, including information technology security policy and guidance, certification and accreditation, training and security engineering support to USARPAC. This contract will provide 20 additional personnel to Fort Shafter in Hawaii, Camp Zama and Okinawa in Japan, and Forts Wainwright and Richardson in Alaska.

“General Dynamics will deliver highly qualified information assurance professionals to support USARPAC’s vital mission,” said Zannie Smith, senior vice president of General Dynamics Information Technology’s Army Solutions Division. “We look forward to partnering with the command and providing secure access to critical information while safeguarding their information systems.”

As a trusted systems integrator for more than 50 years, General Dynamics Information Technology provides information technology (IT), systems engineering and professional services to customers in the defense, intelligence, homeland security, federal civilian government and commercial sectors. With approximately 15,000 professionals worldwide, the company manages large-scale, mission-critical IT programs delivering IT services and enterprise solutions. More information about General Dynamics Information Technology is available at www.gdit.com.

General Dynamics, headquartered in Falls Church, Va., employs approximately 92,300 people worldwide. 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 General Dynamics is available online at www.gd.com.

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