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April 6, 2009 |
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General Dynamics Awarded $40 Million to Support U.S. European Command and U.S. Africa Command
FAIRFAX, Va. – General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of
General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), has been awarded a five-year, $40 million
subcontract by SRA International of Fairfax, Va., to provide support to the U.S.
European Command (EUCOM) and U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM).
Through the U.S. European Command and U.S. Africa Command Information Technology
Support program, General Dynamics will provide a full range of enterprise
information technology services including program management, systems
engineering, systems security, configuration management, training and
maintenance.
“General Dynamics will provide superior enterprise communications and
information technology services to both U.S. EUCOM and U.S. AFRICOM to support
their vital missions,” said Tom Kirchmaier, senior vice president of General
Dynamics Information Technology’s Intelligence Solutions Division. “We look
forward to providing the commands with mission critical services to aid them in
their daily operations.”
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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