General Dynamics Wins Veterans Affairs Corporate Champion Award

July 20, 2006; 07:44 AM

General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), has been chosen by the Department of Veterans Affairs to receive the Corporate Champion Award from the Veteran Affairs Center for Veteran Enterprise. This award recognizes significant contributions by an organization dedicated to expanding business opportunities for veterans and service-connected disabled veterans. The award was extended in the name of Anteon, which was acquired by General Dynamics in June 2006.

"General Dynamics Information Technology is proud to be recognized as a veteran business champion and receive this prestigious award for the second year in a row. In 2004, we were honored as the first federal prime contractor to exceed industry procurement goals for working with service-connected disabled veterans," said Dan Johnson, executive vice president at General Dynamics Information Technology. "We are deeply committed to advancing the government IT industry through a variety of business partnerships and mentoring programs."

The Center for Veteran Enterprise promotes business ownership and expansion for veterans. Additionally it provides resource assistance for veterans and service-disabled veterans who are considering starting or expanding a business. Its staff works with all federal agencies, large contractors and a series of not-for-profit assistance organizations to promote the development of veteran-owned small businesses.

General Dynamics Information Technology, which is a combination of the former Anteon and General Dynamics Network Systems, is a top-tier systems integrator that provides information technology (IT), systems engineering and professional services to customers in the defense, intelligence, homeland security, federal civil and commercial sectors. With 16,000 professionals worldwide, the company has the customer knowledge, domain expertise and proven performance to manage large-scale, mission-critical IT programs.

As a trusted systems integrator for more than 50 years, General Dynamics Information Technology (www.gdit.com) utilizes its deep mission understanding to deliver proven IT services and enterprise solutions that enable customers to achieve their expanding mission requirements, meet enterprise goals, and accomplish business objectives on-time and on-budget.

General Dynamics (www.generaldynamics.com), headquartered in Falls Church, Va., employs approximately 81,900 people worldwide and had 2005 revenue of $21.2 billion. The company is a market leader in mission-critical information systems and technologies; land and expeditionary combat systems, armaments and munitions; shipbuilding and marine systems; and business aviation.