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General Dynamics Awarded $79 Million Contract to Continue Supporting the U.S. Army Reserve Data Center

FAIRFAX, Va. – General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), has been awarded a follow-on contract to provide information technology (IT) support to the U.S. Army Reserve Command (USARC). The total potential value of the contract if all options are exercised is $79 million over three years.

General Dynamics will continue to provide IT support for the Enterprise Data Center, which includes operations and maintenance, consolidation and enterprise desk top management to 55,000 users at 900 sites. The Enterprise Data Center is the infrastructure on which USARC operates to deliver network centric operations. The General Dynamics-led team includes Dell, Booz-Allen Hamilton, BAE Systems, CA, EMC Corporation, Perot Systems, SRA International, TEKsystems, Digicon and CorTechs.

“We are proud to continue to support the U.S. Army Reserve and the soldiers they serve. Our successful implementation allows us to take the knowledge, experience and lessons learned and continue to evolve the Enterprise Data Center into a true enterprise that serves the soldiers,” said Zannie Smith, senior vice president and general manager of Army Solutions for General Dynamics Information Technology. “The continued transformation of the U.S Army Reserve is paramount to the success of our nation’s force readiness initiatives.”

General Dynamics Information Technology has been supporting USARC for more than four years, and won the original contract in August 2003. The contract was awarded under the Information Technology Enterprise Solutions - 2 Services (ITES-2S) indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract. The U.S. Army, Department of Defense and other federal agencies can use ITES-2S to meet various IT requirements and efficiently obtain enterprise-wide systems integration solutions.

About General Dynamics Information Technology
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 civil, international and commercial sectors. With 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 83,500 people worldwide and reported 2007 revenues of $27.2 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 on the Internet at www.generaldynamics.com.

April 8, 2008
Contact: Mark Meudt
Tel: (703) 246-0525
Email: mark.meudt@gdit.com