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U.S. Army Awards General Dynamics $11 Million Military Personnel Services Contract for Three Virginia Bases

FAIRFAX, Va. – General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Army to provide military personnel support services for three Virginia bases – Fort Eustis, Fort Monroe and Fort Story. The contract has a total potential value of $11.1 million over five years if all options are exercised.

Under the contract, General Dynamics will provide support services that include Army personnel records management and processing, personnel accounting, installation arrival and departure processing, soldier reassignments, transition, separation and retirement support; soldier mobilization and readiness processing; casualty assistance management; passport services, military ID card services and promotions support; and all related Army personnel administrative services.

General Dynamics will also manage the Army’s enterprise human resources application, the Electronic Military Personnel Office (eMILPO), and the conversion of eMILPO to the Army’s Defense Integrated Military Human Resources System (DIMHRS). Acting as a representative of the installations’ Adjutants General, General Dynamics will provide the Army with accurate and timely visibility into personnel status throughout the Army.

“Maintaining detailed and timely U.S. Army personnel records requires the same precision and responsiveness that are the hallmarks of Army operations around the world,” said Zannie Smith, senior vice president and general manager of Army Solutions for General Dynamics Information Technology. “Accurate, easily accessible personnel records are central to ensuring that servicemen receive the personnel services necessary to optimize U.S. Army readiness and support advancement for soldiers and officers.”

In addition to overseeing traditional Army personnel management operations at each base, General Dynamics will support Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) initiatives. General Dynamics currently provides similar military personnel support services for the Fort Lee Adjutant General in Virginia.

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 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 84,000 people worldwide and reported 2007 revenues of $27.2 billion. The company has leading market positions in mission-critical information systems and technologies, land and amphibious combat systems, shipbuilding and marine systems, and business aviation. More information about the company is available on the Internet at www.generaldynamics.com.

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July 9, 2008
Contact: Mark Meudt
Tel: (703) 246-0525
Email: Mark.Meudt@gdit.com