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General Dynamics Awarded $140 Million Contract by the U.S. Coast Guard

FAIRFAX, Va. – General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), will provide enterprise information technology (IT) support to the U.S. Coast Guard under a five-year, $140 million task order awarded through the Enterprise Acquisition Gateway for Leading-Edge Solutions (EAGLE) contract.

The company will provide a range of enterprise IT support services to select Coast Guard organizations administered through the U.S. Coast Guard Telecommunication and Information Systems Command (TISCOM). The enterprise engineering, operations and maintenance support services span both the unclassified and classified elements of the computing environment for land-based and mobile telecommunications, electronics and information systems.

“General Dynamics understands how extensively the U.S. Coast Guard depends on reliable, effective and efficient IT operational support to meet critical readiness and response requirements in protecting the safety and security of our citizens,” said Marcus Collier, senior vice president of General Dynamics Information Technology’s Civilian/Homeland Security Solutions division. “We will continue to deliver superb customer service to the U.S. Coast Guard and TISCOM, as we have for the past seven years.”

As a trusted systems integrator for more than 50 years, General Dynamics Information Technology provides information technology (IT), systems engineering, professional services and simulation and training to customers in the defense, intelligence, homeland security, federal civilian government and commercial sectors. With approximately 16,000 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 92,000 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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October 6, 2009
Contact: Mark Meudt
Tel: (703) 246-0525
Email: Mark.Meudt@gdit.com