General Dynamics Awarded $26 Million Contract to Support the Army National Guard...

General Dynamics Awarded $26 Million Contract to Support the Army National
Guard Distributed Learning Program

FAIRFAX, Va., May 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- General Dynamics
Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), has
been awarded a contract by the General Services Administration's Assisted
Acquisitions Service to support the Army National Guard's distributed learning
information technology (IT) program. Under this contract, General Dynamics
will provide information technology (IT) technical support and professional
services for its Distributed Learning Branch, Army Training Division. The
contract has a total potential value of $26.1 million over five years if all
options are exercised.
The support services to be provided by General Dynamics include strategic
planning, assessment and management solutions to expand distributed learning
training opportunities for Army National Guard Soldiers and units throughout
the 54 states and territories and for those who are currently deployed
internationally. General Dynamics will work with the Army National Guard to
expand access to distributed learning resources, increase the number of course
offerings and enhance synchronization of distributed learning with other Army
National Guard training methods.
"The Army National Guard is transitioning to an Operational Force, and we
must develop and maintain capabilities that support full-spectrum operations
throughout the world while always being ready to perform our traditional roles
at home," said LTC Douglas C. Rose, Jr., Chief of the Distributed Learning
Branch. "Our Distributed Learning Program provides Soldiers and leaders with
the capability to obtain professional development, functional training,
mobilization training, and sustainment training anywhere they have a
connection to the Internet. The Distributed Learning Program also allows us to
share operational best practices with our Soldiers deployed around the globe."
Core mission support services include strategic planning and program
management, project assessment and collaboration initiatives, courseware
quality assurance evaluations and IT infrastructure support. Additionally,
General Dynamics Information Technology will provide training database
services to support the Army National Guard Learning Management System (LMS),
the Army National Guard implementation of the Army Digital Training Management
System (DTMS) and the Army National Guard participation in the Army Training
Requirements and Resources System (ATRRS).
"Distributed learning methods enable individual and collaborative training
for Army National Guard Soldiers, giving them practical training no matter
their location," said Zannie Smith, senior vice president and general manager
of Army Solutions for General Dynamics Information Technology. "General
Dynamics understands the vital role that distributed learning plays in
improving training methods and increasing Soldier readiness and safety during
their operations."
General Dynamics Information Technology will partner with PROSOFT to
provide quality assurance (QA) assessments, Independent Verification and
Validation (IV&V) and related support for distributed learning courseware
development.
General Dynamics Information Technology has provided other key training
services to the Collective Training Branch, Army National Guard Training
Division, under its Distributed Battle Simulation Program (DBSP) and Battle
Command Training Capability (BCTC) work.
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
http://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 http://www.generaldynamics.com.
SOURCE General Dynamics Information Technology

Mark Meudt of General Dynamics Information Technology, +1-703-246-0525, Fax:
+1-703-246-0206, Mark.Meudt@gdit.com