Is GD building a health IT juggernaut?

The acquisition of Vangent by General Dynamics creates a new premier player in the health care market. What strengths does editor Nick Wakeman see coming together?

General Dynamics makes $960M deal for Vangent

General Dynamics makes bid for Vangent to build its health care IT business.

General Dynamics, others join protest of VA's $12B T4 contract

The Veterans Affairs Department's $12 billion T4 contract continues to attract protests, with three more filed in recent days.

General Dynamics buys a spot on huge DISA contract

General Dynamics Corp. has acquired Network Connectivity Solutions Corp. to gain access to lucrative DISA contract.

Will defense firms miss the economic comeback?

Editor Nick Wakeman looks at a Forbes commentary that forecasts gloom for the biggest defense players.

General Dynamics faces tough negotiations to build Navy ships

General Dynamics and the Navy continue contract talks for two destroyers.

General Dynamics supports Air Force with imagery intelligence analysis

General Dynamics Corp. will provide battlespace awareness and other support to the Air Force under a task order worth $4.7 million.

Air Force signs contract with General Dynamics to provide top brass with secure smart phones

Spectra Edge handheld phones feature encryption approved by the National Security Agency.

General Dynamics acquires wireless networking equipment maker

General Dynamics Corp. is acquiring Fortress Technologies Inc., a provider of secure wireless networking equipment for the U.S. military and other government customers. The value of the cash deal was not announced.

General Dynamics to shutter its APG operations

General Dynamics Corp. will close its Aberdeen Proving Ground operation this summer.

How IT keeps General Dynamics' revenue rolling

General Dynamics' Information Systems and Technology unit was a bright spot, leading the company's growth in an otherwise flat year. Where was this Top 100 company finding opportunities?

General Dynamics wins $867M DHS infrastructure contract

GSA awarded an $867 million IT infrastructure contract to General Dynamics Corp. as the latest move in a highly competitive acquisition process.

General Dynamics IT helps coordinate air traffic at LA airports

General Dynamics Corp. will improve air traffic coordination in the busy Los Angeles area as the result of a $4.2 million contract from the municipal airports authority.

Boeing, General Dynamics prevail in Supreme Court

Boeing Co. and General Dynamics Corp. have won a Supreme Court decision that will keep some $3 billion in their coffers rather than requiring them to repay it to the federal government, the Wall Street Journal reports today.

Big 3 defense contractors feel axe of 1,000 cuts

Three major defense contractors in the Washington, D.C., region will be handing out pink slips until July.

GDIT wins $95M contract for CMS claims operations

General Dynamics Corp. will continue providing claims processing support to the Health and Human Services Department under a five-year task order that has a potential value of $95 million.

General Dynamics in hiring mode to meet DOD contract requirements

General Dynamics Corp. has received a five-year Defense Department contract for IT enterprise network services that could be worth as much as $125 million.

Lagging sales push GD into shopping mode

General Dynamics Corp. is in the market to buy some companies as the result of last year’s smallest sales increase since 1995.

General Dynamics racks up 'solid' first-quarter numbers in 2011

General Dynamics Corp. reported first-quarter 2011 net earnings of $618 million, compared to $597 million in the first quarter of 2010. Revenues increased over the year-ago period to $7.8 billion.

General Dynamics produces new computers for Navy aircraft

General Dynamics Corp. will produce the latest version of its advanced onboard computers for installation in select Navy aircraft under a $17.9 million contract.