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General Dynamics wins Defense Intelligence Agency contract

General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics, was awarded a task order by the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) to provide information technology support to the United States European Command (USEUCOM) Intelligence Directorate (ECJ2).  The contract has a five-year ordering period of $16 million and was awarded under DIA’s Enhanced Solutions for the Information Technology Enterprise (E-SITE), multiple award, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract vehicle.

General Dynamics will provide IT, web architect, content management, planning and documentation support services to the ECJ2.  Work on the contract will be performed within the USEUCOM region, including at deployed locations.

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