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Cyber

GDIT Receives $2 Billion To Continue Managing State Department’s Supply Chain Security

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, July 9th, 2019

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GDIT Receives $2 Billion To Continue Managing State Department’s Supply Chain Security

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General Dynamics [GD] Information Technology has received a $2 billion deal to continue managing the State Department’s global supply chain security, the company said Tuesday. The deal, which includes a five-base period and a five-year option, arrives after a protest from AECOM’s [ACM] URS subsidiary was denied following the initial contract award last September. “This award demonstrates GDIT’s commitment to providing world-class solutions for our customers and expanding the broader security mission of federal agencies,” Amy Gilliland, president of GDIT,…

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