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GD’s IT Business Acquires Small Company Serving SOF, Intel Communities

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, September 9th, 2024

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Michael Grochol, CEO of Iron EagleX. Photo: GDIT

General Dynamics [GD] on Monday said its Information Technology (IT) sector has acquired Iron EagleX (IEX), a small business that expands GDIT’s mission solutions in artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML), cyber, software development, cloud services, and data management. IEX is a service-disabled veteran-owned small business with customers in the Special Operations Forces (SOF) and intelligence communities. Terms of the deal were not disclosed and GDIT declined to answer questions related to the acquisition. The company said that Tampa, Fla.-based…

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