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General Dynamics Cites Scale, Customers, Capabilities, Profits In Deal For CSRA

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, February 12th, 2018

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General Dynamics Cites Scale, Customers, Capabilities, Profits In Deal For CSRA

Amy Gilliland, president of General Dynamics' Information Technology unit. Photo: General Dynamics

General Dynamics [GD] on Monday said it has agreed to acquire CSRA, Inc. [CSRA] in a $9.6 billion cash deal that will make it the second largest provider of federal information technology (IT) services while adding new customers and capabilities.There are more than 25 big opportunities in “our collective pipeline,” that the two companies combined will have a better chance of winning, Dan Johnson, executive vice president of GD’s Information Technology and Systems (IS&T) segment, said during a presentation to…

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