FALLS CHURCH, Va. – Two business units of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) – General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products and General Dynamics Electric Boat – have been awarded the 2007 James S. Cogswell Outstanding Industrial Security Achievement Award by the Defense Security Service. General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products’ Vermont-based Burlington Technology Center and General Dynamics Electric Boat’s Quonset Point, R.I., facility were two of only 30 facilities nationwide selected for the honor.
“These awards recognize the diligent efforts of many employees who are committed to ensuring the security of General Dynamics facilities in Rhode Island, Vermont and across the country,” said Walter M. Oliver, Senior Vice President–Human Resources and Administration for General Dynamics in Falls Church, Va. “We are pleased to receive these awards as a symbol of our commitment to meeting our customers’ expectations in every facet of our operations.”
The Cogswell Award is the most prestigious honor the DSS presents to defense contractors. Of the 12,500 defense facilities that compete for the award, only five percent are nominated for the honor. Award recipients must demonstrate industrial security excellence and innovation that exceed National Industrial Security Program requirements and provide leadership to other cleared facilities in setting exacting standards for security.
General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products, located in Charlotte, N.C., provides a broad range of system solutions for military and commercial applications. The company designs, develops and produces high-performance armament systems; a full range of advanced composite-based products; biological and chemical detection systems; and mobile shelter systems. More information about General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products can be found at www.gdatp.com.
Electric Boat designs, builds and provides life-cycle support for nuclear submarines for the U.S. Navy. With primary facilities in Groton, Conn., and Quonset Point, R.I., the company has contracts for 10 Virginia-Class attack submarines, the first major naval combatant designed for post Cold-War missions, and is completing the conversion of four Trident ballistic-missile submarines to SSGNs, multimission vessels optimized for covert tactical strike and special operations support. More information about General Dynamics Electric Boat can be found at www.gdeb.com.
General Dynamics, headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, employs approximately 82,600 people worldwide and had 2006 revenues of $24.1 billion. The company is a market leader in business aviation; land and expeditionary combat systems, armaments and munitions; shipbuilding and marine systems; and information systems and technologies.
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