General Dynamics awarded $1.25B EMITS 2 task order

General Dynamics (GD) Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics, “announced that it was awarded the Enterprise Mission Information Technology Services 2, EMITS 2, task order to continue supporting U.S. Army Europe and Africa. The $1.25 billion task order, awarded in September, includes a five-month base period for transition and seven option years. U.S. Army Europe and Africa is a vital service component command that provides ready, combat-credible land forces to deter, and, if needed, defeat aggression from any adversary in Europe and Africa. Under the task order, GDIT will continue to deliver enterprise IT, communications and mission command support services to U.S. Army Europe and Africa’s headquarters, subordinate organizations, NATO and other partners throughout its area of responsibility. The company will modernize the command’s network infrastructure, mature its mission partner network, implement robust cybersecurity solutions to harden critical systems, and leverage advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, cloud computing and data analytics to enhance interoperability and enable rapid decision-making.”