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General Dynamics Participates in the Department of Homeland Security's Winter Storm Demonstration

FAIRFAX, Va. – General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), supported the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of National Capitol Region Coordination (NCRC) disaster preparedness Demonstration Winter Storm last week by providing First Responder Authentication Credential (FRAC)entity cards. The nationwide demonstration brought together federal, state and local first responders as well as the Department of Defense (DoD) and intelligence agencies to demonstrate in part, the use of the FRAC.The FRAC is anentity management system for emergency responders that creates a common, interoperable credential enabling first responders to quickly and easily access government buildings and incident areas in the event of a terrorist attack or other disaster. The cards, which are compliant with Federal Information Processing Standard 201 (FIPS 201), save significant time and help responders more effectively assist victims.In support of Winter Storm, General Dynamics provided its ChoiceID™ managed service solution, developed and delivered in cooperation with Lockheed Martin, for enrollment support and privilege hosting for the FRAC cards. The General Dynamics and Lockheed Martin team issued cards to first responders in the Pennsylvania Region 13 Task Force in the Pittsburgh area, Southwest Texas Regional Advisory Council for Trauma Medicine (STRAC) in the San Antonio area, and the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT), Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (MDHMH) and Maryland state police personnel. The FRAC cards allow officials to electronically confirm theentity of first responders in the field. As a result, authorities can make decisions faster about whether to grant or deny access. "The DHS Winter Storm demonstration marks an important milestone for FRAC implementation and nationwide acceptance," said Scott Price, vice president and general manager of homeland security solutions for General Dynamics Information Technology. "We are deeply committed to FRAC and we are proud to provide leadingentity management technologies to support DHS NCRC's first responder efforts."The Winter Storm demonstration is the second of its kind, hosted by both DHS NCRC and the DoD, and also supported by General Dynamics. In February 2006, DHS NCRC coordinated the Winter Fox Interoperability Demonstration – a multi-agency demonstration to test the interoperability and usability of this credentialing trust model through simulated emergency incidents at federal, state and local facilities, including the Pentagon, a Virginia state facility, a port controlled by the State of Maryland and a checkpoint in a Maryland county. For that demonstration, General Dynamics assisted with the issuance of approximately 500 FRACs to senior federal, state and county public safety officials requiring standardized electronicentity verification for various levels of perimeter security at all demonstration sites, regardless of agency affiliation.About General Dynamics Information Technology As a trusted systems integrator for more than 50 years, General Dynamics Information Technology provides information technology (IT), systems engineering and professional services to customers in the defense, intelligence, homeland security, federal civil, international and commercial sectors. With 16,000 professionals worldwide, the company manages large-scale, mission-critical IT programs delivering IT services and enterprise solutions. More information about General Dynamics Information Technology is available at www.gdit.com.About General Dynamics General Dynamics, headquartered in Falls Church, Va., employs approximately 81,000 people worldwide and had 2006 revenues of $24.1 billion. The company is a market leader in mission-critical information systems and technologies; land and expeditionary combat systems, armaments and munitions; shipbuilding and marine systems; and business aviation. More information about the company is available online at www.generaldynamics.com. For more information, contact: Contact: Mark Meudt Phone: (703) 246-0525Email: Mark.Meudt@gdit.com