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  General Dynamics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
General Dynamics NYSE: GD is a defense conglomerate formed by mergers and divestitures, and as of 2005 it is the sixth largest defense contractor in the world [2].
Current members of the board of directors of General Dynamics are: Nicholas Chabraja, James Crown, Lester Crown, William Fricks, Charles Goodman, Jay Johnson, George Joulwan, Paul Kaminski, John Keane, Lester Lyles, Carl Mundy, and Robert Walmsley.
General Dynamics has about $12 billion in sales, primarily military, but also civilian with its Gulfstream Aerospace unit and conventional ship-building and repair with its National Steel and Shipbuilding subsidiary.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/General_Dynamics   (362 words)

  
 General Dynamics
General Dynamics was officially established on April 24, 1952, when the shareholders of Electric Boat Corporation, a company based in Washington and New York States, followed the recommendation of its president and chief executive officer, John Jay Hopkins, and voted to change the company's name.
Because Convair was based in the United States, General Dynamics acquired the capability to bid on U.S. aerospace contracts, perhaps one of the greatest advantages of the merger.
General Dynamics sold Cessna to Textron in January 1992, its missile operations to General Motors-Hughes in May 1992 for $450 million, its Fort Worth Division to Lockheed for $3 billion in March 1993, and its Space Systems Division to Martin Marietta in 1994.
www.centennialofflight.gov /essay/Aerospace/generaldynamics/Aero35.htm   (1641 words)

  
 Rumsfeld v. General Dynamics Corporation
In the late 1970s, General Dynamics Corporation (“General Dynamics”) built two civilian vessels using a construction differential subsidy granted by the Maritime Administration pursuant to Title V of the Merchant Marine Act of 1936, 46 U.S.C. App.
Veliotis, President and General Manager of General Dynamics’ Quincy Shipbuilding Division, among others, agreed to award the subcontract to Frigitemp in exchange for bribes and kickbacks to be paid to Veliotis and Mr.
In March 1995, General Dynamics wrote to the contracting officer and indicated its belief that the “legal fees and costs associated with the Frigitemp claims are unallowable,” but that the legal fees associated with the other claims in the Davis proceeding were allowable to the extent provided in FAR 31.205-47.
www.ll.georgetown.edu /federal/judicial/fed/opinions/03opinions/03-1209.html   (3958 words)

  
 General Dynamics Corporation WebCenter
General Dynamics will create a showcase operation in Charlotte and will begin transitioning programs into this facility by the second quarter of 2004.
General Dynamics is currently in discussions to lease up to 130,000 ft2 of light manufacturing space in the Charlotte area and expects to conclude negotiations within weeks.
General Dynamics, headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, employs approximately 64,600 people worldwide and estimates 2003 revenues of $15.5 billion.
www.shareholder.com /gendyn/ReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=151619   (383 words)

  
 Tuscon Airport Authority v. General Dynamics Corp.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
General Dynamics also contends that the mandamus statute, 28 U.S.C. §1361, compels the individual defendants to honor the terms of the Modification Center Contract and the Settlement Agreement, and seeks declaratory and injunctive relief requiring the United States to assume its defense.
General Dynamics's claims that emerge from the CSA are contractually-based, not statutorily-based, and therefore are barred by the Tucker Act.
Because General Dynamics cannot show the clear lack of authority for the Secretaries' actions necessary under §1361, those acts must be imputed to the United States and are subject to sovereign immunity to the same extent as the claims against the United States.
lw.bna.com /lw/19980224/9715052.htm   (3162 words)

  
 General Dynamics Corp. v. U.S.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
General Dynamics Corporation brought this action under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §1346(b), against the United States for the purpose of obtaining reimbursement of attorneys fees it expended in defending a fraud prosecution, and a related civil action.
The quoted material also demonstrates that what General Dynamics attempts here is not only an avoidance of the strictures of the discretionary function exception, but also nothing less than a direct assault on the whole citadel of prosecutorial discretion and the protection that discretion offers to citizens who communicate with prosecutors.
General Dynamics did not have to know the existence and extent of the DOJ's negligence, or even the DCAA's negligence, in order to file a claim based on the DCAA's report, see Kubrick, 444 U.S. at 123; all it had to know was that the DCAA's report was a cause of its injury.
lw.bna.com /lw/19980414/9655821.htm   (4574 words)

  
 General Dynamics
The primary business of General Dynamics is supplying weapons systems and services to the US government and its international allies.
Two of the company's primary operating units, General Dynamics Land Systems Inc. and Bath Iron Works Corporation, were acquired in 1982 and 1995, respectively.During the period 1992 through 1994, the company divested its tactical military aircraft, missile systems and space launch systems businesses.
General Motors Defense, based in London, Ontario, is a joint-venture partner with General Dynamics in the production of the Stryker, the Army's new generation of combat vehicles.
www.globalsecurity.org /military/industry/general_dynamics.htm   (996 words)

  
 General Dynamics Corporation WebCenter   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
General Motors Defense of London, Ontario, is a business unit of General Motors Corporation (NYSE: GM, GMH) of Detroit, Michigan.
General Dynamics and GM Defense have been partners in a joint venture to produce Stryker, the U.S. Army’s transformational combat vehicle.
General Dynamics, headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, employs approximately 54,000 people worldwide and had 2002 revenues of $13.8 billion.
www.shareholder.com /gendyn/ReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=151379   (333 words)

  
 FindLaw for Legal Professionals - Case Law, Federal and State Resources, Forms, and Code
General Dynamics changed his assignment so that he was no longer part of a module; according to GD, Module 82 was nearing completion.
General Dynamics argues that many of Hodgens's earlier absences were not covered by the FMLA because "Dr. Wilkinson was never able to diagnose precisely what caused [Hodgens's] symptoms." Def.
Therefore, his ADA claim must fail, and the grant of summary judgment to General Dynamics must be affirmed, albeit on a different basis than that relied upon by the district court.
laws.lp.findlaw.com /1st/971704.html   (10068 words)

  
 General Dynamics Corporation - Company Profile - Computer Business Review   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
General Dynamics is a market leader in mission-critical information systems and technologies; land and expeditionary combat vehicles; armaments and munitions; shipbuilding and marine systems; and business aviation.
General Dynamics is particularly well positioned to benefit from this spending because many of our advanced communications and intelligence products are ready to be integrated quickly and effectively into the current force.
General Dynamics is a provider of mission critical information systems and technologies to the US defense and federal markets.
www.cbronline.com /companyprofile.asp?guid=5C8DA1D6-4A54-48AD-A13C-D7EC11A16374   (1746 words)

  
 CSC: CSC AWARDED $130 MILLION CONTRACT GENERAL DYNAMICS June 15, 1998
The agreement brought 2,600 former General Dynamics employees into the company, along with three data centers that now support more than 80 CSC clients in industries ranging from insurance to aerospace.
Based in Bloomington, Minn., General Dynamics Information Systems is a leading supplier of defense electronics including platform processing and information management systems for the U.S. Department of Defense and allied nations.
General Dynamics, headquartered in Falls Church, Va., provides sophisticated defense systems to the United States and its allies.
www.csc.com /newsandevents/news/1027.shtml   (311 words)

  
 Copyright and Privacy Policy
General Dynamics has set up some ground rules to ensure we can keep this area useful, fun, and safe for everyone.
General Dynamics reserves the right to change these guidelines and disclaimers at any time, and you agree that each visit you make to GeneralDynamics.com or authorized General Dynamics Web sites (collectively, "The GD Web site") shall be subject to the current guidelines.
Also, please remember that you are responsible for whatever material you submit, and that you, and not General Dynamics, have full responsibility for the message, including its reliability, originality, and copyright.
www.gdsbs.com /web/frame/copyright_notice.htm   (353 words)

  
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General Dynamics Corporation will reimburse you for the cost of moving from Savannah, Georgia to Ft. Worth Texas.
General Dynamics Corporation will also reimburse you for the cost of reasonable real estate commissions and closing costs (including tide charges, settlement costs and reasonable attorney’s fees) you may incur in the course of selling your principal residence in Savannah, Georgia.
The General Dynamics Plan benefit is calculated on a single-life basis equal to the average of your final highest consecutive sixty (60) months of base salary rates (including amounts eligible to be received in cash, if any, under the General Dynamics Corporation Executive Compensation Program) times your Credited Service times 1-1/3 percent.
smallbusiness.findlaw.com /business-forms-contracts/contracts/agreements/gendynamics/boisture.emp.2001.10.02.html   (863 words)

  
 Harrison v. General Dynamics Corporation Electric Boat Division
General Dynamics, 245 Conn. 66 (1998), the Court held that § 31-310c1 applies retroactively because it merely clarifies the law that existed before it took effect on October 1, 1990.
Thus, the fact that the decedent voluntarily retired in 1988 does not prevent the claimant from collecting dependent death benefits according to the formula in § 31-310c, even though the decedent’s first manifestation of symptoms did not occur until 1991.
Bigos was given a description of the type of work the decedent performed during his employment at General Dynamics, and it supported a finding that asbestos exposure was significant until at least the mid-1970’s.
wcc.state.ct.us /CRB/1998/3252crb.htm   (1156 words)

  
 The Composites Corner, brought to you by the Turner Moss Company   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
General Dynamics is also involved in coal mining, aggregates and leasing operations for liquefied natural gas tankers.
General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) Inc. is a systems integrator engaged in the design, engineering, and manufacturing of armored combat vehicles, and associated support systems for both domestic and international sale.
General Dynamics Land Systems invests both independent research and capital funds in the development of advanced material technologies for composite hull, turret, armor and other ground combat vehicle applications.
www.advmat.com /GG/id148.html   (349 words)

  
 EEOC AND GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION SETTLE AGE DISCRIMINATION CLASS ACTION SUIT FOR $2.5 MILLION
LOUIS, MO - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and General Dynamics Corporation today filed a settlement agreement in federal district court resolving an age discrimination suit for $2.5 million for 31 former employees.
The EEOC's complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court in St. Louis, alleges that General Dynamics' failure to give employees over the age of 50 a full five years of additional credited service constitutes age discrimination.
The EEOC and General Dynamics have agreed to settle the government's suit for payments to be made to 31 former employees totalling $2,532,294.59.
www.eeoc.gov /press/4-17-96.html   (375 words)

  
 General Dynamics - SourceWatch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
General Dynamics is the sixth largest defence manufacturer in the world [1] (http://www.defensenews.com/content/features/2004chart1.html).
Primary categories of military hardware produced by the company include nuclear submarines, warships, armoured vehicles and ammuntion General Dynamics is headquartered in Virginia, US, and employs people in the US, Canada, Mexico and the UK.
General Dynamics Ordnance Systems has been the prime contractor for the Hydra-70 rocket system since 1995 and is teamed with PRIMEX of St. Petersburg, Florida, and Alliant Techsystems of Hopkins, Minnesota.
www.sourcewatch.org /index.php?title=General_Dynamics   (295 words)

  
 General Dynamics Armament Systems (General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products) - Burlington, VT:Survey Summary
Since that time, the corporation has diversified and expanded its operations in the defense and technology business sectors.
Today, General Dynamics Corporation has leading market positions in business aviation; information systems; shipbuilding and marine systems; and land and amphibious combat systems.
The corporation is headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia; employs 46,000 personnel worldwide; and achieved $11.5 billion in net sales.
www.bmpcoe.org /bestpractices/internal/gdas/summary.html   (563 words)

  
 No. 99-1258: McDonnell Douglas Corp. & General Dynamics Corp. v. United States - Opposition
The jurisdiction of this Court is invoked under 28 U.S.C. In January 1988, a team composed of petitioners McDonnell Douglas Corporation and General Dynamics Corporation entered into a contract with the Navy to design and build the A-12 Avenger, a new carrier-based attack aircraft employing low-observable (stealth) technology.
United States, 508 U.S. (1993) (the Court "generally await[s] final judgment in the lower courts before exercising [its] certiorari jurisdiction") (Scalia, J., respecting the denial of certiorari).
The decision of the court of appeals is correct and consistent with that court's precedent.
www.usdoj.gov /osg/briefs/1999/0responses/99-1258.resp.html   (3251 words)

  
 WetFeet.com > General Dynamics Corporation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
General Dynamics makes an array of devices designed to track things down and blow them up on land, at sea, or in the air.
The four main business segments are marine systems (warships and nuclear submarines), combat systems (tanks, amphibious assault vehicles, and munitions), information systems and technology (command and control systems), and aerospace (business jets).
General Dynamics is currently focusing on satellite communications and defense-related electronics, recently acquiring Veridan, TriPoint Global Communications, and Spectrum Astro.
www.wetfeet.com /asp/companyprofiles.asp?companypk=212   (165 words)

  
 General Dynamics Canada, A Leading Developer of Systems, Software and Hardware for the Military
General Dynamics Canada, Ltd. selected as one of "Financial Post's 10 Best Companies to Work For (2006)".
General Dynamics Canada places in Canada's Top 100 Employers (2006 Edition) for the third year in a row.
General Dynamics Canada Ltd. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of General Dynamics Corporation
www.gdcanada.com   (73 words)

  
 Defense
Dynamic America; A History of General Dynamics Corporation and Its Predecessor Companies.
General Dynamics Corporation; Defense industries -- United States.
General Dynamics Corporation -- History; Defense industries -- United States -- History.
www.kipnotes.com /Defense.htm   (382 words)

  
 FindLaw - Supplemental Savings and Stock Investment Plan - General Dynamics Corp.
The Corporation shall not be required to fund, in any way, any of the benefits provided under this Plan prior to the time payments become due to persons hereunder.
However, any Member who retires from the service of the Corporation after attaining age 55 may, by a written statement filed with the Corporation within 60 days before the separation occurred, irrevocably elect to defer commencement of such payments until a specific date which may be as late as the Member's attaining age 70 1/2.
The Corporation shall promulgate such other additional rules and procedures governing the operation of this Plan as it may, from time to time and in its best judgment, determine are necessary.
contracts.corporate.findlaw.com /agreements/gendynamics/sip.1998.01.01.html   (1836 words)

  
 General Dynamics Corporation - Fact Sheet - Hoover's   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Defense contractor General Dynamics brings it on by land, air, and sea.
General Dynamics' Electric Boat subsidiary builds nuclear submarines (Seawolf, Ohio, Los Angeles classes); Bath Iron Works builds DDG 51 destroyers and LPD 17 landing craft; Land Systems builds the Abrams M1A1 and M1A2 main battle tanks and Fox reconnaissance vehicles; and Gulfstream Aerospace makes business jets.
There are 27 competitors for General Dynamics; see more.
www.hoovers.com /general-dynamics/--ID__10633--/freeuk-co-factsheet.xhtml   (378 words)

  
 General Counsel Bio   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Prior to serving as the General Counsel of the Department of Defense, Mr.
From 1996 through 1998, he served as staff vice president and associate general counsel of General Dynamics Corporation, and as general counsel of General Dynamics Corporation’s Marine Group.
Haynes’ Senate confirmation in early 1990, the President appointed him General Counsel of the Department of the Army, a post he held for three years.
www.defenselink.mil /dodgc/gc/gcbio.html   (333 words)

  
 MCDONNELL DOUGLAS CORPORATION v. U.S.
Potter, III,, Sonnenschein Nath and Rosenthal, of Washington, DC, for plaintiff-appellant McDonnell Douglas Corporation.
            This case arises from the government's default termination in 1991 of a contract between the United States Navy and defense contractors McDonnell Douglas Corporation and General Dynamics Corporation (the "Contractors") to develop a carrier-based stealth aircraft.
In 1988, the Navy awarded McDonnell Douglas Corporation ("MDC") and General Dynamics Corporation ("GD") a fixed-price contract with a ceiling price of $4,777,330,294 to research and develop a carrier-based "stealth" attack aircraft called the "A-12 Avenger."  Id.
www.ll.georgetown.edu /federal/judicial/fed/opinions/02opinions/02-5034.html   (7036 words)

  
 MSN Money - GD Company report, financial results, key ratios, income statement
General Dynamics Corporation (General Dynamics) is engaged in mission-critical information systems and technologies; land and expeditionary combat vehicles, armaments and munitions; shipbuilding and marine systems, and business aviation.
General Dynamics has four primary business groups: Information Systems and Technology, Combat Systems, Marine Systems and Aerospace.
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moneycentral.msn.com /investor/research/profile.asp?Symbol=GD   (184 words)

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