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GDIT Secures $1.3 Billion National Guard IT Cybersecurity Contract

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"The Army National Guard depends on resilient, modern networks to support communities and government partners and safeguard the nation," Brian Sheridan, GDIT senior vice president for Defense, said in a release.

The Enterprise Network Operations and Cybersecurity Support contract

General Dynamics Information Technology announced it was awarded a $1.3 billion contract to provide enterprise IT and cybersecurity capabilities for the Army National Guard and other federal partners. Though the announcement was made today, a GDIT spokesperson told Breaking Defense that the contract was awarded June 29. The agreement, named the Enterprise Network Operations and Cybersecurity Support contract, includes a one‑year base period and six one‑year option periods.

Scope of work spelled out by GDIT

According to GDIT, the contract will fund upgrades and the creation of new enterprise IT environments designed to support mission needs. The company said deliverables include new operations centers, workforce support, technology provisioning and on‑site services. GDIT also said it will operate and defend the Guard’s classified and unclassified networks.

GDIT’s framing: digital modernization, AI and cyber

Brian Sheridan framed the award as part of a wider push by GDIT to bring "the full strength of GDIT’s digital modernization, AI and cyber capabilities" to the Guard and its partners, signaling the company's intent to apply its portfolio of modernization and cybersecurity tools to the task as described in the release.

GDIT’s recent work with the Army and partners

GDIT has secured several contracts in the past with the active duty Army and with joint and international partners. The company highlighted in the announcement that it has worked on Zero Trust technologies at the edge in the Pacific — positioning the new contract alongside prior work in network security and edge deployments.

How the Army National Guard, the active duty Army and joint partners, and unnamed federal partners are affected

  • Army National Guard: Will receive upgrades to enterprise IT environments, new operations centers, workforce support and on‑site services intended to enhance mission readiness and network resilience, according to GDIT’s description of the contract.
  • Active duty Army and joint/international partners: The Guard often augments active duty units; officials over the years have maintained that keeping the Guard on pace with the active duty force is critical to interoperability and mission security. The new contract’s focus on enterprise modernization and defensive operations speaks directly to that concern.
  • Other federal partners: The announcement states GDIT will provide services for "other federal government partners" but does not identify which agencies or entities those partners are. Those unnamed partners are listed as recipients of enterprise IT and cybersecurity capabilities under the contract.

GDIT’s release makes clear what the company intends to deliver and how it views the work — digital modernization, AI and cyber capabilities to enhance mission readiness — but it leaves at least one concrete element unspecified in the public statement: which federal agencies beyond the Army National Guard will receive services. The contract’s one‑year base and six option years define a potential multi‑year relationship that will determine when and how the stated upgrades, operations centers and defensive operations are installed and activated.

Original reporting: Breaking Defense

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