General Dynamics Acquires Cloud Computing Provider

July 19, 2011
NETCONN will become part of General Dynamics Information Technology business unit.
General Dynamics said it has acquired Network Connectivity Solutions Corp. (NETCONN), a Hagerstown, Md.-based provider of enterprise services and cloud computing to the U.S. Department of Defense. The value of the cash transaction, which is expected to be accretive to General Dynamics' earnings beginning in 2012, has not been disclosed. Founded in 1997, NETCONN provides enterprise IT services to the Defense Information Systems Agency and other agencies within the Defense Department. NETCONN has 160 employees. NETCONN will become part of General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics based in Fairfax, Va. The business unit provides systems integration, systems engineering, professional services and simulation and training to government, health care and commercial customers, according to General Dynamics.

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Josh Cable | Former Senior Editor

Former Senior Editor Josh Cable covered innovation issues -- including trends and best practices in R&D, process improvement and product development. He also reported on the best practices of the most successful companies and executives in the world of transportation manufacturing, which encompasses the aerospace, automotive, rail and shipbuilding sectors. 

Josh also led the IndustryWeek Manufacturing Hall of Fame, IW’s annual tribute to the most influential executives and thought leaders in U.S. manufacturing history.

Before joining IndustryWeek, Josh was the editor-in-chief of Penton Media’s Government Product News and Government Procurement. He also was an award-winning beat reporter for several small newspapers in Northeast Ohio.

Josh received his BFA in creative writing from Bowling Green University, and continued his professional development through course-work at Ohio University and Cuyahoga Community College.

A lifelong resident of the Buckeye State, Josh currently lives in the Tremont neighborhood of Cleveland. When the weather cooperates, you’ll find him riding his bike to work, exercising his green thumb in the backyard or playing ultimate Frisbee.  

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