General Dynamics Trusted Virtual Environment Added to U.S. Cross-Domain Baseline List of Trusted Network Products

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Feb. 1, 2010 — The Trusted Virtual Environment (TVE), a product of General Dynamics C4 Systems, has been added to the Unified Cross Domain Management Office’s (UCDMO) Cross Domain Baseline list, a list of systems and equipment approved for rapid use by the U.S. Department of Defense and intelligence communities. A software application, TVE allows users to view and access multiple operating systems, security levels and domains from a single computer. TVE reduces information technology costs associated with the size, weight and power needs of multiple secure computing systems by using commercial, off-the-shelf (COTS) technology.

General Dynamics C4 Systems’ TVE is the company’s second trusted computing product included in the UCDMO Baseline list, joined by the Trusted Network Environment (TNE®). UCDMO is tasked by the U.S. government to speed cross-domain equipment and technology to the field, enabling timely access to and sharing of classified information among military and intelligence agency users.

General Dynamics C4 Systems is a leading integrator of secure communication and information systems and technology. With more than 10,900 employees worldwide, the company specializes in command and control, communications networking, computing and information assurance for defense, government and select commercial customers in the United States and abroad.

General Dynamics, headquartered in Falls Church, Va., employs approximately 92,300 people worldwide. The company is a market leader in business aviation; land and expeditionary combat systems, armaments and munitions; shipbuilding and marine systems; and information systems and technologies. More information about General Dynamics is available online at www.gd.com.