RESTON, Va., Oct. 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- General
Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT), a business unit of General
Dynamics (NYSE: GD), announced today it was awarded the File
Conversion Services task order under the Veterans Intake,
Conversion, and Communication Services (VICCS) program by the
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Benefit Administration
(VBA). The single award under the VICCS indefinite-delivery,
indefinite-quantity contract is valued at $306 million over five years.
Under the task order, GDIT will leverage managed services and
artificial intelligence to digitally convert historical veteran
records, automate data extraction of existing records and process
Official Military Personnel File requests in support of veteran
benefits claims processing. The modernization of the VA's military
service recordkeeping will enable the VBA to more rapidly process
and award veterans' claims for disability, housing, education,
loans, pension and several other benefits.
"GDIT is committed to supporting the men and women who have
served our country, and we look forward to our continued
partnership with the VA," said Kamal
Narang, Vice President and General Manager for GDIT's
Federal Health Sector. "Through this contract, GDIT will completely
digitize veteran service and claim records, delivering timely
benefits awards to veterans and their families who have earned
them."
GDIT will also accelerate the modernization of legacy veteran
records by deploying new digital capabilities and artificial
intelligence to automate routine tasks. In addition to improving
services for veterans, these solutions will increase cost savings
and efficiency to the VBA.
General Dynamics, headquartered in Reston, Virginia, is a global aerospace and
defense company that offers a broad portfolio of products and
services in business aviation; combat vehicles, weapons systems and
munitions; IT services; C4ISR solutions; and shipbuilding and ship
repair. General Dynamics employs more than 100,000 people worldwide
and generated $39.4 billion in
revenue in 2019. More information about General Dynamics
Information Technology is available at www.gdit.com. More
information about General Dynamics is available at www.gd.com.
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