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GDIT announces Amy Johnson as new president

Johnson replaces longtime president Amy Gilliland, who was let go from the company earlier this month after almost a decade of leading the business unit.

Breaking DefenseAaron Mehta2026-10-23 21:11查看原文 ↗

CHINA - 2024/06/21: In this photo illustration, the American publicly traded aerospace and defense corporation General Dynamics Corporation (GD, NYSE: GD) logo seen displayed on a smartphone with an economic stock exchange index graph in the background. (Photo Illustration by Budrul Chukrut/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

WASHINGTON — General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) has a new leader, with company veteran Amy Johnson announced today as incoming president.

Johnson replaces longtime president Amy Gilliland, who was let go from the company earlier this month after almost a decade of leading the business unit. Paul Nedzbala has been serving as acting president in the interim.

“Amy has a proven track record of leading teams to solve complex and highly technical challenges for our customers,” said Phebe Novakovic, the outgoing CEO of General Dynamics , in the announcement. “I am confident that her dynamic leadership, operational rigor and deep commitment to our values and culture will deliver value to our customers, employees and shareholders.”

According to the press release, Johnson is a 27-year veteran of General Dynamics Mission Systems. She was most recently vice president and general manager for Space, Cyber and Intelligence, and has background experience “across cybersecurity, defense electronics, space and intelligence systems.”

Johnson will begin her role as president on Nov. 3.

One of the biggest players in federal IT, GDIT provides critical cyber, software and networking tools to both the military and civilian sector agencies ranging from enterprise to tactical edge applications. The capabilities enable secure communications, full-spectrum cyber operations and monitoring of threats to networks.

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中国 - 2024年6月21日：这张照片展示了美国上市航空航天和国防公司通用动力公司（General Dynamics Corporation，股票代码：GD，纽约证券交易所代码：GD）的标志显示在智能手机上，背景是经济股票交易所指数图表。（图片由Budrul Chukrut/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images提供）

华盛顿——通用动力信息技术公司（GDIT）迎来新领导人，公司资深员工艾米·约翰逊今天被宣布为即将上任的总裁。

约翰逊接替了长期担任总裁的艾米·吉利兰，吉利兰在本月初被公司解雇，此前她领导该业务部门近十年。保罗·内兹巴拉在此期间一直担任代理总裁。

通用动力公司即将卸任的首席执行官菲比·诺瓦科维奇在公告中表示：“艾米在带领团队解决客户面临的复杂且技术性极强的挑战方面拥有卓越的业绩记录。我相信，她充满活力的领导力、严谨的运营作风以及对公司价值观和文化的坚定承诺，将为我们的客户、员工和股东创造价值。”

根据新闻稿，约翰逊在通用动力任务系统公司工作了27年。她最近担任太空、网络和情报副总裁兼总经理，拥有“网络安全、国防电子、太空和情报系统”方面的丰富经验。

约翰逊将于11月3日正式就任总统。

作为联邦信息技术领域的领军企业之一，GDIT 为军方和民用机构提供关键的网络安全、软件和网络工具，应用范围涵盖企业级应用到战术边缘应用。这些工具能够实现安全通信、全方位网络作战以及网络威胁监控。

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