GDIT replaces longtime president Gilliland

President of General Dynamics Information Technology Amy Gilliland tours the company's new Mission Emerge Center outside Washington, DC. (GDIT photo by Mikhail Delinois)

WASHINGTON — General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) today announced the replacement of its longtime president Amy Gilliland .

Gilliland, who has led GDIT since 2017, “is no longer with the company,” according to a brief statement posted on the company’s website.

“We thank Amy for her contributions to our company and wish her all the best in her future endeavors,” Phebe Novakovic, GD’s chairman and chief executive officer, said in the statement.

Paul Nedzbala, who the release says “currently serves as senior vice president and chief business officer at GDIT,” has been appointed acting president. He joined the company in 2018.

“Paul is a proven leader who bring decades of experience in federal IT services,” Novakovic said, before indicating that his time in charge of GDIT may be limited. “We are grateful for his willingness to serve in an interim capacity until a new GDIT president is named.”

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.

One of the biggest players in federal IT, under Gilliland the firm was also experimenting with artificial intelligence.

通用动力信息技术公司总裁艾米·吉利兰参观了该公司位于华盛顿特区郊外的新使命涌现中心。（通用动力信息技术公司照片，摄影：米哈伊尔·德利诺伊斯）

华盛顿——通用动力信息技术公司（GDIT）今天宣布更换其长期总裁艾米·吉利兰。

根据该公司网站上发布的一份简短声明，自 2017 年以来一直领导 GDIT 的 Gilliland“已不再是该公司的一员”。

“我们感谢艾米对公司的贡献，并祝愿她未来一切顺利，”GD董事长兼首席执行官菲比·诺瓦科维奇在声明中表示。

新闻稿称，保罗·内兹巴拉（Paul Nedzbala）“目前担任GDIT高级副总裁兼首席商务官”，已被任命为代理总裁。他于2018年加入该公司。

诺瓦科维奇表示：“保罗是一位经验丰富的领导者，在联邦信息技术服务领域拥有数十年的经验。”但他同时暗示，保罗担任GDIT总裁的时间可能有限。“我们非常感谢他愿意在新任GDIT总裁任命之前担任临时职务。”

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。

作为联邦 IT 领域最大的企业之一，在吉利兰的领导下，该公司也在尝试人工智能技术。