General Dynamics names Amy Johnson head of GDIT, effective November 3
Key Facts
General Dynamics named Amy Johnson president of its information technology unit, GDIT, effective November 3, 2026, according to a PR Newswire summary. The decision ends the interim period that followed Amy Gilliland’s departure as head of the unit, with Paul Nedzbala serving in the role temporarily, according to the leadership sequence in the appointment background. GDIT is one of the company’s two Technologies segment units, alongside Mission Systems. The segment serves military and intelligence customers, as well as federal and state government agencies and commercial customers, according to the company’s annual investor filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Johnson’s appointment comes as head of a unit operating within a segment that recorded $13.471 billion in revenue in 2025.
The size of the unit underscores the importance of the role within the company: Information Technology Services revenue reached $9.057 billion in 2025, compared with $8.761 billion in 2024, according to the company’s annual report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. For the Technologies segment as a whole, revenue rose to $13.471 billion from $13.127 billion a year earlier. Those figures combine GDIT and Mission Systems and do not represent GDIT revenue alone. Johnson takes the helm amid a broader segment that brings together technology services and systems, with information technology revenue accounting for a core part of its activity. The available appointment summary did not include further details on Johnson’s priorities in the role or the unit’s plans after the appointment takes effect.
At the parent-company level, annual revenue was $52.550 billion in 2025, compared with $47.716 billion in 2024, an increase of 10.1%, according to the annual report. General Dynamics said net earnings were $4.2 billion, up 11.3% from 2024, while diluted earnings per share reached $15.45, an increase of 13.4%. The results place GDIT’s leadership transition within a group that grew revenue and earnings during the fiscal year, with the Technologies segment expanding from the previous year. The company ended 2025 with a backlog of $118 billion and a book-to-bill ratio of 1.5 times for the full year. The backlog and ratio indicate the volume of contracted business at year-end; the information provided does not detail GDIT’s share of it.
Before the appointment, an official statement issued in 2024 described Johnson as vice president and general manager of the Space, Cyber & Intelligence Systems segment at General Dynamics Mission Systems. The available information does not establish that this was her position when her appointment as GDIT president was announced, so her experience here is limited to the description in that earlier statement. That description places her previous career at Mission Systems, the other unit in the Technologies segment, before her move to lead GDIT. The available PR Newswire summary did not detail the positions Johnson held between that statement and the appointment date, or other aspects of her professional background. The appointment officially begins on November 3, 2026, the scheduled date of her transition to head the unit.
In trading on October 22, 2026, General Dynamics shares closed at $350.79, up $6.08, or 1.76%, for the session, according to the company’s investor relations page. EL7 data show a close of $344.71 on October 21 and $344.44 on October 20, before the latest close. The market data provided are limited to closing prices and the daily change; they do not include the trading range during the October 22 session. The available information does not link the share move to the appointment announcement. Johnson’s announced start date as head of the unit remains November 3, 2026.