General Dynamics C4 Systems Achieves CMMI Level 5 Rating for Massachusetts Operations

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Apr. 28 /PRNewswire/ --

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., April 28 /PRNewswire/ -- General Dynamics C4 Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics , today announced that its Massachusetts-based operations have achieved the Software Engineering Institute's (SEI) Capability Maturity Model(R) Integration (CMMI(R)) Level 5 rating -- the highest rating attainable. The rating encompasses evaluation of the company's operations in Taunton and Needham, Mass. This is the second CMMI Level 5-rating achieved by the New England-area operations.

"The CMMI Level 5 achievements signify the company's extremely well-developed and integrated processes in systems, software and hardware engineering and supply-chain management," said Chris Marzilli, president of General Dynamics C4 Systems. "It speaks to our government and defense customers and to industry about the General Dynamics value proposition -- higher quality, lower overall risk and better cost and schedule controls."

The Software Engineering Institute is a federally funded research and development center sponsored by the U.S. Department of Defense and operated by Carnegie Mellon University. The CMMI provides a maturity framework for improving processes that organizations use to develop and deliver products for customers.

The rating for General Dynamics was the result of a comprehensive appraisal conducted by ProcessWorks, Inc., an external appraisal organization. The appraisal was conducted according to the formal Class A Standard CMMI Appraisal Method for Process Improvement (SCAMPI(TM) ) and encompassed 22 process areas and 437 practices. The company's Massachusetts operations received the first CMMI Level 5 rating in June 2005.

General Dynamics C4 Systems is a leading integrator of secure communication and information systems and technology. 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 84,000 people worldwide and reported 2007 revenues of $27.2 billion. 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 the company is available on the Internet at www.generaldynamics.com.