Is General Dynamics Building a Health IT Juggernaut?

There is little not to like about General Dynamics buying Vangent Inc. for $960 million. Its track record of growth and its ability to deliver quickly on large complex projects has made Vangent one of the jewels of the mid-tier, which I’m defining as companies with $200 million to $1 billion in annual revenue...

...But if you pull a layer or two back, it looks like GD isn’t just buying revenue and growth potential. There also is a strong strategic fit between the companies in the health care arena...

...Vangent’s health work appears to be complimentary to what GD is doing. Vangent’s customers include the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Federal Health Architecture Program Management Office at Health and Human Services, Nationwide Health Information Network, Health Information Exchange Open Source, the 1-800-Medicare contact center, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, the Military Health System and the Department of Veterans Affairs...