Anteon

The company provides technical support on a wide range of projects, including weapons systems and military base management, crime investigation, telecommunications systems and homeland defense training. The corporation has also designed training simulator programs, one of which is called MOUT (Military Operations on Urban Terrain). MOUT was used to prepare troops for urban warfare in Afghanistan. Anteon was given a $6.8 million dollar contract to manufacture MOUT facilities for troops in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Kuwait. An explanation of the simulation provided in Investor's Business Daily describes "inside mazes of buildings, doors and blind spots, smoke bombs explode, foul smells get pumped in, sound effects go off and potential targets pop up -- all while recording and scoring a soldier's performance." The company's revenues increased with the increase in defense spending taken on by the Bush administration. Anteon has strong government ties formed through some of its directors and executives who have held previous positions as defense department or military officials. Companies seek out retired military brass both for their stature and their easy access to decision makers at the Pentagon, Congress and the White House. Once on board, the soldiers are often only a phone call away from Pentagon officials with whom they once worked. In 2006, the corporation was bought out by General Dynamics Network Systems and renamed General Dynamics Information Technology.