GD
General Dynamics Corporation
General Dynamics is a defense contractor with $13.1B in federal contracts and direct congressional earmarks exceeding $10B for its submarine programs.
Govt Dependence
95/100
Regulatory Density
85/100
Lobbying Intensity
0/100
Political Signal
BULLISH
BusinessWhat GD does
General Dynamics is a global aerospace and defense company. Its revenue lines include combat vehicles, weapons systems, munitions, shipbuilding (including nuclear submarines), and information technology services. The company's business model is heavily dependent on U.S. Department of Defense procurement.
12 months past · 3 months futureGD activity timeline
Congress
buy
sell
Insider · Form 4
open-market buy
Hedge fund · 13F
opened
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closed
holds
Bills
past action (this ticker)
upcoming markup (sector)
★ carveout (this ticker)
239 trading days ·
14 congressional trades shown
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0 insider buys
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10 13F filings
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2 past bill actions
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28 upcoming markups
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2 carveout bills ($23.5B)
Lifetime Government AwardsGD federal contracts by year
$13.11B
total awarded · 1999–2025
264
contracts on file
2010
peak year ($1488M)
Top contracts by award amount
$1248.4M
National Aeronautics and Space Admi
2010-06-21
THE SPACE NETWORK (SN) CONSISTS OF A SPACE SEGMENT COMPRISED OF THE TR
$1122.8M
Department of Defense
2006-12-20
SYSTEM TEWCHNICAL SUPPORT (STS)/SYSTEM SUSTAINMENT TECHNICAL SUPPORT F
$902.0M
Department of Health and Human Serv
2020-09-01
CLOUD PRODUCTS&TOOLS (CPT)
$696.1M
Department of Defense
2018-12-14
AWARD DELIVERY ORDER W56HZV-19-F-0116 (0005) AGAINST THE ABRAMS REQUIR
$464.4M
Department of Defense
2022-05-26
120MM TANK TRAINING AMMUNITION M1002 NEW PRODUCTION M865A1 NEW PRODUCT
27 years · 264 contracts
Pending Bill CarveoutsGD named in active legislation — potential awards if these pass
$71.69B
in named carveouts across 12 bills
22
specific line items naming GD
14 more carveouts · members dashboard has full list
Smart Money · 13F HoldingsHedge funds holding GD
$3.73B
Total GD held by tracked 13F funds
40
Funds with GD positions
+39
Funds opened this quarter
Two Sigma Investments
$189M
opened
2024-09-30
Two Sigma Investments
$183M
opened
2024-12-31
Millennium Management
$169M
opened
2025-06-30
Two Sigma Investments
$163M
opened
2024-06-30
D.E. Shaw & Co.
$160M
opened
2025-03-31
Citadel Advisors
$152M
opened
2025-09-30
Citadel Advisors
$151M
opened
2025-03-31
Two Sigma Investments
$151M
opened
2024-03-31
32 more 13F positions tracked · quarterly delta charts available in member dashboard
Politicians Trading GDMembers of Congress with recent GD positions
10 politicians traded GD across 32 disclosed transactions totaling $488K (last 730 days).
Greed score = composite of trade frequency, volume & recency across the politician's entire history (not just GD). 0-30 LOW · 30-60 MID · 60+ HIGH.
Scott Franklin
6 buys
$182K
2024-08-07
LOW · 0
Jonathan L. Jackson
2 buys
2 sells
$130K
2024-12-16
LOW · 1
Julie Johnson
2 buys
4 sells
$48K
2025-12-18
LOW · 15
John Boozman
4 sells
$32K
2025-07-31
MID · 47
Gilbert Ray Cisneros
1 buy
1 sell
$16K
2026-02-10
HIGH · 61
Shelley Moore Capito
2 sells
$16K
2025-07-31
LOW · 12
Robert P. Bresnahan
2 sells
$16K
2025-05-15
LOW · 0
Rick Larsen
2 sells
$16K
2025-01-07
LOW · 2
Jared Moskowitz
2 buys
$16K
2026-03-31
LOW · 0
Tim Moore
2 sells
$16K
2025-02-20
LOW · 3
Congressional TradesWho in Congress is trading GD
2026-03-23
Jared Moskowitz
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
2026-03-31
Jared Moskowitz
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
2026-02-10
Gilbert Ray Cisneros
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
2026-01-09
Gilbert Ray Cisneros
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
2025-12-18
Julie Johnson
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
2025-11-13
Julie Johnson
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
2025-08-14
Julie Johnson
sale
$1,001 - $15,000
2025-08-14
Julie Johnson
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
2025-07-31
John Boozman
Sale (Partial)
$1,001 - $15,000
2025-07-31
John Boozman
sale
$1,001 - $15,000
2025-07-31
Shelley Moore Capito
sale
$1,001 - $15,000
2025-07-31
Shelley Moore Capito
Sale (Partial)
$1,001 - $15,000
30+ trades on file · most recent 2026-04-30
Corporate Insiders · Form 4What CEOs, CFOs, and directors are doing with their own stock
Stock awards & option exercises
36
stock awards · $1.7M market value
2026-03-17
Reynolds Catherine B
Director
AWARD
105 sh
$37K
2026-03-17
Stratton John G
Director
AWARD
105 sh
$37K
2026-03-17
Mattis James N
Director
AWARD
105 sh
$37K
2026-03-17
Schumacher Laura J
Director
AWARD
105 sh
$37K
2026-03-17
DE LEON RUDY F
Director
AWARD
52 sh
$18K
2026-03-17
Nye C Howard
Director
AWARD
52 sh
$18K
2026-03-17
Hooper Charles W
Director
AWARD
21 sh
$7K
2026-03-17
HANEY CECIL D
Director
AWARD
10 sh
$4K
For GD, executives receive stock primarily as compensation rather than via open-market purchases — typical for established large-cap firms.
Bills Affecting GDLive legislation impacting this stock
S.612 · 118th
Lake Tahoe Restoration Reauthorization Act
S.656 · 118th
Veteran Improvement Commercial Driver License Act of 2023
HR.1860 · 119th
Women Veterans Cancer Care Coordination Act
S.784 · 119th
Rural Veterans Transportation to Care Act
HR.1831 · 119th
To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to carry out a pilot program for the prevention and mitigation of acts of terrorism u
S.830 · 119th
Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act of 2025
HJRES.71 · 119th
Providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to Israel of certain defense articles and services.
HJRES.68 · 119th
Providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to Israel of certain defense articles and services.
HJRES.69 · 119th
Providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to Israel of certain defense articles and services.
HJRES.70 · 119th
Providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed license amendment for the export to Israel of certain defense articles and
Political ProfileWhere GD sits in Washington
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STRUCTURAL: Jurisdictional alignment with key appropriators and armed services members (e.g., Fleischmann chairs Energy & Water subcommittee; Turner on HSAS). EVIDENTIARY: Direct, high-value legislative earmarks for core submarine programs ($4.6B in HR.1). Net: Strong structural support evidenced by concrete funding, offset by zero insider buys and no recent lobbying spend.
Regulatory ExposureThreats & opportunities
Regulatory threats
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Budget reallocation or program cuts within defense appropriationsDepartment of Defense"High concentration of revenue from federal contracts: $13.1B across 264 contracts per `get_government_precedent.federal_contracts_summary`."
Regulatory opportunities
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Continued funding for nuclear submarine fleet modernizationDepartment of Defense; Navy"Direct congressional carveouts for Virginia-class and Columbia-class submarines totaling over $10B in `Recent bill_carveouts`."
Capitol Hill AlliesChampions & critics
Congressional champions
Congressional critics
- No specific congressional critics identified.
Member intelligence layer
Live signals + predictions for GD — for Founders
The free page above gives you the public record. Members see the real-time intelligence layer on top of it:
- Live 7-layer signal scores when Congress trades GD
- Bill Pass Index v2 odds for every bill on the watch list
- Iron Triangle alerts (committee × donor × trade)
- SEC Form 4 cluster detection (CEO + CFO + director buys)
- Whale-Opportunity expected-value ranking
- Custom watchlist alerts via email + Discord
Frequently AskedAbout GD & political exposure
Does General Dynamics Corporation (GD) hold federal contracts?
Yes. General Dynamics Corporation has 264 federal contract awards totaling $13,110,892,172, primarily from agencies including Corporation for National and Community Service, Department of Commerce, Department of Defense. See full contract list and amounts on this page.
Has Congress traded GD stock?
218 congressional trades by 33 unique members of Congress, most recently on 2026-03-31. See the Congressional Trading panel for politician-by-politician breakdown.
What legislation benefits General Dynamics Corporation (GD)?
33 named line-item carveouts in active or recent legislation totaling $76,463,263,000, across bills including HR.1, HR.10545, HR.2882. See the Carveouts panel for section-by-section detail.
What is GD political risk profile?
Government dependence: 95/100. Lobbying intensity: 0/100. Political signal: bullish. Donor party split: R 47% / D 53%.
How does GovGreed track GD political activity?
GovGreed integrates STOCK Act congressional trade disclosures, FEC contributions, OGE executive-branch disclosures, USASpending federal contracts, Senate LDA lobbying filings, and SEC Form 4 corporate insider trades into a single queryable graph. GD data is updated daily from these official federal sources.