By Ross Wilkers Jan 27, 2021 General Dynamics has consolidated its IT services and mission systems segment into a single line of business called “Technologies” but that is strictly for financial reporting purposes, according to executives. For longtime watchers of GD, this is something of a back to the future to the years when the company would report those units together as “Information Systems and Technology” before starting to detail the numbers separately nearly three years ago. So why bring them together again? During GD’s fourth quarter earnings call Wednesday, CEO Phebe Novakovic said they already have been in some respects.