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The Post 200 is an annual snapshot of the companies, law firms, nonprofits and other organizations that power our local economy. Here's a look at this year's list.
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12. Exelis
Exelis, which is best known for its work on electronics and communications equipment for the military, this year opened new facilities, from an office in Toulouse, France for its visual information solutions subsidiary to a composite design and manufacturing center in Salt Lake City. Closer to Washington, Exelis opened an office at Aberdeen Proving Ground. The company also bought the 37-employee Space Computer Corp., which produces real-time signal processing systems, software and algorithms.
Trivia
Exelis operates and maintains the network that allows NASA to communicate with every one of its spacecraft, from the Mars Curiosity rover to the Voyager 1 space probe, which is now more than 11 billion miles from Earth.
McLean
703-790-6300
Founded: 2011
President and CEO: David F. Melcher
Revenue: $5,839,000,000
Assets: $5,099,000,000
Employees (local): 21,000 (1,900)
NOTE: Our methodology for the rankings.
DATE: Dec. 17, 2012
CREDIT: Dan Beyers, Sarah Halzack, Greg Linch, Jason Bartz - The Washington Post.
