With this rating C2Intel joins the top tier of Department of Defense and other federal government contractor organizations. The battlefield digitization and communication systems business areas of Tactical Systems Division, also part of the Northrop Grumman Mission Systems sector, earned a CMMI Level 5 last month. Northrop Grumman Information Technology's Defense Enterprise Solutions unit obtained a CMMI Level 5 rating earlier this year. "This marks a major milestone on DSO's process improvement path to ensure that we deliver maximum value to our customers. I congratulate all our employees and thank those who worked so diligently in supporting this appraisal while still serving our customers and our nation," said Pepper Fey, director Data Systems Operations. The rating was achieved in a comprehensive assessment completed at the company's facility in Aurora. The appraisal encompassed DSO's three largest programs.