Northrop Aims to Boost Sales to Health Agencies

Northrop Grumman Corp., the top contractor to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, aims to quadruple its sales of health technology for government agencies to about $2 billion within three years.

Century City-based Northrop is seeking to expand in the health market, which is growing faster than defense spending. The company’s sales of health-related computer networks and services to the federal government have doubled over the last three years to $500 million, while its total sales rose 17% to $30.7 billion in the same period.