Who are 2014's top contractors?

Some of the best companies and executives were honored as part of the 12th Annual Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards gala Thursday night.

Presented by the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce and the Professional Services Council, the GovCon Awards recognize and honor the leadership, innovation and commitment to excellence of the individuals and businesses in the region's government contracting sector.

The awards also honored Air Force Lt. Gen. Wendy Masielloa as a public sector leader who has worked to promote effective partnership between the sectors. Masielloa is the director of the Defense Contract Management Agency.

The GovCon Awards also inducted the late Ray Oleson, admired for his industry leadership, into the Greater Washington Government Contractors Hall of Fame. Oleson was the founder of SI International and co-founder and chairman of Salient Federal.

Finally, the awards recognized Arc Aspicio for program of the year.

The winners and finalists in each category are:

Contractor of the Year (less than $25 million)

• IndraSoft Inc. winner

• Amyx, Inc.

• Arc Aspicio
• Audacious Inquiry
• MindPoint Group, LLC

Contractor of the Year ($25-75 million)

• Eagle Ray Inc. winner

• Attain, LLC

• Buchanan & Edwards
• By Light Professional IT Services, Inc.
• NetCentrics Corporation
• Octo Consulting Group

Contractor of the Year ($75-300 million)

• Agilex Technologies Inc. winner
• Millennium Engineering and Integration Company
• Noblis
• Phacil
• Systems Made Simple, Inc.

Contractor of the Year (greater than $300 million)

• American Systems

• Accenture Federal Services LLC

• MAXIMUS, Inc.
• PAE
• Sodexo

Executive of the Year (less than $75 million)

• Mehul Sanghani, President, Octo Consulting Group, winner

• Satya Akula, President and CEO, Amyx, Inc.

• Babs Doherty, President and CEO, Eagle Ray Inc.
• Scott Goss, President and CEO,  Preferred Systems Solutions
• Kim Hayes, CEO and Co-Founder, The Ambit Group, LLC

Executive of the Year ($75-300 million)

• Patrick Murphy, President and CEO, Millennium Engineering and Integration Co., winner

• Jay Challa, Chairman and CEO, Ace Info Solutions

• Amr ElSawy, President and CEO, Noblis
• Julian Setian, CEO, SOS International
• Sharon Virts, CEO and Founder, FCi Federal

Executive of the Year (greater than $300 million)

• Anne Altman, General Manager, Federal Government and Industries, IBM, winner

• Anthony Smeraglinolo, President and CEO, Engility Corporation

• Ellen Glover, Executive Vice President, ICF International
• Kurt Bergman, CEO, Michael Baker International
• Teresa Bozzelli, Senior Vice President and Managing Director, Sapient