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      Staid but interesting - Research Assistant I Institute for Defense Analyses Employee Review

      4.0
      Sep 6, 2012
      Research assistant i
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      Pros

      - A real commitment to education and professional development - An almost academic atmosphere (difficult to find re: DoD work) - A lot of fascinating subject material, for the most part - Good range of tasks and personnel, from hard sciences to liberal arts-types - Great reputation in the industry and the region - Very stable

      Cons

      - Even with a shuttle service to/from the Pentagon, not the most convenient location - Can get mired in the bureaucracy and inside baseball endemic to the Pentagon - One often must find work for themselves among tasks within a division - Not as much of the "liberal arts" stuff as one might hope - Hard to advance especially far without a PhD

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      5.0
      Jul 14, 2026
      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Loved it, learned a lot and helped me grow.

      Cons

      Pay and lack of advancement

      4.0
      Jul 7, 2026
      Research staff member
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      Pros

      Very smart people across a range of STEM disciplines Freedom on what you get to work on Relative lack of office politics Interesting exciting projects available

      Cons

      Hard to think of a con. Every place has its own flavour and IDA CCS Bowie like anywhere else, isn't for anyone. I'm not positive either way about IDA's budget/hiring situation these days, with all the stuff going on in this general space. It also can be easy to find yourself getting lost when it comes to finding a good project if you are not careful. But even that is a bit of a reach.

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