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      It could have been a great place. - Anonymous employee Institute for Defense Analyses Employee Review

      1.0
      Jan 26, 2019
      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Company benefits (medical, retirement, insurance) are amazing. Excellent work-life-balance with minimal off-hour requirements. Technology exposure is great and diverse. Training and certification is encouraged. Work and projects are mostly self-directed. Most research staff are very intelligent and a pleasure to work with.

      Cons

      The company structure is flat, leaving little or no room for growth. The pay is below average compared to industry, no merit-based rewards. Poor management with little or no accountability, resulting is slow process and procurement. Old methodology and approach for systems management. It’s a struggle to implement change and modernize systems. High turnover. The environment is toxic.

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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
      Recommend
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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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