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      IDA has an academic and collegial environment but it can be slow to change. - Anonymous employee Institute for Defense Analyses Employee Review

      4.0
      Mar 17, 2014
      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Problems and research topics are varied, interesting, and impactful. Employees are collegial with each other. There are great education benefits if you desire to stick around long enough to take advantage. The sequester has demonstrated IDA's willingness stick by its employees, increasing opportunities for cross-divisional work and providing other opportunities, assuaging fears of job losses.

      Cons

      In spite of management's explicit attempts to create a flat organization, IDA is very tied to a model of seniority and degree level. There is little collaboration between divisions, leading to duplicated efforts. However these seem to be improving.

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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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