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      Make sure you go wide quickly - Research Analyst Institute for Defense Analyses Employee Review

      3.0
      Aug 30, 2024
      Research analyst
      Recommend
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      Pros

      You'll have the opportunity to work across a broad range of subject matter areas so long as you're effective at networking and plugging into the word of mouth network within your first 6 months.

      Cons

      It can be incredibly stressful trying to find project work if you're division leadership does not help you when you're first starting. It's also easy to over-extend yourself and end up working 70 hours a week if you're not careful. Very difficult at times to find a happy medium.

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      5.0
      Jul 14, 2026
      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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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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      Business Outlook

      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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