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Jul 23, 2017
Former employee, more than 10 years
Washington, DC
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook
Pros
Job security is pretty good with the federal government, at least currently.
Cons
The senior leadership at DIA is not qualified. Promotion to senior ranks is based on who you know rather than what you know, how well you have performed, and what your potential is. Good old boy and girl networks are pervasive, the worst of which are retired military colonels. The vast majority of them do not know how to manage civilians, and treat the civilian workforce as second rate. DIA performs like a job corps for the retired military. The agency consistently ranks at the bottom of the Intelligence Community for morale based on the annual federal government employee survey. Senior leadership is very good at talking the talk but not walking the talk.