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2.8

44% would recommend to a friend

(282 total reviews)
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Lieutenant General Vincent R. Stewart, USMC

50% approve of CEO

39% positive business outlook

US Defense Intelligence Agency has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 282 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The US Defense Intelligence Agency employee rating is 23% below average for employers within the Government & Public Administration industry (3.6 stars).

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282 reviews
5.0
Mar 13, 2016

DIA

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Pros

The DIA is a great family oriented agency. They care about their employees and provide wonderful opportunity to grow. DIA has spent much time and finances to groom me for my current position. Overall, the DIA offers wonderful benefits.

Cons

I work for DIA at a duty station in Tampa, FL.. Being away from the main headquarters (Washington, D.C.) presents many communication challenges.

4.0
Aug 25, 2015

Program Manager

Anonymous employee
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Pros

There are a lot of smart and energetic people that work here. Finally with a new senior leader, the leadership is being modernized; changing the culture of the agency by enforcing standards and emplacing standards where none existed. He expects a great deal from his workforce and gives just as much back. He is transparent and expects his leadership to be. The senior leader is engaging and seeks his own answers by interacting with the employees. I have been here a while and he is a breath of fresh air for a place that was in dire need of it. I expect the climate and culture to get better over time. Promotions now occur within. Now there is a professional development "path".

Cons

There are still too many old school thinkers in leadership positions; they say they are onboard with the new way ahead but do not model or practice it. Some directorates do not have much diversity if any in their leadership positions. With changes to the promotion system, it is the equivalent of hitting the reset button. Meaning, it is going to take a while before the promotion system catches up to all the deserving people.

5.0
Jan 23, 2015
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Pros

Exciting work with a lot of opportunities to do different things. Deployment to overseas locations, 24/7 watch and fusion cells, and lots of other interesting analytical work is available. Co-workers are usually very nice and hard-working. I was there for 10 years and has a lot of opportunity to do some very interesting work. I retired but would go back.

Cons

Leadership within the directorates can be a little tough to figure out. They move frequently and the bad ones just seem to stay in place. This is a common theme found on the annual employee surveys. I do believe they are making some changes to get rid of toxic leaders.

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