The Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA) is a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC) focusing on defense issues. Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs) conduct research for the federal government. ...

Centers

IDA maintains its headquarters at 4850 Mark Center Drive in Alexandria, Virginia. IDA also maintains several satellite offices. Location in Virginia Coordinates: Country United States State Virginia Founded 1718 Mayor William D. Euille Area    - City 39. ... Official language(s) English Capital Richmond Largest city Virginia Beach Area  Ranked 35th  - Total 42,793 sq mi (110,862 km²)  - Width 200 miles (320 km)  - Length 430 miles (690 km)  - % water 7. ...

Divisions

• Cost Analysis and Research Division (CARD)
• Information Technology and Systems Division (ITSD)
• Joint Advanced Warfighting Program (JAWP)
• Operational Evaluation Division (OED)
• Science and Technology Division (STD)
• Strategy, Forces and Resources Division (SFRD)
• System Evaluation Division (SED)

The IDA Simulation Center (SIMCTR), formerly a separate division, merged with the Joint Advanced Warfighting Program in 2004.

Work

IDA's work is primarily in producing studies and analyses for the federal government of the United States on defense issues, generally requiring a high degree of scientific or technical expertise. IDA works only on projects sponsored by the U.S. federal government. The vast majority of IDA's sponsors are Department of Defense or Department of Homeland Security agencies and offices, though a small portion of IDA's work comes from the Department of Energy. Look up Study in Wiktionary, the free dictionary To study means to acquire knowledge, often by memorization or reading. ... Obverse of the Great Seal of the United States. ... For the scientific journal named Science, see Science (journal). ... The United States Department of Defense, abbreviated DoD or DOD and sometimes called the Defense Department, is a civilian Cabinet organization of the United States government. ... The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is a Cabinet department of the federal government of the United States that is concerned with protecting the American homeland and the safety of American citizens. ... Agency may refer to any of the following: Look up Agency in Wiktionary, the free dictionary agency (business), a company in the service industry. ... This article is about traditional meanings of the word office. ... The United States Department of Energy (DOE) is a Cabinet-level department of the United States government responsible for energy policy and nuclear safety. ...

Staff

IDA's staff is comprised of research staff and administrative staff.

Characteristics of the research staff:
Degrees: Research is often described as an active, diligent, and systematic process of inquiry aimed at discovering, interpreting, and revising facts. ... Organisational use In some organisational analyses, administration can refer to the bureaucratic or operational performance of mundane office tasks, usually internally oriented. ...

• Doctoral: 61%
• Master's: 30%
• Bachelor's: 9%

Discipline: A masters degree is an academic degree usually awarded for completion of a postgraduate or graduate course of one to three years in duration. ... A bachelors degree is usually an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or major that generally lasts three or four years. ...

• Math, Statistics, and Operations Research: 27%
• Engineering: 21%
• Physical Sciences and Life Sciences: 20%
• Economics, Social Sciences, Political Science: 14%
• Computer Science: 11%
• Business Administration, Management, Humanities: 6%
• Other: 1%

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External links

• Institute for Defense Analyses
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