Institute for Defense Analyses
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The Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA) runs three federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs) focusing on defense and scientific issues.
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[edit] Centers
The IDA Studies and Analyses FFRDC is co-located with IDA headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia. It includes the following divisions:
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- 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 Science and Technology Policy Institute (STPI) supports the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. It is located in Washington, DC.
The IDA Communications and Computing FFRDC supports the National Security Agency.
[edit] Work
IDA's work is primarily in producing studies and analyses for the federal government of the United States on defense and scientific issues. IDA works only on projects sponsored by the U.S. federal government. Most of IDA's work supports Department of Defense or Department of Homeland Security agencies and offices.
[edit] Staff
IDA's staff is comprised of research staff and administrative staff. As of October 2004, the IDA Studies and Analses FFRDC research staff had the following characteristics:
- Degrees:
- Doctoral: 61%
- Master's: 30%
- Bachelor's: 9%
- Discipline:
- Math, Statistics, or Operations Research: 27%
- Engineering: 21%
- Physical Sciences or Life Sciences: 20%
- Economics, Social Sciences, or Political Science: 14%
- Computer Science: 11%
- Business Administration/Management or Humanities: 6%
- Other: 1%
[edit] Other Information
In order to preserve its impartiality, IDA maintains a low profile and minimizes contact with the press. However, IDA's status as a defense organization has sparked controversy, most notably during the Columbia University protests of 1968.
