Institute for Defense Analyses

Overview

The Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA) is a private, nonprofit corporation established in 1956. It operates three federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs) that provide objective scientific and technical analysis to support U.S. national security and defense policy. IDA was founded to assist the Weapons Systems Evaluation Group and has since expanded its focus to a wide range of defense and security-related research areas.

IDA manages the Systems and Analyses Center, the Science and Technology Policy Institute, and the Center for Communications and Computing. These centers deliver independent analysis on military technologies, cost and policy evaluations, operational strategies, and cryptologic research. Its primary customers include various U.S. government agencies, such as the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security, and the National Security Agency. The organization aims to empower scientific and strategic minds to address critical national security challenges.

Basic Information

Contact Details

• Phone: +1 703-845-2000
• Website: ida.org
• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/institute-for-defense-analyses

Key Focus Areas & Initiatives

• Technical & policy studies
• Defense & space manufacturing
• Spacecraft protection
• Talent management
• Military operational concepts
• System evaluation
• Space debris collision risk
• System simulation
• Technology innovation
• Cryptography
• High-level expertise
• Defense policy support
• National security
• Mathematics
• Sustainability
• Space sample return analysis
• Spacecraft protection strategies
• Unbiased research
• Services
• Space weather modeling
• Space science technology
• Research and development
• Technology development
• Research support
• Economics
• Security policy
• Government agencies
• FFRDC
• Operations research
• Space debris impact modeling
• Space environment modeling
• Government support
• Operational testing
• Software development
• Security assessments
• Space environment risk assessment
• Social sciences
• Military operations
• Data analytics
• Public policy analysis
• Statistics
• Space debris detection
• Data analysis
• Space science
• Defense policy
• Federally funded research and development centers
• System modeling
• Public welfare
• Spacecraft safety assessment
• Space sample transfer
• High-caliber staff
• Space environment hazard analysis
• Military technology
• Strategic decision-making
• Research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences
• Security research
• Defense analysis
• Cryptographic algorithms
• Cryptology research
• Space environment monitoring
• Security analysis
• B2B
• Space environment effects
• Defense systems
• Military systems
• Space debris mitigation
• Space sample analysis
• Cyber operations analysis
• Defense technology
• Defense and national security
• Computer science
• Spacecraft shielding
• Information operations
• Spacecraft system evaluation
• Risk management
• Space debris assessment
• Cybersecurity
• Policy analysis
• Cyber operations
• Innovation
• Spacecraft thermal system
• Defense strategy
• Government
• Defense simulation
• Objective analysis
• Artificial intelligence
• Simulation technology
• Spacecraft damage prediction
• Advanced research
• Engineering
• Strategic analysis
• Government contracting
• Space mission analysis
• Defense research
• Strategic planning
• Defense innovation
• Spacecraft thermal protection
• Space science and technology
• Simulation
• Technology assessment
• Technological innovation
• Space analysis
• Independent analysis
• Cryptology
• Space research
• Space debris damage assessment
• Technical expertise
• Federally funded research
• Systems analysis
• Signals intelligence
• Human capital
• Cost assessment
• Technology policy
• Research innovation
• Military effectiveness
• Organizational management
• Geopolitical analysis
• Scientific research
• Government resources
• Advanced analytics
• Intelligence community
• Operational evaluations
• Socio-economic analysis
• Emergency preparedness
• Computational methods
• Technology solutions
• Energy policy
• Human resource management
• DoD support
• Government accountability
• Resource allocation
• Critical infrastructure
• Public policy
• Humanitarian analysis
• Disaster response
• Military logistics
• Environmental assessment
• Foreign military relations
• Weapon systems performance
• Technical research
• Collaborative research
• Non-profit
• Environmental services
• Renewables & environment
• Research & development
• Information technology & services
• Nonprofit organization management

Technologies Used

• ASP.NET
• Amazon AWS
• Google Font API
• Google Tag Manager
• Intuit
• Microsoft Office 365
• Microsoft-IIS
• Mobile Friendly
• QuickBooks
• Remote
• SiteCore
• Taleo

Affiliated Organizations & Regional Branches

• IDA CCR-Princeton