IDA’s mission is to answer the most challenging U.S. security and science policy questions with objective analysis leveraging extraordinary scientific, technical and analytic expertise. This expertise is spread across three IDA-managed federally funded research and development centers. The Systems and Analyses Center, the Science and Technology Policy Institute and the Center for Communications and Computing work separately and together to provide varied sponsor organizations the answers they need.
Systems and Analyses Center Research
SAC’s research capabilities evolve to meet the needs of our government sponsors. We blend expertise in science, technology and systems with deep knowledge of costs, policies, human capital, intelligence, sustainment, advanced analytic methods, and sponsor organizations and processes.
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Science and Technology Policy Institute Research
STPI provides responsive, high-quality analyses of national and international science and technology issues across a range of areas important to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and other executive branch sponsors.
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Center for Communications and Computing
CCC performs fundamental research in support of the National Security Agency’s missions in cybersecurity and signals intelligence, encompassing computer network operations and cryptology.
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