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3.7

65% would recommend to a friend

(267 total reviews)
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Lt. Gen. Robert J. Skinner

78% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Defense Information Systems Agency has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 267 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Defense Information Systems Agency employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government & Public Administration industry (3.6 stars).

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267 reviews
1.0
Dec 15, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

You can go on leave and not have to be there. Also, you can just go there and sleep. In plain view. No one cares as long as you don't try to get promoted or be proactive. There is even a place in the nurses station where you can go to take a nap. Usually crowded with senior citizens, but get in there at 7:00 am and you're golden until it's lunch time. Then you can crowd into the overpriced cafe where the majority of employees stay for 7 of their 8 hour workday.

Cons

Agency is being run life a mafia. Leadership is filled with typical government people who plan to stay in place and do just enough to not get fired and the bottom dwellers of the military services. It's easily the worst place to work in the federal government as it pertains to leadership and accountability. The government should take the $11B budget and put it into relevant warfighting capabilities. There are literally people who work two jobs there, and they use tberir time at DISA to get paid GS14 and 15 pay yo sleep behind their office door so that they can report to their second non fed job. It's a joke.

3.0
Aug 14, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Resume' building. - Low requirements to start at a decent pay for veterans. - Clearance upkeep - Small amounts of time to work on ITIL certifications

Cons

- You never know when your contract might end. - The environment is very quiet and demanding - There isn't any room for advancement - Government Worker friendly ONLY

1.0
Aug 3, 2018

Electronics Engineer

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Potential to do amazing things for the warfighter and the Government. Great benefits. Programs for additional education.

Cons

This is no longer a technical agency but a contracting agency. The technical workforce has left with the last technical executive retiring with no replacement. Advanced technical training is not provided or funded. Priorities and reorganizations are routine, there is little stability. This agency is currently on a course for closure by the DoD and has lost the majority of executive leadership that has not been replaced. You will learn bureaucracy here not advance your technical skills. You will review contracts not build or manage systems. Agency has contracted its main functions to its detriment. Little to no room for technical advancement ... technical positions have been converted to non technical positions with no degree/education requirements.

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