Institute for Defense Analyses reviews

IDA leadership and staff remain steadfastly committed to the mission: answering the most challenging U.S. security and science policy questions with objective analysis leveraging extraordinary scientific, technical, and analytic expertise. Staff feedback is important to us as we strive to continually improve. We are concerned and disappointed to hear your thoughts regarding the loyalty to our mission and encourage further dialogue to understand examples and context in an effort to fully address them. We seek to empower all staff to come forward with concerns, and can only work to address them when open conversations take place. For any current employees who may share similar concerns, we urge you to share them with us via one of the many available resources, including but not limited to divisional/directorate leadership and code of conduct reporting (see the IIS). IDA’s uniquely flat structure allows for issues to be addressed quickly and at senior levels within the organization.

We appreciate hearing feedback from all staff. We also understand that no two staff members share the same experience at IDA. Outside of filing a Code of Conduct complaint through IDA’s Office of the General Counsel, there are other ways to bring important topics to the attention of our leadership. If you or a colleague have concerns that have not been addressed, or if you have come to learn new information that has not previously been investigated, you are encouraged to escalate your concerns by speaking with any member of the senior management or executive team at IDA. Please note that while the Office of the General Counsel (and HR) are not in a position to share the details of Code of Conduct investigations, we can assure you that all reported concerns raised are fully investigated and reviewed at the highest levels of the organization. You are welcome to email us at feedback@ida.org with any specific suggestions for improving processes for staff feedback or complaints.