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National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

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National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency reviews

3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(70 total reviews)

Vice Admiral Frank Whitworth

73% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

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5.0
Feb 5, 2022

Great place to work

Recommend
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Pros

Great people who take care of each other

Cons

Low pay compared to private sector

4.0
Oct 20, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

It is rewarding to support a broad variety of important missions through scientific research. Stability. Good pay. Great benefits.

Cons

Large government agencies are big ships that don’t change direction well, even when the leadership tries.

2.0
Oct 19, 2021
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Pros

You can't beat the mission of NGA and the value that is sometimes created for users. The pay is great compared to other federal jobs and the benefits are competitive with private industry.

Cons

Be prepared to have your IT break daily. Replies to your emails may or may not ever be answered - some working from home take is seriously, some take it as an opportunity to work part time for full time pay. Are you a good writer? If you are, you will do great because your promotions are based on how well you can inflate you accomplishments. Just remember this if you want to work here: Mediocre performance + great writing = promotion. Excellent performance + average writing = no promotion. Poor performance from leadership is generally tolerated and in the past, even egregious behavior is generally tolerated. I've had bosses who slept with contractors, harassed employees, or got inebriated while on official travel. All of them have maintained their status as senior managers and are still supervising other employees.

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