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National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

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National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency reviews

3.7

69% would recommend to a friend

(341 total reviews)

Vice Admiral Frank Whitworth

73% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 341 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government & Public Administration industry (3.7 stars).

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341 reviews
3.0
Jan 17, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Mission. People. Facility. Community. Great sense of satisfaction contributing to national security mission. Great promise and an increasingly younger, more diversified workforce.

Cons

Too many gitchy strategic objectives that lack congruence or relevance to the agency community mission--been non-stop "good ideas" since 2010. None of them stuck or reached fruition. IT investments squandered for a decade pursuing yesterday's technology. Leadership team is not (leading.) Portfolio effort started in 2011 a disaster, personnel efforts have ruined morale and isolated workforce. People aren't held accountable. Messaging inconsistent, no track to task on planned activities. Bumper stickers or platitudes as goals or objectives--substance light.

5.0
Jan 8, 2018

Image Scientist

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

I have been at the NGA for 6 months and thoroughly enjoy it. In my work role, I have been given a good amount of freedom to pursue interesting projects, within the scope of mission goals. I have also been placed with a very good group of coworkers and have found every one to be nice.

Cons

The big downside is the usual "big, slow" government versus "quick, nimble" industry. Getting any requests fulfilled takes a long time.

2.0
Dec 26, 2017

Dying Agency

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Decent pay, typical government benefits.

Cons

No room for advancement, innovation is stifled, senior managers are largely incompetent.

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