Institute for Defense Analyses

Institute for Defense Analyses

IDA headquarters (lower left) with Reagan National Airport in the background
Company type	Nonprofit
Industry	Research
Headquarters	Alexandria, Virginia , United States
Key people	Norton A. Schwartz (President)
Revenue	$270 million (2021)[1]
Divisions	Center for Communications and Computing Science and Technology Policy Institute Systems and Analyses Center
Website	www.ida.org

The Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA) is an American non-profit corporation that administers three federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs) – the Systems and Analyses Center (SAC), the Science and Technology Policy Institute (STPI), and the Center for Communications and Computing (C&C) – to assist the United States government in addressing national security issues, particularly those requiring scientific and technical expertise. It is headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia.