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, U.S.
Key people	Norton A. Schwartz (President);
Revenue	$270 million (2021)
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.