Anonymous
12/03/2025 12:40
Subject: FFRDCs
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:CNA is also top-heavy...worthless.
I love how this one (I assume) disgruntled ex-CNAer periodically tries to jump into the middle of the RAND/Mitre bashing.
“Guuuys! Come on! CNA sucks too!”
“Who?”
Are you a CNA bootlicker? Current IPR VP making over $250k/year, with high bonuses, can't market IPR work as a former FED even after your restrictions have expired?
The FFRDC portion is safe/sound for now as the Navy/Marine Corps requested changes at the FFRDC. IPR still has a high overhead rate.
What changes did USN+USMC request?
Reducing IPR overhead...having IPR pay for their own B&P funding and not having the FFRDC subsidize it.
Anonymous
12/03/2025 12:38
Subject: FFRDCs
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:CNA is also top-heavy...worthless.
I love how this one (I assume) disgruntled ex-CNAer periodically tries to jump into the middle of the RAND/Mitre bashing.
“Guuuys! Come on! CNA sucks too!”
“Who?”
Are you a CNA bootlicker? Current IPR VP making over $250k/year, with high bonuses, can't market IPR work as a former FED even after your restrictions have expired?
The FFRDC portion is safe/sound for now as the Navy/Marine Corps requested changes at the FFRDC. IPR still has a high overhead rate.
Salaries are here in case you were wondering:
https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/541558882
Wow. CNA's two EVPs out-earn IDA's EVP, despite CNA's $151M revenue being less than IDA's $350M.
Crazy isnt it?!!
Anonymous
12/03/2025 09:42
Subject: FFRDCs
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:CNA is also top-heavy...worthless.
I love how this one (I assume) disgruntled ex-CNAer periodically tries to jump into the middle of the RAND/Mitre bashing.
“Guuuys! Come on! CNA sucks too!”
“Who?”
Are you a CNA bootlicker? Current IPR VP making over $250k/year, with high bonuses, can't market IPR work as a former FED even after your restrictions have expired?
The FFRDC portion is safe/sound for now as the Navy/Marine Corps requested changes at the FFRDC. IPR still has a high overhead rate.
Salaries are here in case you were wondering:
https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/541558882
RAND is hiring for a "Salesforce Business Analyst Administrator" (whatever that means) who may earn more than a "Research Lead - AI Cyber Testing & Evaluation" Totally misplaced priorities.
The salary range for the research lead is $137,000 - $246,600 and $120,900 - $180,300 for the Salesforce role. "May" is doing a lot of work there.
That pay range for merely running a salesforce database seems really high. Doubt your sponsors want to pay for that bloat.
I'm not at RAND. I think RAND has much bigger problems than this. But that's a normal salary range for the kind of moderately skilled technical job that no one wants to do because you're locked into a particular vendor, you're a cost center, it's boring, and there's no prestige in it. One of the consequences of GRT running RAND has been unwillingness to pay enough for non-PhD roles, not understanding that RAND can get a deal on researchers but no one is excited about coming to RAND to do basically anything else.
Anonymous
12/03/2025 08:19
Subject: FFRDCs
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:CNA is also top-heavy...worthless.
I love how this one (I assume) disgruntled ex-CNAer periodically tries to jump into the middle of the RAND/Mitre bashing.
“Guuuys! Come on! CNA sucks too!”
“Who?”
Are you a CNA bootlicker? Current IPR VP making over $250k/year, with high bonuses, can't market IPR work as a former FED even after your restrictions have expired?
The FFRDC portion is safe/sound for now as the Navy/Marine Corps requested changes at the FFRDC. IPR still has a high overhead rate.
Salaries are here in case you were wondering:
https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/541558882
RAND is hiring for a "Salesforce Business Analyst Administrator" (whatever that means) who may earn more than a "Research Lead - AI Cyber Testing & Evaluation" Totally misplaced priorities.
The salary range for the research lead is $137,000 - $246,600 and $120,900 - $180,300 for the Salesforce role. "May" is doing a lot of work there.
A GS-15, Step 1 in DC makes $167k. Who needs a 15 to run a database?
Anonymous
12/03/2025 08:07
Subject: FFRDCs
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:CNA is also top-heavy...worthless.
I love how this one (I assume) disgruntled ex-CNAer periodically tries to jump into the middle of the RAND/Mitre bashing.
“Guuuys! Come on! CNA sucks too!”
“Who?”
Are you a CNA bootlicker? Current IPR VP making over $250k/year, with high bonuses, can't market IPR work as a former FED even after your restrictions have expired?
The FFRDC portion is safe/sound for now as the Navy/Marine Corps requested changes at the FFRDC. IPR still has a high overhead rate.
Salaries are here in case you were wondering:
https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/541558882
RAND is hiring for a "Salesforce Business Analyst Administrator" (whatever that means) who may earn more than a "Research Lead - AI Cyber Testing & Evaluation" Totally misplaced priorities.
The salary range for the research lead is $137,000 - $246,600 and $120,900 - $180,300 for the Salesforce role. "May" is doing a lot of work there.
That pay range for merely running a salesforce database seems really high. Doubt your sponsors want to pay for that bloat.
Anonymous
12/03/2025 06:58
Subject: FFRDCs
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:CNA is also top-heavy...worthless.
I love how this one (I assume) disgruntled ex-CNAer periodically tries to jump into the middle of the RAND/Mitre bashing.
“Guuuys! Come on! CNA sucks too!”
“Who?”
Are you a CNA bootlicker? Current IPR VP making over $250k/year, with high bonuses, can't market IPR work as a former FED even after your restrictions have expired?
The FFRDC portion is safe/sound for now as the Navy/Marine Corps requested changes at the FFRDC. IPR still has a high overhead rate.
Salaries are here in case you were wondering:
https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/541558882
RAND is hiring for a "Salesforce Business Analyst Administrator" (whatever that means) who may earn more than a "Research Lead - AI Cyber Testing & Evaluation" Totally misplaced priorities.
The salary range for the research lead is $137,000 - $246,600 and $120,900 - $180,300 for the Salesforce role. "May" is doing a lot of work there.
Anonymous
12/02/2025 23:09
Subject: FFRDCs
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:CNA is also top-heavy...worthless.
I love how this one (I assume) disgruntled ex-CNAer periodically tries to jump into the middle of the RAND/Mitre bashing.
“Guuuys! Come on! CNA sucks too!”
“Who?”
Are you a CNA bootlicker? Current IPR VP making over $250k/year, with high bonuses, can't market IPR work as a former FED even after your restrictions have expired?
The FFRDC portion is safe/sound for now as the Navy/Marine Corps requested changes at the FFRDC. IPR still has a high overhead rate.
Salaries are here in case you were wondering:
https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/541558882
RAND is hiring for a "Salesforce Business Analyst Administrator" (whatever that means) who may earn more than a "Research Lead - AI Cyber Testing & Evaluation" Totally misplaced priorities.
Anonymous
12/02/2025 22:05
Subject: FFRDCs
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:CNA is also top-heavy...worthless.
I love how this one (I assume) disgruntled ex-CNAer periodically tries to jump into the middle of the RAND/Mitre bashing.
“Guuuys! Come on! CNA sucks too!”
“Who?”
Are you a CNA bootlicker? Current IPR VP making over $250k/year, with high bonuses, can't market IPR work as a former FED even after your restrictions have expired?
The FFRDC portion is safe/sound for now as the Navy/Marine Corps requested changes at the FFRDC. IPR still has a high overhead rate.
Salaries are here in case you were wondering:
https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/541558882
Wow. CNA's two EVPs out-earn IDA's EVP, despite CNA's $151M revenue being less than IDA's $350M.
Anonymous
12/02/2025 19:36
Subject: FFRDCs
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:CNA is also top-heavy...worthless.
I love how this one (I assume) disgruntled ex-CNAer periodically tries to jump into the middle of the RAND/Mitre bashing.
“Guuuys! Come on! CNA sucks too!”
“Who?”
Are you a CNA bootlicker? Current IPR VP making over $250k/year, with high bonuses, can't market IPR work as a former FED even after your restrictions have expired?
The FFRDC portion is safe/sound for now as the Navy/Marine Corps requested changes at the FFRDC. IPR still has a high overhead rate.
What changes did USN+USMC request?
Anonymous
12/02/2025 19:28
Subject: FFRDCs
Hahaha ☝️!!!
Anonymous
12/02/2025 15:29
Subject: FFRDCs
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:CNA is also top-heavy...worthless.
I love how this one (I assume) disgruntled ex-CNAer periodically tries to jump into the middle of the RAND/Mitre bashing.
“Guuuys! Come on! CNA sucks too!”
“Who?”
Are you a CNA bootlicker? Current IPR VP making over $250k/year, with high bonuses, can't market IPR work as a former FED even after your restrictions have expired?
The FFRDC portion is safe/sound for now as the Navy/Marine Corps requested changes at the FFRDC. IPR still has a high overhead rate.
Salaries are here in case you were wondering:
https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/541558882
Anonymous
12/02/2025 15:27
Subject: FFRDCs
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Mitre recently furloughed many people - without pay - in lieu of a formal layoff. Management seems to be hoping a bunch of the lost work will return in coming months.
What about hssedi?
Looks like the IDIQ came in a few days ago. $400M, 3 years
https://app.g2xchange.com/fedciv/posts/mitre-attains-400m-dhs-st-security-systems-engineering-and-development-institute-hssedi-idiq
Smaller than expected. Who will do the work? Favored few remaining are not the best and brightest.
That's a 72% cut to ceiling. Yikes.
But also a reduction in PoP.
AND, more importantly, it's listed on that link as cost with no fee. Losing that fee is huge.
Yes, it was supposed to be CPFF. Does this mean overhead will go up to address the gap?
It’s also now an IDC versus IDIQ contract, which gives them more flexibility.
https://www.govconwire.com/articles/dhs-follow-on-homeland-security-ffrdc-management-contract
https://www.highergov.com/contract-forecast/hssedi-idiq-contract-1109772/#overview
Those two links are 9 and 12 months old, unless I'm missing something?
These links confirm that the initial intent was for CPFF. Something changed in the last year.
Anonymous
12/02/2025 14:51
Subject: FFRDCs
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Mitre recently furloughed many people - without pay - in lieu of a formal layoff. Management seems to be hoping a bunch of the lost work will return in coming months.
What about hssedi?
Looks like the IDIQ came in a few days ago. $400M, 3 years
https://app.g2xchange.com/fedciv/posts/mitre-attains-400m-dhs-st-security-systems-engineering-and-development-institute-hssedi-idiq
Smaller than expected. Who will do the work? Favored few remaining are not the best and brightest.
That's a 72% cut to ceiling. Yikes.
But also a reduction in PoP.
AND, more importantly, it's listed on that link as cost with no fee. Losing that fee is huge.
Yes, it was supposed to be CPFF. Does this mean overhead will go up to address the gap?
It’s also now an IDC versus IDIQ contract, which gives them more flexibility.
https://www.govconwire.com/articles/dhs-follow-on-homeland-security-ffrdc-management-contract
https://www.highergov.com/contract-forecast/hssedi-idiq-contract-1109772/#overview
Those two links are 9 and 12 months old, unless I'm missing something?
Anonymous
12/02/2025 08:14
Subject: FFRDCs
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Mitre recently furloughed many people - without pay - in lieu of a formal layoff. Management seems to be hoping a bunch of the lost work will return in coming months.
What about hssedi?
Looks like the IDIQ came in a few days ago. $400M, 3 years
https://app.g2xchange.com/fedciv/posts/mitre-attains-400m-dhs-st-security-systems-engineering-and-development-institute-hssedi-idiq
Smaller than expected. Who will do the work? Favored few remaining are not the best and brightest.
That's a 72% cut to ceiling. Yikes.
But also a reduction in PoP.
AND, more importantly, it's listed on that link as cost with no fee. Losing that fee is huge.
Yes, it was supposed to be CPFF. Does this mean overhead will go up to address the gap?
It’s also now an IDC versus IDIQ contract, which gives them more flexibility.
https://www.govconwire.com/articles/dhs-follow-on-homeland-security-ffrdc-management-contract
https://www.highergov.com/contract-forecast/hssedi-idiq-contract-1109772/#overview
Anonymous
12/01/2025 19:35
Subject: FFRDCs
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:CNA is also top-heavy...worthless.
I love how this one (I assume) disgruntled ex-CNAer periodically tries to jump into the middle of the RAND/Mitre bashing.
“Guuuys! Come on! CNA sucks too!”
“Who?”
Are you a CNA bootlicker? Current IPR VP making over $250k/year, with high bonuses, can't market IPR work as a former FED even after your restrictions have expired?
The FFRDC portion is safe/sound for now as the Navy/Marine Corps requested changes at the FFRDC. IPR still has a high overhead rate.
Each of the FFRDCs have their own sets of problems. MITRE appeared to function as a SETA for decades. RANDs public profile seems to have morphed into political advocacy. CNA is bloated for its size. IDA was overly dependent on DOT&E for decades. JPL never could get away from just NASA until it was too late.