Working at the NRO
The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) is part of the 16-member Intelligence Community (IC) and the Department of Defense (DoD). The NRO's workforce consists of personnel from the DoD, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), and the National Security Agency (NSA). The Air Force and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) comprise the majority of the military and civilian population. The NRO's advanced reconnaissance satellite systems require a talented cadre of scientists, engineers, communication specialists, and acquisition managers. By working together and understanding customer needs and requirements, the NRO workforce is currently meeting complex intelligence collection challenges and is poised to fulfill future challenges to maintain vigilance from above.
Learn about the application process and some of our commonly needed professions by visiting the following pages: