• About
    • Corporate Overview
      • Our History
      • Mission and Values
      • Visiting MITRE
    • Leadership
      • Executive Team
      • Board of Trustees
      • Fellows
    • Awards and Recognition
    • Culture of Knowledge Sharing
    • Locations and Directions
    • Contact Us
      • General Inquiries
  • Centers
    • We Operate FFRDCs
      • Federal Transition
    • National Security Engineering Center
      • Who We Are
        • History and Awards
      • Where We Focus
        • Delivering Mission-Critical Capabilities
        • Solving Global Information Challenges
        • Integrating Solutions Across Government
        • Creating Transformational Technologies
      • Who We Hire
      • What's New
    • Center for Advanced Aviation System Development
      • Who We Are
        • History
        • Awards
      • Where We Focus
        • Transforming the National Airspace System (NextGen)
        • Improving National Airspace System Performance
        • Aviation Safety
        • Global Aviation
        • Aviation Research and Development
      • Who We Hire
      • What's New
    • Center for Enterprise Modernization
      • Who We Are
      • Where We Focus
        • Tax, Revenue & Financial System Transformation
        • Fraud, Compliance & Financial Integrity
        • Economic Infrastructure Modernization & Protection
        • Veterans Health & Benefits Modernization
      • Who We Hire
      • What's New
    • Homeland Security Systems Engineering and Development Institute
      • Who We Are
        • The HSSEDI Difference
        • Engage With Us
      • Where We Focus
        • Prevent Terrorism
        • Secure and Manage Borders
        • Enforce and Administer Immigration Laws
        • Safeguard and Secure Cyberspace
        • Strengthen National Preparedness and Resilience
        • Mature and Strengthen Homeland Security
      • Who We Hire
      • What's New
    • Judiciary Engineering and Modernization Center
      • Who We Are
      • Where We Focus
      • What's New
    • CMS Alliance to Modernize Healthcare
      • Who We Are
        • The CAMH Difference
        • Partnerships
      • Where We Focus
        • Payment Models
        • Health IT
        • Business Transformation & Program Integrity
        • Health Innovation
      • Who We Hire
      • What's New
    • National Cybersecurity FFRDC
      • Who We Are
  • Capabilities
    • Overview
    • Systems Engineering
      • Overview
      • MITRE’s Systems Engineering Role
      • SE Resources
      • Collaborations
    • Cybersecurity
      • Overview
        • Cyber Connections and Directions
        • Thinking Forward
          • Thinking Forward: A Powerful Approach
          • Thinking Forward: Cyber Defense
          • Thinking Forward: CyberPhysicalHuman World
        • Cybersecurity Resources
          • Awareness & Training
          • Standards
          • Tools
        • What's New
      • Situation Awareness
      • Resiliency
      • Threat-based Defense
      • Partnership
      • Operational Innovation
    • Advanced Technologies
      • Overview
      • Information Systems
        • Cloud Computing
        • Privacy
        • Service-Oriented Architecture
        • Social Software & Collaboration
      • Signal Processing
      • Mobile Technologies
      • Analysis and Analytics
    • Acquisition Effectiveness
      • Overview
      • Acquisition Management
      • Cost Analysis
      • Contracting
      • Acquisition Initiatives
        • Affordability Engineering Framework
        • Continuous Competition
        • Agile Acquisition
        • Challenge Based Acquisition
        • The Science of Acquisition
        • Enhanced Scenario Based Method
  • Research
    • Overview
      • What's New
    • Mission-focused Research
      • Agile & Adaptive Command and Control
      • Anti-Access/Area-Denial Technology
      • Aviation & Transportation
      • Critical Infrastructure Protection
      • Cybersecurity
      • Data to Decisions
      • Health Transformation
      • Integrated Sensing, Processing & Exploitation
      • Transforming the Government Enterprise
    • Core Technology Research
      • Acquisition Investment & Program Management
      • Communications & Networking
      • Electronic Systems & Technologies
      • Emerging Technologies
      • Information Technology
      • Modeling & Simulation
      • Software Engineering
      • Systems Engineering
    • Technology Transfer
      • Technology Licensing
        • Social Radar Technologies
      • FastLicense
      • Patents
      • Open Source Software
      • Partnerships & Collaboration
    • MITRE Challenge
      • MITRE Challenge IoT
        • IoT Leaderboard
        • IoT FAQs
      • MITRE Challenge UAS
        • UAS Challenge Finalists
        • UAS Challenge Eligibility Overview
        • UAS Challenge Components
        • UAS Challenge Details
        • UAS Challenge Submission Details
        • UAS FAQs
  • Careers
    • Working at MITRE
      • Valuing Diversity
      • Collaboration and Innovation
      • Benefits
      • Professional Development
      • Work-Life Balance
      • Employee Voices
      • Our Hiring Process
    • Job Openings
      • Advanced Search
    • Student Programs
      • Campus Events
      • Co-ops & Interns
      • Recent Graduates
      • Student Voices
      • FAQ
    • Military to MITRE
  • Publications
    • All Publications
    • Project Stories
    • Technical Papers
    • Annual Reports
    • Systems Engineering Guide
      • About the SEG
        • The Evolution of Systems Engineering
        • The Essence of MITRE’s Systems Engineering
      • SEG Table of Contents
      • Enterprise Engineering
        • Comprehensive Viewpoint
          • Systems Thinking
          • Systems Engineering Strategies for Uncertainty and Complexity
          • Tools to Enable a Comprehensive Viewpoint
        • Enterprise Planning and Management
          • IT Governance
          • Portfolio Management
          • How to Develop a Measurement Capability
        • Enterprise Technology, Information, and Infrastructure
          • IT Infrastructure Engineering
          • IT Service Management
          • Information and Data Management
          • Radio Frequency Spectrum Management
        • Engineering Information-Intensive Enterprises
          • Architectures Federation
          • Design Patterns
          • Composable Capabilities on Demand (CCOD)
          • Open Source Software
          • Privacy Engineering
          • Privacy Requirements Definition and Testing
        • Systems Engineering for Mission Assurance
          • Cyber Mission Assurance
          • Crown Jewels Analysis
          • Cyber Threat Susceptibility Assessment
          • Cyber Risk Remediation Analysis
          • Secure Code Review
          • Supply Chain Risk Management
        • Transformation Planning and Organizational Change
          • Performing Organizational Assessments
          • Formulation of Organizational Transformation Strategies
          • Stakeholder Assessment and Management
          • Effective Communication and Influence
          • Planning for Successful User Adoption
        • Enterprise Governance
          • Communities of Interest and/or Community of Practice
          • Standards Boards and Bodies
          • Policy Analysis
        • MITRE FFRDC Independent Assessments
          • Planning and Managing Independent Assessments
      • SE Life-Cycle Building Blocks
        • Concept Development
          • Operational Needs Assessment
          • Concept of Operations
          • Operational Requirements
          • High-Level Conceptual Definition
        • Requirements Engineering
          • Eliciting, Collecting, and Developing Requirements
          • Analyzing and Defining Requirements
          • Special Considerations for Conditions of Uncertainty: Prototyping and Experimentation
        • System Architecture
          • Architectural Frameworks, Models, and Views
          • Approaches to Architecture Development
          • Architectural Patterns
        • System Design and Development
          • Develop System-Level Technical Requirements
          • Develop Top-Level System Design
          • Assess the Design's Ability to Meet the System Requirements
        • Systems Integration
          • Identify and Assess Integration and Interoperability (I&I) Challenges
          • Develop and Evaluate Integration and Interoperability (I&I) Solution Strategies
          • Assess Integration Testing Approaches
          • Interface Management
        • Test and Evaluation
          • Create and Assess Test and Evaluation Strategies
          • Assess Test and Evaluation Plans and Procedures
          • Verification and Validation
          • Create and Assess Certification and Accreditation Strategies
        • Implementation, O & M, and Transition
        • Other SE Life-Cycle Building Blocks Articles
          • Spanning the Operational Space: How to Select Use Cases and Mission Threads
          • Acquiring and Incorporating Post-Fielding Operational Feedback into Future Developments
          • Test and Evaluation of Systems of Systems
          • Verification and Validation of Simulation Models
          • Affordability, Efficiency, and Effectiveness
      • Acquisition Systems Engineering
        • Acquisition Program Planning
          • Performing Analyses of Alternatives
          • Acquisition Management Metrics
          • Assessing Technical Maturity
          • Technology Planning
          • Life-Cycle Cost Estimation
          • Integrated Master Schedule (IMS)/Integrated Master Plan (IMP) Application
          • Performance Engineering
          • Comparison of Investment Analyses
        • Source Selection Preparation and Evaluation
          • Picking the Right Contractor
          • RFP Preparation and Source Selection
        • Program Acquisition Strategy Formulation
          • Agile Acquisition Strategy
          • Evolutionary Acquisition
          • "Big Bang" Acquisition
        • Contractor Evaluation
          • Data Driven Contractor Evaluations and Milestone Reviews
          • Earned Value Management
          • Competitive Prototyping
        • Risk Management
          • Risk Management Approach and Plan
          • Risk Identification
          • Risk Impact Assessment and Prioritization
          • Risk Mitigation Planning, Implementation, and Progress Monitoring
          • Risk Management Tools
        • Configuration Management
          • How to Control a Moving Baseline
          • Configuration Management Tools
        • Integrated Logistics Support
          • Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability
          • Managing Energy Efficiency
        • Quality Assurance and Measurement
          • Establishing a Quality Assurance Program in the Systems Acquisition or Government Operational Organization
          • How to Conduct Process and Product Reviews Across Boundaries
        • Continuous Process Improvement
          • Implementing and Improving Systems Engineering Processes for the Acquisition Organization
          • Matching Systems Engineering Process Improvement Frameworks/Solutions with Customer Needs
  • News
    • Press Releases
    • In the News
    • Media Resources
    • Corporate Events
MITRE
  • About
    • Corporate Overview
      • Our History
      • Mission and Values
      • Visiting MITRE
    • Leadership
      • Executive Team
      • Board of Trustees
      • Fellows
    • Awards and Recognition
    • Culture of Knowledge Sharing
    • Locations and Directions
    • Contact Us
      • General Inquiries
  • Centers
    • We Operate FFRDCs
      • Federal Transition
    • National Security Engineering Center
      • Who We Are
        • History and Awards
      • Where We Focus
        • Delivering Mission-Critical Capabilities
        • Solving Global Information Challenges
        • Integrating Solutions Across Government
        • Creating Transformational Technologies
      • Who We Hire
      • What's New
    • Center for Advanced Aviation System Development
      • Who We Are
        • History
        • Awards
      • Where We Focus
        • Transforming the National Airspace System (NextGen)
        • Improving National Airspace System Performance
        • Aviation Safety
        • Global Aviation
        • Aviation Research and Development
      • Who We Hire
      • What's New
    • Center for Enterprise Modernization
      • Who We Are
      • Where We Focus
        • Tax, Revenue & Financial System Transformation
        • Fraud, Compliance & Financial Integrity
        • Economic Infrastructure Modernization & Protection
        • Veterans Health & Benefits Modernization
      • Who We Hire
      • What's New
    • Homeland Security Systems Engineering and Development Institute
      • Who We Are
        • The HSSEDI Difference
        • Engage With Us
      • Where We Focus
        • Prevent Terrorism
        • Secure and Manage Borders
        • Enforce and Administer Immigration Laws
        • Safeguard and Secure Cyberspace
        • Strengthen National Preparedness and Resilience
        • Mature and Strengthen Homeland Security
      • Who We Hire
      • What's New
    • Judiciary Engineering and Modernization Center
      • Who We Are
      • Where We Focus
      • What's New
    • CMS Alliance to Modernize Healthcare
      • Who We Are
        • The CAMH Difference
        • Partnerships
      • Where We Focus
        • Payment Models
        • Health IT
        • Business Transformation & Program Integrity
        • Health Innovation
      • Who We Hire
      • What's New
    • National Cybersecurity FFRDC
      • Who We Are
  • Capabilities
    • Overview
    • Systems Engineering
      • Overview
      • MITRE’s Systems Engineering Role
      • SE Resources
      • Collaborations
    • Cybersecurity
      • Overview
        • Cyber Connections and Directions
        • Thinking Forward
          • Thinking Forward: A Powerful Approach
          • Thinking Forward: Cyber Defense
          • Thinking Forward: CyberPhysicalHuman World
        • Cybersecurity Resources
          • Awareness & Training
          • Standards
          • Tools
        • What's New
      • Situation Awareness
      • Resiliency
      • Threat-based Defense
      • Partnership
      • Operational Innovation
    • Advanced Technologies
      • Overview
      • Information Systems
        • Cloud Computing
        • Privacy
        • Service-Oriented Architecture
        • Social Software & Collaboration
      • Signal Processing
      • Mobile Technologies
      • Analysis and Analytics
    • Acquisition Effectiveness
      • Overview
      • Acquisition Management
      • Cost Analysis
      • Contracting
      • Acquisition Initiatives
        • Affordability Engineering Framework
        • Continuous Competition
        • Agile Acquisition
        • Challenge Based Acquisition
        • The Science of Acquisition
        • Enhanced Scenario Based Method
  • Research
    • Overview
      • What's New
    • Mission-focused Research
      • Agile & Adaptive Command and Control
      • Anti-Access/Area-Denial Technology
      • Aviation & Transportation
      • Critical Infrastructure Protection
      • Cybersecurity
      • Data to Decisions
      • Health Transformation
      • Integrated Sensing, Processing & Exploitation
      • Transforming the Government Enterprise
    • Core Technology Research
      • Acquisition Investment & Program Management
      • Communications & Networking
      • Electronic Systems & Technologies
      • Emerging Technologies
      • Information Technology
      • Modeling & Simulation
      • Software Engineering
      • Systems Engineering
    • Technology Transfer
      • Technology Licensing
        • Social Radar Technologies
      • FastLicense
      • Patents
      • Open Source Software
      • Partnerships & Collaboration
    • MITRE Challenge
      • MITRE Challenge IoT
        • IoT Leaderboard
        • IoT FAQs
      • MITRE Challenge UAS
        • UAS Challenge Finalists
        • UAS Challenge Eligibility Overview
        • UAS Challenge Components
        • UAS Challenge Details
        • UAS Challenge Submission Details
        • UAS FAQs
  • Careers
    • Working at MITRE
      • Valuing Diversity
      • Collaboration and Innovation
      • Benefits
      • Professional Development
      • Work-Life Balance
      • Employee Voices
      • Our Hiring Process
    • Job Openings
      • Advanced Search
    • Student Programs
      • Campus Events
      • Co-ops & Interns
      • Recent Graduates
      • Student Voices
      • FAQ
    • Military to MITRE
  • Publications
    • All Publications
    • Project Stories
    • Technical Papers
    • Annual Reports
    • Systems Engineering Guide
      • About the SEG
        • The Evolution of Systems Engineering
        • The Essence of MITRE’s Systems Engineering
      • SEG Table of Contents
      • Enterprise Engineering
        • Comprehensive Viewpoint
          • Systems Thinking
          • Systems Engineering Strategies for Uncertainty and Complexity
          • Tools to Enable a Comprehensive Viewpoint
        • Enterprise Planning and Management
          • IT Governance
          • Portfolio Management
          • How to Develop a Measurement Capability
        • Enterprise Technology, Information, and Infrastructure
          • IT Infrastructure Engineering
          • IT Service Management
          • Information and Data Management
          • Radio Frequency Spectrum Management
        • Engineering Information-Intensive Enterprises
          • Architectures Federation
          • Design Patterns
          • Composable Capabilities on Demand (CCOD)
          • Open Source Software
          • Privacy Engineering
          • Privacy Requirements Definition and Testing
        • Systems Engineering for Mission Assurance
          • Cyber Mission Assurance
          • Crown Jewels Analysis
          • Cyber Threat Susceptibility Assessment
          • Cyber Risk Remediation Analysis
          • Secure Code Review
          • Supply Chain Risk Management
        • Transformation Planning and Organizational Change
          • Performing Organizational Assessments
          • Formulation of Organizational Transformation Strategies
          • Stakeholder Assessment and Management
          • Effective Communication and Influence
          • Planning for Successful User Adoption
        • Enterprise Governance
          • Communities of Interest and/or Community of Practice
          • Standards Boards and Bodies
          • Policy Analysis
        • MITRE FFRDC Independent Assessments
          • Planning and Managing Independent Assessments
      • SE Life-Cycle Building Blocks
        • Concept Development
          • Operational Needs Assessment
          • Concept of Operations
          • Operational Requirements
          • High-Level Conceptual Definition
        • Requirements Engineering
          • Eliciting, Collecting, and Developing Requirements
          • Analyzing and Defining Requirements
          • Special Considerations for Conditions of Uncertainty: Prototyping and Experimentation
        • System Architecture
          • Architectural Frameworks, Models, and Views
          • Approaches to Architecture Development
          • Architectural Patterns
        • System Design and Development
          • Develop System-Level Technical Requirements
          • Develop Top-Level System Design
          • Assess the Design's Ability to Meet the System Requirements
        • Systems Integration
          • Identify and Assess Integration and Interoperability (I&I) Challenges
          • Develop and Evaluate Integration and Interoperability (I&I) Solution Strategies
          • Assess Integration Testing Approaches
          • Interface Management
        • Test and Evaluation
          • Create and Assess Test and Evaluation Strategies
          • Assess Test and Evaluation Plans and Procedures
          • Verification and Validation
          • Create and Assess Certification and Accreditation Strategies
        • Implementation, O & M, and Transition
        • Other SE Life-Cycle Building Blocks Articles
          • Spanning the Operational Space: How to Select Use Cases and Mission Threads
          • Acquiring and Incorporating Post-Fielding Operational Feedback into Future Developments
          • Test and Evaluation of Systems of Systems
          • Verification and Validation of Simulation Models
          • Affordability, Efficiency, and Effectiveness
      • Acquisition Systems Engineering
        • Acquisition Program Planning
          • Performing Analyses of Alternatives
          • Acquisition Management Metrics
          • Assessing Technical Maturity
          • Technology Planning
          • Life-Cycle Cost Estimation
          • Integrated Master Schedule (IMS)/Integrated Master Plan (IMP) Application
          • Performance Engineering
          • Comparison of Investment Analyses
        • Source Selection Preparation and Evaluation
          • Picking the Right Contractor
          • RFP Preparation and Source Selection
        • Program Acquisition Strategy Formulation
          • Agile Acquisition Strategy
          • Evolutionary Acquisition
          • "Big Bang" Acquisition
        • Contractor Evaluation
          • Data Driven Contractor Evaluations and Milestone Reviews
          • Earned Value Management
          • Competitive Prototyping
        • Risk Management
          • Risk Management Approach and Plan
          • Risk Identification
          • Risk Impact Assessment and Prioritization
          • Risk Mitigation Planning, Implementation, and Progress Monitoring
          • Risk Management Tools
        • Configuration Management
          • How to Control a Moving Baseline
          • Configuration Management Tools
        • Integrated Logistics Support
          • Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability
          • Managing Energy Efficiency
        • Quality Assurance and Measurement
          • Establishing a Quality Assurance Program in the Systems Acquisition or Government Operational Organization
          • How to Conduct Process and Product Reviews Across Boundaries
        • Continuous Process Improvement
          • Implementing and Improving Systems Engineering Processes for the Acquisition Organization
          • Matching Systems Engineering Process Improvement Frameworks/Solutions with Customer Needs
  • News
    • Press Releases
    • In the News
    • Media Resources
    • Corporate Events
Interns studying smart appliances.

Take on the Internet of Things with the MITRE Challenge

The Internet of Things (IoT) is changing the world around us—but also raising concerns about security and privacy. The latest MITRE Challenge, Unique Identification of IoT Devices, seeks innovative approaches to these issues. Competitors with the best ideas are eligible to win up to $50,000.

Take on the Internet of Things with the MITRE Challenge

Doug Phair talking with architect Kristy Markin.

Bringing the Future into MITRE's Workplace

Doug Phair (with information architect Kristy Markin) relishes his job as technology evangelist. "My goal is to get people motivated to try out new technologies to solve MITRE and sponsor problems. Then we tackle the tough engineering."

Bringing the Future into MITRE's Workplace

MITRE's Bob Martin, John Marien, and Matt Patron demonstrate their CQE initiative.

Translating Software Quality Issues into a Common Language

Just in time for National Cyber Security Awareness Month, Bob Martin, John Marien, and Matt Patron show how a MITRE initiative will help stop software glitches before they start.

Translating Software Quality Issues into a Common Language

MITRE cybersecurity engineer Sarah Weeks works at the National Cybersecurity FFRDC.

A Cyber Career Rooted in Public Service

In honor of National Cyber Security Awareness Month, we shine a light on Sarah Weeks. She’s making her mark at the MITRE-operated National Cybersecurity FFRDC.

A Cyber Career Rooted in Public Service

MITRE cybersecurity engineer Gabby Raymond mentors summer interns.

Mentoring the Cyber Workforce of the Future

October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month, and engineer Gabby Raymond has a mission to ensure our cyber interns make the most of their time at MITRE.

Mentoring the Cyber Workforce of the Future

MITRE 2016 Corporate Social Responsibility Report

Building a Foundation for the Future

MITRE's 2016 Corporate Social Responsibility Report highlights the dedication of our people and the impact of their efforts.

Building a Foundation for the Future

About Icon

About MITRE

The MITRE Corporation is a not-for-profit company that operates multiple federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs).

We provide innovative, practical solutions for some of our nation's most critical challenges in defense and intelligence, aviation, civil systems, homeland security, the judiciary, healthcare, and cybersecurity.

News Icon News

  • Leonard J. LaPadula

    Len LaPadula Joins Cyber Security Hall of Fame

  • Michal Cenkl working on his laptop.

    MITRE's Michal Cenkl Named Computerworld Premier 100 Honoree

  • Take MITRE's #SimplifySomething Challenge

    Take MITRE's #SimplifySomething Challenge

  • MITRE Board of Trustees Elects Hamre to Serve as Chairman

    MITRE Board of Trustees Elects Hamre to Serve as Chairman

  • Society of Women Engineers Recognizes MITRE President Alfred Grasso with Engineering Leadership Award

    Society of Women Engineers Recognizes MITRE President Alfred Grasso with Engineering Leadership Award

  • San Antonio Express-News Top Workplaces list for 2016 logo

    MITRE Named a San Antonio Express-News Top Workplace for 2016

View All News

Capabilities Icon Capabilities

Since our founding in 1958, MITRE has grown beyond our original role as a systems engineering company working on issues of national defense.

As the government's challenges evolved over time, MITRE added numerous technical and organizational capabilities. Today, we serve both civil and military agencies.

We share knowledge across the corporation, which means our expertise grows continually, as lessons learned for one customer are applied to the needs of others.

  • Systems Engineering
  • Acquisition Effectiveness
  • Cybersecurity
  • Advanced Technologies
View All Capabilities

Research Icon Research

  • research-slide1

    Mission Focused

  • research-slide1

    Core Technology

  • research-slide1

    Technology Transfer

View All Research

Careers Icon Careers

A tradition of technical innovation. An award-winning workplace. A career you'll be proud of.

 
careers-photo-left careers-photo-center careers-photo-center-right careers-photo-right
Working at MITRE Job Openings Student Programs

Publications Icon Publications

  • June 2016

    FAA Agile Acquisition Principles and Practices

    Avinash Pinto, Michael E. Liggan, Nadya K. Subowo, Hugh G. Goodwin, Siroos Sekhavat-Tafti, Amanda M. Staley
  • June 2016

    The Assessment of Biases in Cognition

    Abigail S. Gertner, Franklin Zaromb, Robert J. Schneider, Richard D. Roberts, Gerald Matthews
  • May 2016

    When Caregivers Huddle for Health, Data Makes a Difference

  • April 2016

    Authors of New Cyber Denial & Deception Book Tell All! Or Do They?

  • February 2016

    Challenge-Based Acquisition, 2nd Edition

    Dr. Richard Weatherly, Ryan M. Novak, Dr. Mike Arendt, Scott Robbins, Martin Edwards, David W. Seidel
View All Publications
  • Privacy
  • Terms
  • Contact
  • Site Map
  • Remote Access
  • Partnership Network
Connect:
MITRE is an equal opportunity employer with an inclusive workplace where differences are valued.
MITRE welcomes resume submissions directly from individual job seekers. Unsolicited resumes from employment agencies will not be honored.
Copyright © 1997-2016, The MITRE Corporation. All rights reserved. MITRE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. Material on this site may be copied and distributed with permission only.