MITRE has fallen well behind industry in research and become a pseudo-consulting firm. I am part of a strategy and transformation department, and we waste more tax dollars than the government. In my experience, very few people show up to the office. If they do, they arrive 1-2 hours late and leave 1-2 hours early, all while billing 8 hours to the government. It has been similar to my military service. When I brought up concerns about quality of work and time billed, I was threatened and pressured to leave. There is a gap in mid-career professionals because the older employees will not accept other points of view or a faster pace. Change has been promised, but none has come.