Pros
Mission is interesting. The benefits are good. Vacation & holidays aren't as good as government employment but way better than commercial. Retirement has decent matching. Unless you are in executive management, bonuses are comical. USRA is a steward of taxpayer money, so they should be conservative with how bonuses and the like are being applied. Being employed as a RESEARCHER or EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT, there are plenty of advantages including work life balance. Being employee on the mid to lower level on the business side, the benefits aren't as great. As far as compensation goes, management has been making an effort to provide rhyme and reason to what employees are paid, creating awareness on what is expected in order to be considered for promotion.
Cons
Caution: Undergoing major reorganization prepare for headaches and additional workload. With any reorg, in any company, there are plenty of headaches. Upper management could have prepared, communicated, or enlisted individuals working at the company longer than 1 year for input on the changes and the impact of said changes. That is in the past, and we must work in the present. Advice to anyone considering working here: If you are interested in not being a team player, interested in being a slacker and only doing the bare minimum, interested in simply collecting your paycheck, please do not work here. USRA needs individuals who care about the work product they put out. USRA needs individual who are self motivated. USRA also needs to get rid of all the dead weight in the company that provide little or no benefit.