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Revision as of 16:17, 16 May 2013

"MITRE" redirects here. For other uses, see Mitre (disambiguation).
The MITRE Corporation
Company typeNot-for-profit corporation
Founded1958
HeadquartersBedford, MA and McLean, VA, USA
Key people
Alfred Grasso
(President) & (CEO)
RevenueUS$ 1.389 billion[1]
Number of employees
7,887
Websitewww.mitre.org
The MITRE Center at MITRE's campus in Bedford

The MITRE Corporation (stylized as MITRE) is an American not-for-profit organization based in Bedford, Massachusetts and McLean, Virginia. It manages Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs) supporting the Department of Defense (DOD), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts on behalf of the Federal Judiciary, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

History

Under the leadership of C. W. Halligan, MITRE was formed in 1958 to provide overall direction to the companies and workers involved in the US Air Force SAGE project. Most of the early employees were transferred to MITRE from the Lincoln Laboratory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where SAGE was being developed. In April 1959, a site was purchased in Bedford, Massachusetts near Hanscom Air Force Base, to develop a new MITRE laboratory, which MITRE occupied in September 1959.[2]

After the SAGE project ended in the early 1960s, the FAA selected MITRE to develop a similar system to provide automated air traffic control. The result of the project formed the National Airspace System (NAS), that is still in use today. To support the NAS project and continual operations with the US Department of Defense at the Pentagon, MITRE opened a second "main office" in McLean, Virginia.

Through the 1960s, MITRE developed and supported military Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence (C3I) projects, including the Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS). MITRE also worked on a number of projects with ARPA, including precursors to the Advanced Research Projects Agency Network ARPANET. Since the 1960s, MITRE has developed or supported most DoD early warning and communications projects, including the Joint Tactical Information Distribution System JTIDS and the Joint Surveillance and Target Attack Radar System JSTARS.

During the 1980s, the German hacker Markus Hess used an un-secured MITRE Tymnet connection as an entry point for intrusions into US Department of Defense, Department of Energy, and NASA computer networks.[3]

On July 10, 1985, mitre.org was the first .org domain name registered, and it remains in use by the company today.[4]

On October 1, 1990, the FAA selected MITRE to operate its FFRDC, the Center for Advanced Aviation System Development (CAASD).[5]

On January 29, 1996, MITRE divided into two entities: The MITRE Corporation to focus on its FFRDCs for DoD and FAA, and a new company, named Mitretek Systems (now called Noblis) to assume non-FFRDC work for other US Government agencies.[6]

In July 1998, the Internal Revenue Service selected MITRE to manage its FFRDC, the Center for Enterprise Modernization (CEM).[7]

In 2005, a team from MITRE competed in the 2005 DARPA Grand Challenge, and qualified in 23rd place for the final race.[8]

On March 6, 2009, the Department of Homeland Security selected MITRE to operate the Homeland Security Systems Engineering and Development Institute (HS SEDI).[9]

On December 2, 2010, the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts selected MITRE to operate the Judiciary Engineering and Modernization Center (JEMC) FFRDC.[10]

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services selected MITRE to operate an FFRDC in October 2012.[11]

Organization

FFRDCs and research program

MITRE is organized as follows:[12]

  • The National Security Engineering Center (NSEC) FFRDC is sponsored by the Department of Defense and focuses on national security issues.[13]
  • The Center for Advanced Aviation System Development (CAASD) FFRDC is sponsored by the Federal Aviation Administration and focuses on air traffic management.[14]
  • The Center for Enterprise Modernization (CEM) FFRDC supports enterprise modernization within the Internal Revenue Service and the Department of Veterans Affairs.[15]
  • The Homeland Security Systems Engineering and Development Intitute (HS SEDI) FFRDC supports the Department of Homeland Security and its mission partners to safeguard people in the United States against terrorist threats, aid the flow of legal commerce and immigration, and recover swiftly from natural disasters and other national emergencies.[16] [17]
  • The Judiciary Engineering and Modernization Center (JEMC) FFRDC supports the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts on behalf of the federal judiciary.
  • The CMS FFRDC is sponsored by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).[18]
  • Internal research and development explores new technologies and ways to apply existing tools and technologies.[19]

Locations

MITRE operates branch offices around the world, many co-located with military installations.[1] Template:Multicol

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Corporate governance

Chief executive officers

  • 1958–1966: C.W. Halligan[20]
  • 1966-1969: Dr. John L. McLucas
  • 1969-1986: Robert R. Everett
  • 1986-1990: Charles A. Zraket[21]
  • 1990-1996: Barry M. Horowitz
  • 1996-2000: Victor A. DeMarines
  • 2000-2006: Martin C. Faga
  • 2006–present: Alfred Grasso

Board of Trustees

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Awards, honors, and accomplishments

Over the years, MITRE has received awards for corporate achievements as well as for achievements of its scientists, researchers, and engineers.[23] A sampling includes

  • In 2013, MITRE was named a 2013 CSO40 Award winner by the International Data Group's CSO Magazine. The CSO40 Awards recognize 40 organizations for security projects and initiatives that demonstrate outstanding business value and thought leadership.[24]
  • In 2011 and 2012, InformationWeek named MITRE to its InformationWeek 500, an annual ranking of the nation's most innovative users of business technology.[25]
  • In 2011, for the second time, MITRE's knowledge management successes have earned the corporation a North American Most Admired Knowledge Enterprises (MAKE) award, which recognizes organizations for exceptional knowledge management and knowledge sharing practices.[26]
  • In June 2008, MITRE was presented with the Secretary of Defense Medal for Outstanding Public Service for "significant contributions in communications, command and control decision-making, intelligence, cyberspace, and warfighter field support, as well as research and development."[27]
  • In July 2008, MITRE was awarded the Air Force Association’s Theodore Von Karman award for "the most outstanding contribution in the field of engineering and science."[28]
  • In July 2008, MITRE’s Center for Advanced Aviation System Development (CAASD), as part of an ADS-B team of 26 public and private sector groups, was selected for the 2007 Collier Trophy for its efforts in conceptualizing, developing, and implementing a fundamental, so-called "cornerstone capability" for the future of the national airspace system.
  • MITRE has been included on annual lists of several magazines:
    • Glassdoor.com has named MITRE one of the “50 Best Places to Work” for five consecutive years;[29]
    • The Boston Globe has named MITRE to its “Top Places to Work” list for four years;[30]
    • Fortune included MITRE in its "100 Best Companies to Work For" for ten consecutive years[31]
    • Computerworld included MITRE in its "100 Best Places to Work in IT" list, for eight consecutive years.[32]

MITRE employees have created more than 40 technologies available for licensing,[33] generated more than 30 packages of downloadable software,[34] and been granted more than 80 US patents.[35]

References

  1. ^ a b "2011 MITRE Annual Report" (PDF). The MITRE Corporation. 2012. Retrieved 2012-05-14.
  2. ^ Redmond, Kent C. (2000). From Whirlwind to MITRE: The R&D Story of The SAGE Air Defense Computer. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. ISBN 0-262-18201-7. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ Stoll, Clifford (1989-09-26). The Cuckoo's Egg: Tracking a Spy Through the Maze of Computer Espionage. Doubleday. ISBN 978-0-385-24946-1. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  4. ^ ".ORG Celebrates 25th Anniversary of Very First Registration - MITRE.org". CircleID. Iomemo Inc. 2010-07-12. Retrieved 2011-01-20.
  5. ^ Taft, Darryl K (1990-10-01). "Officials choose FFRDC model for NAS work. (Federal Aviation Administration officials use Federally Funded Research and Development Center to develop National Airspace System plan)". Government Computer News. Retrieved 2013-01-29.
  6. ^ Day, Kathleen (1996-02-23). "The Think Tank That Went Out for a Spin; MITRE Splits in Two to Answer Concerns That It Has an Unfair Edge in Government Work". The Washington Post.
  7. ^ "MITRE's IRS FFRDC Supports Tax Administration Modernization". The MITRE Corporation. 1999-06-01. Retrieved 2013-01-29.
  8. ^ "The MITRE Meteorites: 2005 DARPA Grand Challenge Entry" (PDF). DARPA. Retrieved 2013-01-29.
  9. ^ "DHS Establishes Two New Federally Funded Research & Development Centers". Department of Homeland Security. 2009-03-05. Retrieved 2013-01-29.
  10. ^ "2010 MITRE Annual Report" (PDF). The MITRE Corporation. 2011. Retrieved 2013-01-29.
  11. ^ "MITRE Wins Potential $1B Contract to Manage its 6th FFRDC; Alfred Grasso Comments". GovConWire. Retrieved 2013-01-28. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |�date= ignored (help)
  12. ^ "The MITRE Corporation: A National Resource" (PDF). The MITRE Corporation. 2012. Retrieved 2012-05-14.
  13. ^ "National Security Engineering Center (NSEC): Department of Defense FFRDC". The MITRE Corporation. 2012-04-30. Retrieved 2013-01-29.
  14. ^ "Center for Advanced Aviation System Development (CAASD): Federal Aviation Administration FFRDC". The MITRE Corporation. 2012-04-30. Retrieved 2013-01-29.}
  15. ^ "Center for Enterprise Modernization (CEM): Internal Revenue Service/Department of Veterans Affairs FFRDC". The MITRE Corporation. 2012-04-30. Retrieved 2013-01-29.
  16. ^ "HS SEDI: Integrating across DHS to Secure America". The MITRE Corporation. Retrieved 2013-01-29.
  17. ^ "About the Homeland Security Systems Engineering and Development Institute (HS SEDI)". Department of Homeland Security. Retrieved 2013-01-29.
  18. ^ "Center for Transforming Health" (PDF). The MITRE Corporation. 2012-07-01. Retrieved 2013-01-29.
  19. ^ "MITRE Research Program" (PDF). The MITRE Corporation. 2012-07-01. Retrieved 2013-01-29.
  20. ^ Shearman, Jennifer (2008). The MITRE Corporation: Fifty Years of Service in the Public Interest. The MITRE Corporation.
  21. ^ Oral history interview with Charles A. Zraket, Charles Babbage Institute, University of Minnesota
  22. ^ "MITRE Board of Trustees". The MITRE Corporation. 2012-12-21. Retrieved 2013-01-029. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  23. ^ "MITRE Awards and Recognition". MITRE Corporation. 2013-01-13. Retrieved 2013-01-29.
  24. ^ "CSO Magazine Recognizes Security Business Value with Inaugural CSO40 Awards". IDGEnterprise. 2013-01-15. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
  25. ^ "2012 InformationWeek 500". InformationWeek. Retrieved 2012-01-28.
  26. ^ "MITRE Among Top Ten Corporations for Knowledge Management". The MITRE Corporation. 2009-11-18. Retrieved 2013-01-29.
  27. ^ "MITRE Presented with Secretary of Defense Medal for Outstanding Public Service". bnet. Business Wire. 2008-07-12. Retrieved 2009-04-15.
  28. ^ "MITRE wins Air Force Association's Theodore von Karman Award". The Integrator. US Air Force. 2008-07-31. Retrieved 2009-04-15.
  29. ^ "Best Places to Work". Glassdoor. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
  30. ^ "Top Places to Work - 2012 - MITRE Corporation". Boston Globe. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
  31. ^ "Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work for". Fortune Magazine. Retrieved 2011-01-20.
  32. ^ "100 Best Places to Work in IT 2010". Computerworld. Retrieved 2011-01-20.
  33. ^ "MITRE Technology Transfer Office: Available Technologies". The MITRE Corporation. 2011-04-20. Retrieved 2013-01-29.
  34. ^ "MITRE Technology Transfer Office: Downloadable Software". The MITRE Corporation. 2012-11-06. Retrieved 2013-01-29.
  35. ^ "MITRE Technology Transfer Office Patent List". The MITRE Corporation. 2013-01-17. Retrieved 2013-01-29.

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