What We Do
As a not-for-profit organization, MITRE acts in the public interest by delivering objective, cost-effective solutions to many of the world's biggest challenges.
We operate FFRDCs—federally funded research and development centers—and provide technical expertise, stability, and continuity to government agency sponsors.
FFRDCs Put Research to Work
MITRE powers advances in national defense, aviation safety, GPS, financial systems, healthcare, cybersecurity, and more—advances that make your life better.
We’re 65+ years into our mission and just getting started. Work with us for public good.
-
Defense & Intelligence
-
Aviation & Transportation
-
Civil Systems & Veterans' Services
-
Homeland Security
-
Health & Human Services
-
Cybersecurity
![Navy Lt. works in the command center aboard the USS John P. Murtha](/sites/default/files/styles/pod/public/hero/2025-01/Navy-Command-Control.jpg.jpeg?itok=n2z0OF42)
Defense & Intelligence
National Security Engineering Center
Delivering impartial and independent systems thinking and technical expertise to strengthen key decision-making for national security and global defense.
![Two pilots in a lit up cockpit of an aircraft about to take off](/sites/default/files/styles/pod/public/hero/2021-09/pilots-cockpit-runway.jpg.jpeg?itok=0rhMzjeA)
Aviation & Transportation
Center for Advanced Aviation System Development
Transforming the safety, security, capacity, and efficiency of global transportation through data-driven analysis, collaborative research, and a holistic perspective.
![Outside view of the dome of the Capitol building](/sites/default/files/styles/pod/public/hero/2022-07/Capitol-dome-flag.jpg.jpeg?itok=bsvJkvA8)
Civil Systems & Veterans' Services
Center for Enterprise Modernization
Working to shape a federal enterprise that boosts government effectiveness, secures financial systems, and improves delivery of veterans’ benefits.
![Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter](/sites/default/files/styles/pod/public/hero/2022-07/Jayhawk-helicopter-Coast-Guard.jpg.jpeg?itok=-PCVkK9W)
Homeland Security
Homeland Security Systems Engineering and Development Institute™
Driving innovation and collaboration across the homeland security enterprise to safeguard the American people and our nation’s critical infrastructure.
![Female doctor comforts her young patient who has cancer](/sites/default/files/styles/pod/public/hero/2022-12/child-doctor-cancer.jpg.jpeg?itok=ZKFWa-eb)
Health & Human Services
The Health FFRDC
Accelerating innovation by connecting people and data to reinvent health systems, enhance care, and protect and promote health and well-being.
![Mother and daughter using a banking machine outside](/sites/default/files/styles/pod/public/hero/2025-01/cyber-ffrdc-ATM.jpg.jpeg?itok=hYXIHTgF)
Cybersecurity
National Cybersecurity FFRDC
Partnering with government and industry to confront cybersecurity challenges that pose a serious risk to national security, public safety, and economic prosperity.
Defense & Intelligence
![Navy Lt. works in the command center aboard the USS John P. Murtha](/sites/default/files/styles/pod/public/hero/2025-01/Navy-Command-Control.jpg.jpeg?itok=n2z0OF42)
Defense & Intelligence
National Security Engineering Center
Delivering impartial and independent systems thinking and technical expertise to strengthen key decision-making for national security and global defense.
Aviation & Transportation
![Two pilots in a lit up cockpit of an aircraft about to take off](/sites/default/files/styles/pod/public/hero/2021-09/pilots-cockpit-runway.jpg.jpeg?itok=0rhMzjeA)
Aviation & Transportation
Center for Advanced Aviation System Development
Transforming the safety, security, capacity, and efficiency of global transportation through data-driven analysis, collaborative research, and a holistic perspective.
Civil Systems & Veterans' Services
![Outside view of the dome of the Capitol building](/sites/default/files/styles/pod/public/hero/2022-07/Capitol-dome-flag.jpg.jpeg?itok=bsvJkvA8)
Civil Systems & Veterans' Services
Center for Enterprise Modernization
Working to shape a federal enterprise that boosts government effectiveness, secures financial systems, and improves delivery of veterans’ benefits.
Homeland Security
![Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter](/sites/default/files/styles/pod/public/hero/2022-07/Jayhawk-helicopter-Coast-Guard.jpg.jpeg?itok=-PCVkK9W)
Homeland Security
Homeland Security Systems Engineering and Development Institute™
Driving innovation and collaboration across the homeland security enterprise to safeguard the American people and our nation’s critical infrastructure.
Health & Human Services
![Female doctor comforts her young patient who has cancer](/sites/default/files/styles/pod/public/hero/2022-12/child-doctor-cancer.jpg.jpeg?itok=ZKFWa-eb)
Health & Human Services
The Health FFRDC
Accelerating innovation by connecting people and data to reinvent health systems, enhance care, and protect and promote health and well-being.
Cybersecurity
![Mother and daughter using a banking machine outside](/sites/default/files/styles/pod/public/hero/2025-01/cyber-ffrdc-ATM.jpg.jpeg?itok=hYXIHTgF)
Cybersecurity
National Cybersecurity FFRDC
Partnering with government and industry to confront cybersecurity challenges that pose a serious risk to national security, public safety, and economic prosperity.
Our Impact
Solving problems for a safer world requires a strong vision and strategy and the courage to act boldly. At MITRE, we keep an eye on the future to stay ahead of the unprecedented pace of change.
![Employee holding a laptop in the BlueTech lab](/sites/default/files/styles/pod/public/hero/2025-01/BlueTech-pool-laptop.jpg.jpeg?itok=3EGlax79)
MITRE Labs
MITRE Labs inspires breakthroughs in applied science and advanced technology to transform the future of U.S. scientific and economic leadership.
![Employee working in the quantum lab](/sites/default/files/styles/pod/public/hero/2025-01/Quantum-Lab-employee.jpg.jpeg?itok=QSTWJ7SC)
Independent R&D
MITRE’s Independent Research and Development Program gives us the freedom and flexibility to both respond to urgent challenges and anticipate the future for our government sponsors and the nation.
![MITRE staff collaborating](/sites/default/files/styles/pod/public/hero/2021-10/MITRE-collaborating-San-Diego.jpg.jpeg?itok=GqVCpX1r)
Policy & Thought Leadership
MITRE helps to build bridges between diverse points of view by providing objective, nonpartisan, evidence-based insights—to inform public policy that’s effective, accessible, and technically sound.
![A walkway connects North Point Park in Cambridge with Paul Revere Park in Charlestown. This walkway goes under the Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge](/sites/default/files/styles/pod/public/hero/2021-12/Zakim-Bridge-Walkway_0.jpg.jpeg?itok=s4VHYUtY)
Partnerships
Working with our expanding network of partners—government, industry, other non-profits, national labs, and academia—we solve critical problems spanning sectors, technologies, and nations.
![Employee holding a laptop in the BlueTech lab](/sites/default/files/styles/pod/public/hero/2025-01/BlueTech-pool-laptop.jpg.jpeg?itok=3EGlax79)
MITRE Labs inspires breakthroughs in applied science and advanced technology to transform the future of U.S. scientific and economic leadership.
![Employee working in the quantum lab](/sites/default/files/styles/pod/public/hero/2025-01/Quantum-Lab-employee.jpg.jpeg?itok=QSTWJ7SC)
MITRE’s Independent Research and Development Program gives us the freedom and flexibility to both respond to urgent challenges and anticipate the future for our government sponsors and the nation.
![MITRE staff collaborating](/sites/default/files/styles/pod/public/hero/2021-10/MITRE-collaborating-San-Diego.jpg.jpeg?itok=GqVCpX1r)
MITRE helps to build bridges between diverse points of view by providing objective, nonpartisan, evidence-based insights—to inform public policy that’s effective, accessible, and technically sound.
![A walkway connects North Point Park in Cambridge with Paul Revere Park in Charlestown. This walkway goes under the Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge](/sites/default/files/styles/pod/public/hero/2021-12/Zakim-Bridge-Walkway_0.jpg.jpeg?itok=s4VHYUtY)
Working with our expanding network of partners—government, industry, other non-profits, national labs, and academia—we solve critical problems spanning sectors, technologies, and nations.
![Lex walking with two interns](/sites/default/files/styles/pod/public/hero/2025-01/Lex-interns.jpg.jpeg?itok=q2VFbMSl)
![MITRE 360 newsletter on cell phones](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/hero/2025-01/360-cell-phones.jpg.jpeg?itok=tanmovEg)
MITRE 360 Newsletter
Every month, we explore all corners of our organization, from the work we do with government sponsors, partners, and academia to our communities and people driving the work.
![Two employees talking](/sites/default/files/styles/pod/public/hero/2025-01/work-with-us.jpg.jpeg?itok=MCdnRRYQ)