MITRE ^Company

The MITRE Corporation, a not-for-profit organization, provides systems engineering, research and development, and information technology support to the government. It operates federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs) department of defense; the federal aviation administration; the internal revenue service and the U.S. department of veterans affairs; and the department of homeland security. The companyâ€:tm:s FFRDCs provide services in the areas of acquisition and systems analysis; airspace development, safety, and security; command and control; cybersecurity; enterprise systems engineering; global networking; healthcare technology; homeland security; intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance; and large-scale enterprise transformation. Its FFRDCs also engage in the research and development of technologies, such as biotechnology, biosecurity, nanotechnology, neurotechnology, computational imaging, and quantum computing.

The company was founded in 1958 and is based in Bedford, Massachusetts. It has facilities and offices in Bedford, Massachusetts; and McLean, Virginia.