What is MITRE?
In partnership with government clients, The MITRE Corporation (MITRE) is a not-for-profit corporation working in the public interest. It addresses issues of critical national importance, combining systems engineering and information technology to develop innovative solutions that make a difference. MITRE’s work is focused within three Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs). One FFRDC performs systems engineering and integration work for Department of Defense C3I. A second performs systems research and development work for the Federal Aviation Administration and other civil aviation authorities. The third FFRDC provides strategic, technical and program management advice to the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department. An example of another FFRDC that plays a role in the security community is the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) at Carnegie Mellon University, of which the CERT Coordination Center is a part.
