SRA International, Inc.

Also Known As: Systems Research and Applications Corporation

Consulting - Information Technology

VAULT RANKINGS 2012

#25 Prestige

GENERAL INFO

Headquarters: Fairfax, VA
50 offices
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THE BUZZ…

"Nice guys"
"Big government-only player"
"Excellent project management and support"
"Rests on its laurels"

NEWS AND UPDATES

Vault's Scoop

Uppers

“SRAers walk the corporate talk of honesty and service”
“The company encourages you to have a career, not a job”
“The federal government is, in general, a really good, recession-proof customer”
Strong emphasis on community service

Downers

“Sometimes it's like we're in that awkward teenage period—too old to be cute and too young to be beautiful”
Little communication from upper management about the firm's direction
“Not enough cross-pollination between major sectors”
“The firm tends to keep poor performers around long after they should have been fired”

ABOUT THIS COMPANY:

Attention!

SRA founder Ernst Volgenau began his career in the military. An Air Force lieutenant, he spent the 1960s and 1970s working as an analyst in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, performing weapons system and command structure analyses. Later, after gaining experience with computer program management and database development, Volgenau was named director of data automation for the Air Force Logistics Command. After retiring from the military in 1976, Volgenau decided he had more work to do: He founded Systems Research and Applications Corporation in 1978, and operated the company from his basement. Within a month, Volgenau had hired his first employee.

Systems Research and Applications Corporation was reincorporated as SRA International in 1984, and its initial public offering in 2002 brought in $90 million. Today, Volgenau serves as board chairman, while president and CEO Stanton “Stan” Sloane oversees daily operations. Students at George Mason University’s School of Information Technology and Engineering know Volgenau as the man whose name is on their building; in 2005 the IT school was renamed the Volgenau School of IT&E, in recognition of a $10 million donation from Volgenau and his wife Sara, the largest individual contribution in George Mason’s history.
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SRA SURVEY SAYS

Doing the right thing

We’re told with some insistence that SRA’s mascot, a penguin named Albert E. Penguin, is “an integral part of the company culture.” “Penguins are the company mascot and they are literally everywhere,” says a recent hire, adding, “It is weird how obsessed some people are with it.” In part, some say, the emphasis on the penguin “helps promote a sense of fun and light-heartedness in the company.” But perhaps more tellingly, a principal explains, “this came about very early on in the company's history when a company-sponsored athletic team needed a name. All the other teams in the league were named after predatory animals like hawks and bears, so SRA chose one of the most docile animals there was.”

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DISCUSSIONS

New Topic: What a joke
As a senior in information science & technology and looking for full time employment, I had been interviewing with several different companies du …

New Topic: Interview feedback and salary (4 replies)
Last reply: As a senior in information science & technology and looking for full time employment, I had been interviewing with several different companies du …

New Topic: Interview feedback and salary (4 replies)
Last reply: SRA is unbelievably slow when getting back to you, so be patient; however, the wait might not be worth it. I was offered 40k initially in Washing …