Career Services for SSP Students and Alumni

The Security Studies Program (SSP) is committed to assisting students and alumni establish professional careers to match individual strengths and interests. The program enhances the academic education of SSP students with tools to succeed in the competitive work environment.

The Career Services coordinator works individually with students to target opportunities in all branches of the federal government, private firms, non-profit organizations, and research institutions. The SSP has resources, workshops, and information sessions for students with clear career objectives and for those with less well defined goals.

Services provided by SSP Career Services include:

Additional Resources

Positions held by recent SSP graduates in the public sector include:

  • Central Intelligence Agency, Analyst
  • Central Intelligence Agency, Attorney
  • Central Intelligence Agency, Directorate of Intelligence, Branch Chief
  • Defense Intelligence Agency, Analyst
  • Drug Enforcement Agency, Presidential Management Intern
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation, Intelligence Research Specialist, Counterterrorism Unit
  • National Security Agency, Country Desk Officer, International Relations
  • National Security Council, Director for European Affairs
  • Office of Management and Budget, Presidential Management Intern
  • Office of Naval Intelligence, Maritime Analyst for Asia/Pacific Region
  • Office of Representative Jim Saxton, Senior Policy Advisor
  • Office of Senator Thad Cochran, Staff Director, Subcommittee on Governmental Affairs
  • Office of Senator Jim Jeffords, Legislative Assistant
  • Office of Senator Frank Murkowski, Legislative Assistant
  • Office of Senator John D. Rockefeller, IV, Speechwriter
  • State of Maryland, International Trade Specialist
  • U.S. Air Force, Officer
  • U.S. Army, Officer
  • U.S. Department of Defense, National Security Study Group, Research Analyst
  • U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Presidential Management Fellow
  • U.S. Department of Defense, POW/MIA Office, Senior Analyst
  • U.S. Department of Justice, Investigative Specialist
  • U.S. Department of Justice, National Security Section, Senior Trial Attorney
  • U.S. Department of State, Director of Analysis for Terrorism, Narcotics, and Crime
  • U.S. Department of State, Foreign Service Officer
  • U.S. Department of State, Presidential Management Intern
  • U.S. Department of State, Translator
  • U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on National Security, Staff Member
  • U.S. Marine Corps, Officer
  • U.S. National Imaging and Mapping Agency, Intelligence Officer
  • U.S. Navy, Officer

Positions held by recent graduates in the private sector include:

  • Adroit Systems, Inc., Reconnaissance Systems Analyst
  • American Defense International, President
  • Analytical Services, Inc., Analyst
  • ANSER, Inc., Electrical Engineer
  • APPIAN Corp., Technological Consultant
  • ARIST Corporation, Senior Program Analyst
  • Arthur D. Little, Consultant
  • Bechtel Corporation, Manager, Business Development Services
  • BETAC Corporation, Senior Systems Analyst
  • Booz-Allen and Hamilton, Policy Analyst
  • CAS, Analyst
  • Connect-USA, LLC, Managing Partner
  • Crow and Soldier, Business Manager Cryptek Secure Communications, Director of Corporate Development
  • DFI International, Senior Associate
  • Deloitte & Touche, LLP, Senior Marketing Manager
  • DynMeridian, Senior Analyst
  • EAI Corp., Researcher
  • Earth Watch Inc., Director for Defense and Intelligence Programs
  • European Aeronautic Defense and Space, Inc., Director of Communications
  • General Dynamics, Program Manager
  • GRC International, Staff Analyst
  • ITT Industries, Contract Administrator
  • Jane’s Information Group, Product Development Coordinator
  • JIL Information Systems, Analyst
  • Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, et. al., Legal Assistant
  • KPMG Peat Marwick, Federal Services Group, Consultant
  • Laticrete International Inc., Analyst
  • Lockheed-Martin Federal Systems, Advisory Engineer
  • Litton, Arms Control Analyst
  • Photon Research Associates, Inc., Engineer
  • The Saint Paul, Field Analyst
  • Science Applications International Corporation, Defense Analyst
  • Systems Planning Corporation, Systems Engineer
  • TRW, Inc., Strategic Planning and Assessments Analyst
  • UNIBEX, International Business Manager
  • USX Corporation, Manager, Governmental Affairs

Positions held by recent graduates in the non-profit sector include:

  • American Red Cross, Director of International Relief and Development
  • Business Executives for National Security, Policy Associate
  • Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Research Assistant
  • Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessment, Public Outreach Coordinator
  • Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington Quarterly, Editor-in-Chief
  • Council on Foreign Relations, International Affairs Fellow
  • Institute for Defense Analysis, Research Analyst
  • Monterey Center for Nonproliferation, Research Associate
  • National Democratic Institute, Project Coordinator
  • Stimson Center, President

Following are some of the institutions and programs that recent SSP graduates have joined:

  • American University, Law Studies
  • Catholic University, Law Studies
  • Georgetown University, Law Studies
  • Harvard University, Doctoral Candidate
  • RAND Graduate School, Doctoral Candidate
  • Stanford University, Doctoral Candidate
  • University of Chicago, Doctoral Candidate
  • University of Geneva, Doctoral Candidate
  • Wake Forest University, Law Studies