Pros
Huh? I was hired by people under UARC, which was a UCSC + NASA thing. UCSC never got in the way of our day-to-day work, whereas USRA screens *personal emails* and makes ridiculous policy punishments. USRA taking over UARC projects has been a very big mistake and a big liability to the current people who transferred from UARC to USRA. What pros?
Cons
Aside from the management grossly over-estimating their importance to research, expect these people to monitor every facet of your social media, and even your personal emails (gmail) that go through the NASA wifi on whatever research center you're working on. I've discovered that research contracting has a lot of conflicts-of-interest, and I would not be surprised if USRA was sued or becomes in engulfed in litigation over the next year. I have to give this company *at least a 1 star rating*, even if USRA does not deserve it. I cannot give them a lower rating due to the sites features. USRA aren't scientists, they are SUITS. Stay far far way.