Pros
A fantastic, relevant combat mission that has a true impact on what is going on with deployed forces at the forward edge. If you are in uniform, this is a great way to get joint credit and credit for working in the Pentagon without actually having to be in the building. Also on the cutting edge of technology and intel analysis!
Cons
As the organization has down-sized it has shed workers but increased senior staff and become top-heavy. This hurts what was once an agile and entrepreneurial organization. In some ways it has become a haven for retired military turned GS15's, some of whom have little supervisory responsibility. There is one SES who adds zero value and in fact no one, civilian or military, could tell me what he did. Even a couple of O6's were hanging out with no real job responsibilities. It also has a somewhat incestuous relationship with its contractors. Over time, though contracts have changed, the faces have stayed the same.