The FY2027 President's Budget requests $409.8M for Targeting Operations, within Homeland Security's Operations and Support account. That is up 32% on the FY2026 figure of $310.3M, which is a continuing-resolution annualized figure, not an enacted appropriation.
FY2025–FY2027
| Fiscal year | Basis | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | enacted | $310.3M |
| FY2026 | CR annualized | $310.3M |
| FY2027 | request | $409.8M |
The prior-year column is a CR annualized figure — the rate a continuing resolution funds at, not an enacted appropriation. The two are different numbers and are not interchangeable. Bases are separate columns and are never summed into one figure.
Homeland Security discretionary budget authority
From the OMB Public Budget Database — clean, summable, and the figure to cite for an agency total. It is the whole of Homeland Security's discretionary request, not a total of the parsed lines above, and this page never adds the two together.
What this funds
CBP Officer: This cost driver funds the salaries and benefits of CBPOs. Non-LEO Personnel: This cost driver funds the salaries and benefits of non-LEO personnel, including Agriculture Specialists. Agriculture Specialists safeguard American agriculture by preventing the introduction of harmful exotic plant pests and foreign animal diseases, and potential agricultural bioterrorism into the United States. Office of Field Operations - PPA II Targeting Operations - PPA III Analytical Framework for Intelligence Full-Year CR Annualized CR President's Budget Total Changes Explanation of Non Pay Cost Drivers Targeting Operations: This cost driver includes long-term TDY travel assignments, data services and licenses, targeting systems, Television Cable, shredding services, parking, communications, supplies, and equipment. The NTC relies on a range of non-pay resources to support its mission of identifying and assessing potential threats to border security. These needs include advanced information technology infrastructure, such as secure data storage, analytics platforms, and connectivity to various law enforcement and intelligence databases. Analytical Framework for Intelligence: This cost driver is primarily information technology - software, hardware, and contract support for Analytical Framework for Intelligence (AFI). AFI is a CBP-developed system that supports the identification, analysis, and targeting of individuals and cargo that may pose a risk to border security. It integrates data from multiple sources, including traveler information, law enforcement databases, and intelligence reports, to provide CBP officers and analysts with enhanced tools for risk assessment and decision-making. CBP anticipates no
Extracted from Customs and Border Protection, p. 7. Verbatim; nothing here is paraphrased.
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