# Targeting Operations

**Agency:** Homeland Security  
**Account:** Operations and Support  
**Source document:** Customs and Border Protection · p. 7  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/budget/homeland-security/targeting-operations  

> **Trust:** parsed from the agency Congressional Justification. Approximate, **not summable**, verify at the cited page.

## Funding ($M)

| Fiscal year | Basis | Amount |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FY2025 | enacted | 310.3 |
| FY2026 | CR annualized | 310.3 |
| FY2027 | request | 409.8 |

The prior-year column is a CR annualized figure, not an enacted appropriation.


## Homeland Security discretionary budget authority (OMB PBDB — authoritative)

FY2027 $91.40B, FY2026 $88.60B. This is the agency total, not a sum of the parsed lines.


## 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


**Where it sits:** Civilian / Non-Defense › Homeland Security › Customs and Border Protection › Operations and Support › Trade and Travel Operations


*HitchAI is an independent intelligence service, not affiliated with the U.S. government. Civilian line dollars are parsed from agency Congressional Justifications and are approximate.*