# Operations Security (OPSEC) — Program Element 0203345F

**Program element:** 0203345F  
**Component:** U.S. Air Force  
**Appropriation:** 3600 — RDT&E, Air Force  
**Budget Activity:** 7 — Operational System Development  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0203345F

## Summary

U.S. Air Force requests $45.0M in FY2027 against nothing enacted in FY2026, sustained across the five-year plan. In the FY2027 defense authorization, the House funded it in full; the Senate funded it in full; House appropriators funded it in full.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 0.0 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 0.0 |
| FY2027 | Request | 45.0 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 67.0 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 70.4 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 73.9 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 77.6 |

> Estimate types are not summed — the profile mixes actuals, enacted law, the request, and outyear projections.

## Congressional marks (FY2027)

| Stage | Marked ($M) | Change ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| Request | 45.0 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 45.0 | +0.0 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 45.0 | +0.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 45.0 | +0.0 |

> FY2027 NDAA authorization marks, as of 2026-07-27. Not appropriations or final law.

## Projects (1)

| Project | Title | FY2025 actual | FY2026 enacted | FY2027 request | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 674550 | Operations Security (OPSEC) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 45.0 | new start |

> Projects are the summable leaves: the program element total is their sum, never added to it.

### Project 674550 — Operations Security (OPSEC)

The DAF Operations Security (OPSEC) Program enables the effective and efficient execution of the OPSEC process. OPSEC is a Presidentially directed security discipline and operational function that denies adversaries the ability to collect, analyze, and exploit information that might provide an advantage against the United States by preventing the compromise of critical information through a process of continual assessment that identifies and analyzes critical information, vulnerabilities, risks, and external threats. OPSEC requires the continual implementation and modernization of measures and countermeasures, to include technical solutions, to mitigate operational risk. The Battering Ram project and associated efforts, may include but are not limited to, provide the automated classification governance, requirements management, and scaling across the Department of War (DoW) through the modernization of the information security classification and declassification processes which enhance critical OPSEC measures; thereby reducing risks to DOW and DAF capabilities and missions. The Battering Ram project is developing and implementing the information technology infrastructure that enables the modernization of existing information security capabilities to realize a uniform system for classifying, safeguarding, and declassifying national security information as prescribed in Executive Order 13526, Classified National Security Information. Battering Ram will enable the DoW to improve warfighter effectiveness by increasing the speed with which information can be exchanged by reducing complex and manual review processes and providing a secure multi-level information system and information technology infrastructure to support the execution and operation of the information security enterprise.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battering Ram | 0.0 | 0.0 | 45.0 |

> R-2A activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan. Coverage is partial, so count them, never total them.

## Where the FY2027 request goes

| Category | Share | $M |
|---|---|---|
| Other / unspecified | 100% | 45.0 |

> R-3 exhibit contract funding, not USAspending obligations.

## Mission & acquisition strategy

The DAF Operations Security (OPSEC) Program enables the effective and efficient execution of the OPSEC process. OPSEC is a Presidentially directed security discipline and operational function that denies adversaries the ability to collect, analyze, and exploit information that might provide an advantage against the United States by preventing the compromise of critical information through a process of continual assessment that identifies and analyzes critical information, vulnerabilities, risks, and external threats. OPSEC requires the continual implementation and modernization of measures and countermeasures, to include technical solutions, to mitigate operational risk.

Battering Ram is transitioning from an AFWERX innovation effort to a formal Department of the Air Force (DAF) program. The acquisition strategy will continue to be developed and assessed through FY2026 and expected to be determined in FY2027.

## Related program elements

- [0203345D8Z — Defense Operations Security Initiative (DOSI)](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0203345D8Z) (Defense-Wide)
- [0604009F — Afwerx](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604009F) (Air Force)
- [0604003F — Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS)](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604003F) (Air Force)
- [1206855SF — Evolved Strategic SATCOM (ESS)](https://hitchintel.com/programs/1206855SF) (Space Force)

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Air Force RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0203345F (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0203345F")`.

*HitchAI is an independent intelligence service, not affiliated with the U.S. Department of Defense. Budget figures are requests/estimates, not obligations.*