# Joint Staff Analytical Support — Program Element 0204571J

**Program element:** 0204571J  
**Component:** Defense-Wide  
**Appropriation:** 0400 — RDT&E, Defense-Wide  
**Budget Activity:** 6 — RDT&E Management Support  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0204571J

## Summary

Defense-Wide funding falls 37% to a $5.1M request in FY2027 (down from a FY2026 peak). In the FY2027 defense authorization, the House funded it in full; the Senate funded it in full; House appropriators added 157% (to $13.1M).

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 7.2 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 8.0 |
| FY2027 | Request | 5.1 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 4.5 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 4.3 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 3.1 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 3.2 |

> 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 | 5.1 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 5.1 | +0.0 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 5.1 | +0.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 13.1 | +8.0 |

> 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P001 | Future Joint Force Development and Design | 7.2 | 8.0 | 5.1 | −36% |

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

### Project P001 — Future Joint Force Development and Design

The Joint Staff Analytical Support (JSAS) program provides analytic and management support to the Chairman’s Title 10 requirement to develop urgent and long-term Joint concepts. These threat-based Joint concepts advance Joint force operational effectiveness and enable the introduction and incorporation of new capabilities. The Joint concepts program supports the Chairman's responsibility to articulate a vision for the future Joint force; address operational problems on a 20-year horizon; identify Joint force development implications; and identify capabilities required to mitigate and solve future Joint warfighting gaps. The goal is to enable investment decisions balancing near and long-term risk. Threat-informed Joint concepts drive capability development and promote horizontal integration for force development across the Services, Combatant Commands, Defense agencies, OSW and Joint Staff. Key deliverables include: Joint Operating Environment (JOE) and the Gamechangers report: Developed in partnership with the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), these reports describe the future security environment and project the implications of change for the Joint Force. The documents describe the circumstances that may alter the security environment and explore how the intersection and interaction of these changes might impact the character of war in the future. They provide a framework to think about the full range of Joint force missions and how they may evolve over time to support development of threat-based future Joint concepts and CONOPS. Joint Warfighting Design 2040 (JWD 2040): Describes the attributes of the future Joint force and identifies areas for Service examination and experimentation. It prepares the Joint force for the future character of warfare – as outlined in the Joint Operating Environment – and provides a force design that balances unity of effort with Service-specific contributions. JWD 2040 is developed through ongoing collaboration with the Services, Combatant Commands, Defense Agencies, the Intelligence Community, industry, academia, and key allies and partners. The Joint Warfighting Concept (JWC): The Department of War's overarching vision for how the Joint Force will fight in the future. It provides a threat-informed, operational concept for how the U.S.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Future Joint Force Development and Design | 7.2 | 8.0 | 5.1 |

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

## Mission & acquisition strategy

The Joint Staff Analytical Support (JSAS) family of programs provide defense analytical support capabilities for the Joint Staff and Combatant Commands (CCMDs). JSAS encompasses tools and infrastructure required to conduct analyses and formulate results that assist the Chairman in fulfilling his statutory responsibilities. A primary focus of this analysis is the development of the operational concepts that guide the evolution of the Joint Force. This effort is led by the threat-informed Joint Warfighting Concept (JWC), an overarching framework that is detailed through subordinate Concepts of Operation (CONOPS) and Concepts of Employment (CONEMPs).

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## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Office of the Secretary of Defense RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0204571J (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0204571J")`.

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