# Information Systems Security Program — Program Element 0303140D8Z

**Program element:** 0303140D8Z  
**Component:** Defense-Wide  
**Appropriation:** 0400 — RDT&E, Defense-Wide  
**Budget Activity:** 7 — Operational System Development  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0303140D8Z

## Summary

Defense-Wide funding falls 42% to a $35.2M request in FY2027 (down from a FY2026 peak), 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 added 99% (to $70.2M).

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 34.8 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 60.5 |
| FY2027 | Request | 35.2 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 36.8 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 42.4 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 43.2 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 43.0 |

> 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 | 35.2 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 35.2 | +0.0 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 35.2 | +0.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 70.2 | +35.0 |

> 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 140 | Information Systems Security Program (ISSP) | 34.8 | 60.5 | 35.2 | −42% |

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

### Project 140 — Information Systems Security Program (ISSP)

The DoW CIO information systems security program (ISSP) provides focused defense cybersecurity and information assurance technology and technical solutions research, development, testing, and integration critical to meet Title 10 U.S. Code Section 2224 (10 U.S.C. §2224) (Defense Information Assurance Program); Public Law 113-283 (Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014); Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-130; multiple DoW cybersecurity-related instruction series, such as 8500, 8510, 8520, 8530, and 8540; Executive Order 14028, “Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity”; National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022, Section 1528; National Cybersecurity Strategy (March 2023), OMB M-22-09, “Moving the U.S. Government Toward Zero Trust Cybersecurity Principles”; National Security Memorandum 8, “Memorandum on Improving the Cybersecurity of National Security, Department of Defense, and Intelligence Community Systems”; FY 2022 – 2026 DoW Strategic Management Plan; DoW CIO 2024 Defense Industrial Base Cybersecurity Strategy; and DoW CIO 2022 Zero Trust (ZT) Strategy. ISSP assists the DoW CIO and mission partners in: developing cybersecurity governance processes; modernizing communications security (COMSEC) and cryptography, including post-quantum solutions; integrating and synchronizing the DoW information environment; enhancing communications cybersecurity and national security system protection; adopting ZT cybersecurity principles; defending against supply-chain attacks; overseeing cybersecurity risk management; developing and sustaining defense industrial base (DIB) cybersecurity activities; and integrating cybersecurity standards across the DoW.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Information Systems Security Program Plans and Accomplishments | 29.8 | 24.5 | 35.2 |

> 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% | 35.2 |

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

## Mission & acquisition strategy

The DoW CIO information systems security program (ISSP) provides focused defense cybersecurity and information assurance technology and technical solutions research, development, testing, and integration critical to meet Title 10 U.S. Code Section 2224 (10 U.S.C. §2224) (Defense Information Assurance Program); Public Law 113-283 (Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014); Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-130; multiple DoW cybersecurity-related instruction series, such as 8500, 8510, 8520, 8530, and 8540; Executive Order 14028, “Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity”; National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022, Section 1528; National…

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## Related program elements

- [0305387D8Z — Homeland Defense Technology Transfer Program](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0305387D8Z) (Defense-Wide)
- [0605601A — Army Test Ranges and Facilities](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605601A) (Army)
- [0605141BR — Mission Assurance RISK Management System (MARMS)](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605141BR) (Defense-Wide)
- [0605013N — Information Technology Development](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605013N) (Navy)

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Office of the Secretary of Defense RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0303140D8Z (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0303140D8Z")`.

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