# Information Systems Security Program — Program Element 0303140F

**Program element:** 0303140F  
**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/0303140F

## Summary

U.S. Air Force funding ramps 16% to a $117.7M request in FY2027, 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 | 91.7 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 101.6 |
| FY2027 | Request | 117.7 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 201.0 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 211.4 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 189.5 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 208.3 |

> 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 | 117.7 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 117.7 | +0.0 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 117.7 | +0.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 117.7 | +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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 675200 | Cryptographic Modernization 2 (CM2) | 91.7 | 101.6 | 117.7 | +16% |

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

### Project 675200 — Cryptographic Modernization 2 (CM2)

The Department of the Air Force (DAF) Cryptographic Modernization 2 (CM2) effort modernizes cryptographic devices protecting critical national security information across multi-domain operations. This DAF effort supports an integrated effort across the cyber domain to transform to next-generation cryptographic capabilities. It provides U.S. forces and multinational and interagency partners the multi-domain security needed to protect the flow and exchange of strategic, operational, and tactical information in accordance with national and international policy/standards, and the validated requirements of decision makers, warfighters, and the intelligence community. CM2 modernization is required by Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Notice (CJCSN) 6510 and National Security Agency (NSA) Decertification Messages (CED-31-15/037-21/032-16) from FY 2023 for the need to add Quantum Resilience (QR) to the existing high assurance cryptographic products. This effort will allow protection against advanced & evolving quantum computing threats. All existing crypto devices will be vulnerable and must be modernized to be quantum resilient. The CM2 effort is a holistic DAF-wide modern cryptographic strategy to provide long-term, evolving protection of Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications (NC3), Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance (ISR), Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), Key Management Enterprise (KME), and nearly all DAF platforms, ground and space networks. CM2 will provide the required enhanced security for all DAF voice, data, and video capabilities on the battlefield and throughout the Department of War (DoW) enterprise. In addition to the development /modernization of the devices, this effort requires studies, proof of concepts, and prototype efforts to accurately address the evolving quantum computing threats in the near future and ramp up efforts accordingly. This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver weapon system capability. The use of such program's funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program element (PE) 0605829F, 0605831F, 0605833F, or 0605898F. In FY 2025 $3.214 million was expended for civilian pay expenses in this PE, and in FY 2026 $4.279 million is forecast for civilian pay expenses in this PE.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technology Development (TD) | 9.8 | 8.0 | 8.9 |
| Information Assurance (IA) Support | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| Crypto Enterprise Management | 11.8 | 12.7 | 10.7 |
| Remote Rekey Next Generation (RRK-NG), Black Arrow | 17.9 | 22.9 | 25.6 |
| Classified Data at Rest (CDAR) | 15.2 | 10.7 | 6.5 |
| Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) Mode 5 | 8.7 | 5.6 | 12.9 |
| KG-3XA Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications (NC3) Very Low Frequency (VLF) Capability | 10.8 | 23.3 | 25.8 |
| Space Communication Security (COMSEC) / Space Modular Common Crypto (SMCC) | 13.4 | 14.0 | 23.1 |

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

## Where the FY2027 request goes

| Category | Share | $M |
|---|---|---|
| Other / unspecified | 100% | 117.7 |

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

## Mission & acquisition strategy

Information Systems Security Program (ISSP) - Includes resources, manpower authorizations, necessary facilities and equipment required to develop, deliver, and sustain Cryptographic Modernization (CM) capabilities to nearly all Department of the Air Force (DAF) weapon systems that encrypt/decrypt sensitive information. CM ensures confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the information and the systems. The CM work done in the ISSP ensures that DAF systems receive cryptographic capabilities that are compliant with National Security Agency (NSA) mandates and that commanders can confidently leverage for Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2) capabilities.

Implement Air Force portion of the Department of War (DoW) Cryptographic Modernization 2 (CM2) Initiative through modernization/modification efforts, in varying stages of the acquisition cycle, with focus on minimizing life cycle costs. The Cryptographic Modernization portfolio of component acquisition projects is executing using a variety of approaches that vary from an evolutionary acquisition strategy using spiral development (for new component development) to incremental improvement leveraging leading-edge, certified non-developmental items (for modernization). Contract type is selected for each of the individual projects based upon its acquisition approach and its unique technology risks.

## Related program elements

- [0901218F — Civilian Compensation Program](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0901218F) (Air Force)
- [0604281F — Tactical Data Networks Enterprise](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604281F) (Air Force)
- [0604122D8Z — JADC2 Development and Experimentation Activities](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604122D8Z) (Defense-Wide)
- [0605144A — Next Generation Load Device - Medium](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605144A) (Army)

## Source & machine access

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

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