# Information Technology Rapid Acquisition — Program Element 0303169D8Z

**Program element:** 0303169D8Z  
**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/0303169D8Z

## Summary

Defense-Wide funding ramps 49% to a $6.4M 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 | 0.0 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 4.3 |
| FY2027 | Request | 6.4 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 6.6 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 6.7 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 6.9 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 7.0 |

> 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 | 6.4 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 6.4 | +0.0 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 6.4 | +0.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 6.4 | +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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 169 | IT Rapid Acquisition | 0.0 | 4.3 | 6.4 | +49% |

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

### Project 169 — IT Rapid Acquisition

Supports and enables Department initiatives to modernize legacy information technology (IT)-based systems, infrastructure, and supporting portfolio management tools and processes to achieve cost efficiency, mission effectiveness and improved IT investment management across the DoW Information Network (DoWIN). Provides technical studies and analysis to inform Department-wide strategies, policies, and investments for the enterprise information environment and business mission areas. Provides studies and analysis to inform and support modernization or replacement of disparate SNaP-IT, DITIP, and DITPR systems – which currently lead to data inconsistency – with a unified process based on detailed business process maps, system designs, and data dictionaries. The program delivers timely, accurate, and transparent information to leadership, enabling better decision-making. It enhances combatant command capabilities by analyzing major cloud initiatives, implementing DevSecOps practices for secure software development, improving network efficiency and resilience through assessments and recommendations, and conducting research to inform strategic objectives.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IT investments and modernization | 0.0 | 4.3 | 6.4 |

> 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

Supports and enables Department initiatives to modernize legacy information technology (IT)-based systems, infrastructure, and supporting portfolio management tools and processes to achieve cost efficiency, mission effectiveness and improved IT investment management across the DoW Information Network (DoWIN). Provides technical studies and analysis to inform Department-wide strategies, policies, and investments for the enterprise information environment and business mission areas.

## Related program elements

- [0303140N — Information Sys Security Program](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0303140N) (Navy)
- [0302019K — Defense Info. Infrastructure Engineering and Integration](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0302019K) (Defense-Wide)
- [0206335M — Common Aviation Command and Control Sys (CAC2S)](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0206335M) (Navy)
- [0605649D8Z — Acquisition Integration and Interoperability (AI2)](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605649D8Z) (Defense-Wide)

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Office of the Secretary of Defense RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0303169D8Z (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0303169D8Z")`.

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