# NBIS

**R-2A activity** of project 005 — NBIS  
**Program element:** 0303430V — Federal Investigative Services Information Technology  
**Component:** Defense-Wide · **Budget Activity:** 7  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0303430V/005/a0  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0303430V

## Summary

This activity requests $50.9M in FY2027, 100% of project 005, up 124% on FY2026. The R-2A exhibit describes it across FY2026–FY2027, including what the FY2027 money is planned to buy.

## What the FY2027 request buys

**FY2027 planned work.** NBIS will complete the modernization and migration of the nine BIES applications into the cloud environment. NBIS will continue to modernize and implement Trusted Workforce 2.0 capabilities within personnel vetting mission applications to meet stakeholder requirements and fill user capability gaps

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** The increase in FY2027 is a result of increased Modernization activities. DCSA will complete data extraction and transformation while ensuring 100% data integrity. The subject portal will provide a secure environment for investigation subjects to submit information. The application programming interface will enable automated data exchange between NBIS and external data providers such as law enforcement and financial records, a cornerstone capability for the Trusted Workforce 2.0 continuous vetting model.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** NBIS continues the modernization and migration of the nine BIES applications into the cloud environment. NBIS continues to incorporate the Zero Trust architecture to enhance the security of the cloud applications while continuing to implement Trusted Workforce 2.0 capabilities to respond to the NBIS customer needs. The NBIS is delivering cloud migration for mission IT systems supporting the adjudications and continuous vetting workflows, secure web fingerprint transmission and personnel vetting management capabilities. The NBIS is also developing an individual engagement portal that will allow individuals to log in and track their personnel vetting status in real-time.

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 0.0 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 22.7 |
| FY2027 | Request | 50.9 |

> Prior, current and budget year only — an R-2A activity carries no five-year plan. It sums exactly into its project in the request year and not necessarily in any other.

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Office of the Secretary of Defense RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 0303430V project 005 (PB PB2027). Narrative is the government's own text.
- **No marks, no contractors at this grain** — congressional marks land on the program element and R-3 performers on the project.
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_activity`.

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