# Cyber Security Initiative — Program Element 0305103C

**Program element:** 0305103C  
**Component:** Defense-Wide  
**Appropriation:** 0400 — RDT&E, Defense-Wide  
**Budget Activity:** 4 — Advanced Component Development & Prototypes  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0305103C

## Summary

Defense-Wide requests $2.2M in FY2027 — the program's peak. 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 | 1.9 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 2.1 |
| FY2027 | Request | 2.2 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 2.0 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 1.8 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 1.7 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 1.7 |

> 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 | 2.2 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 2.2 | +0.0 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 2.2 | +0.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 2.2 | +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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MDCS | Cyber Security Initiative | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.2 | +3% |

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

### Project MDCS — Cyber Security Initiative

The Department of War (DoW) Counterintelligence in Cyberspace (CIC) mission initiative falls under the functional and fiscal management of the Director, Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Counterintelligence (CI) Division conducts defensive CIC activities pursuant to Department of Defense (DoD) Directive 5240.02 (Counterintelligence), DoD Instruction 5240.23 (CI Activities in Cyberspace), DoD Instruction 5240.26 (Countering Espionage, International Terrorism, and the CI Insider Threat), and an MDA Annex within an annual DIA-approved Implementation Plan.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DoD CI in Cyberspace Initiative | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.2 |

> 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Government labs & warfare centers | 69% | 1.5 |
| Other / unspecified | 31% | 0.7 |

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

## Mission & acquisition strategy

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Counterintelligence (CI) Division conducts CI in Cyberspace activities pursuant to Department of Defense (DoD) Directive 5240.02 (Counterintelligence) and DoD Instruction 5240.23 (CI Activities in Cyberspace) to identify, disrupt, neutralize, and mitigate foreign intelligence services and international terrorist organizations, hereafter referred to as foreign entities, to act in observable or exploitable ways. To this end, the MDA CI Division conducts activities to detect, neutralize, and mitigate foreign entity-directed malicious and insider threat activities targeting MDA administrative and Missile Defense fire control networks and mobile devices.

This project leverages expertise in the intelligence community, counterintelligence community, and information assurance community, including the Military Services, Federally Funded Research and Development Centers, University Affiliated Research Centers, and industry. Products and Services will be acquired by competitive means to the extent that is possible and practical.

## Related program elements

- [0606003A — CounterIntel and Human Intel Modernization](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0606003A) (Army)
- [0603742F — Combat Identification Technology](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603742F) (Air Force)
- [0305146F — TECH Surveil Counter MEAS EQPT](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0305146F) (Air Force)
- [0604181C — Hypersonic Defense](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604181C) (Defense-Wide)

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Office of the Secretary of Defense RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0305103C (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0305103C")`.

*HitchAI is an independent intelligence service, not affiliated with the U.S. Department of Defense. Budget figures are requests/estimates, not obligations.*