# Distributed Common Ground/Surface Systems — Program Element 0305208K

**Program element:** 0305208K  
**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/0305208K

## Summary

Defense-Wide requests $3.0M 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 | 3.0 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 2.9 |
| FY2027 | Request | 3.0 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 3.0 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 3.0 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 3.1 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 3.1 |

> 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 | 3.0 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 3.0 | +0.0 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 3.0 | +0.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 3.0 | +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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NF1 | Distributed Common Ground/Surface Systems | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.0 | +2% |

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

### Project NF1 — Distributed Common Ground/Surface Systems

JITC coordinates with Military Services and Combat Support Agencies (CSA) to conduct DCGS Family of Systems (FoS) and follow-on capabilities testing and analysis, including event coordination, configuration, and instrumentation through the operation of the Enterprise Integration and Test Capability (EITC) and the Test and Evaluation Focus Team (TEFT). The TEFT predominantly executes three functions: • The EITC Focus Function (Lab), which provides and sustains DIE T&E requirements analysis to advance instrumentation and automation of metrics collection. • The Strategy Focus Function, which evaluates DIE T&E methods and capabilities to meet modern software acquisition practices development, integration, and continuous delivery of capabilities. • The Execution Focus Function, which supports DIE demonstration events, such as ENTERPRISE STORMFORCE (aka Enterprise Challenge, STORMFORCE), which is the DIE demonstration series to promote joint interoperability and integration between the Military Services, Defense Intelligence Agencies, Five Eye (FVEY) Allies and select Coalition Partners. Additionally, the TEFT: • Advocates, coordinates, and synchronizes with Military Services and CSAs for the use of existing DoW test facilities, such as the Test Resource Management Center (TRMC), to advance common science, technology, modeling, and simulation that improve DIE test capabilities, capacity, and integration. • Supports data collection activities on secret, top-secret, and Coalition and Partner networks to characterize the state of DIE capabilities. • Teams with JITC DCGS FoS, ISR Platforms, and Command and Control (C2) interoperability testers to advance integrated data collection for DIE capabilities. • Supports DIE-wide acquisitions to advance digital transformation objectives and integrate with Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control (CJADC2) initiatives. • Supports ENTERPRISE STORMFORCE T&E. These efforts help close Joint capability gaps, promote enterprise interoperability, and enable DCGS and like capabilities integration. This enables improved data sharing between DIE components. • Supports demonstrations and evaluation of capabilities relying on the Defense Intelligence Agency’s data broker (known as the Common Data Fabric, or CDF).

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Distributed Common Ground/Surface Systems (DCGS) | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.0 |

> 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

The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC) is the sole joint interoperability certification agent for the Department of War (DoW). JITC provides test and evaluation (T&E) services to the Distributed Common Ground/Surface Systems (DCGS) Family of Systems (FoS), a major component of the Defense Intelligence Enterprise (DIE).

## Related program elements

- [0603598N — (u)atrt Enterprise RAPID Development](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603598N) (Navy)
- [0305236F — Common Data Link (CDL)](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0305236F) (Air Force)
- [0603582N — Combat System Integration](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603582N) (Navy)
- [0207418F — TACP Support](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0207418F) (Air Force)

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Office of the Secretary of Defense RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0305208K (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0305208K")`.

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