# Joint Staff Office of the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer — Program Element 0305248J

**Program element:** 0305248J  
**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/0305248J

## Summary

Defense-Wide funding ramps 365% to a $67.0M 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 cut 6.5% (to $62.7M).

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 12.5 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 14.4 |
| FY2027 | Request | 67.0 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 79.3 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 81.6 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 83.1 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 85.5 |

> 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 | 67.0 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 67.0 | +0.0 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 67.0 | +0.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 62.7 | −4.4 |

> 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | Joint Staff Dashboard / CJCS Decision Support Capabilities | 12.5 | 14.4 | 67.0 | +365% |

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

### Project 001 — Joint Staff Dashboard / CJCS Decision Support Capabilities

Data and analytics are the foundation necessary to create the critical data-driven applications and artificial intelligence (AI) systems needed to build enduring advantages for the Joint Force to remain competitive with pacing adversaries. However, recent events have demonstrated that the DoW’s capabilities in data, analytics, and AI need further development. Specifically, for the Joint Staff (JS), this means developing and testing JS-specific software applications (use cases) to achieve the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff’s (CJCS) and the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff’s (VCJCS) requirement for Senior Leader Decision Support Capabilities. The CJCS has a statutory responsibility to provide military advice to the President, the National Security Council, the Homeland Security Council, and the Secretary of War. These decision support capabilities and the associated dashboard interface directly support the CJCS’s military advice through interaction with integrated, real-time authoritative data, enabling data-driven decision making.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joint Staff Dashboard / CJCS Decision Support Capabilities | 12.5 | 14.4 | 67.0 |

> 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

Provides funds for the operation and support of activities directly related to the JS OCDAO mission to enable digital modernization efforts across the JS. This includes concept refinement, technology/system development, hardware/ software requirements, training, experimentation and other activities necessary for OCDAO to facilitate the linkages and integration of authoritative data flows between the JS, Combatant Commands (CCMDs), Services, and Office of the Secretary of War (OSW) to achieve decision advantage.

## Related program elements

- [1203156SF — Data Transport and Networking](https://hitchintel.com/programs/1203156SF) (Space Force)
- [0604030N — Rapid Prototyping, Experimentation & Dem](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604030N) (Navy)
- [0204571J — Joint Staff Analytical Support](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0204571J) (Defense-Wide)
- [0604250D8Z — Advanced Innovative Technologies](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604250D8Z) (Defense-Wide)

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Office of the Secretary of Defense RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0305248J (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0305248J")`.

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