What project RA buys
The Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) Cross-Cutting Technical and Information Sciences project develops concepts and technologies in the areas of high-speed information processing, modeling and simulation, signal detection, and data-driven decision analysis in support of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency's (DTRA's) technical reachback teams. This project develops and maintains continuously improving collaborative architectures and Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) modeling and simulation codes that drive an integrated suite of decision support tools serving the Combatant Commands, other Department of War (DoW) agencies, and national and international CWMD partners. Prior to FY 2027, this effort also funds research activities that benefit the public through analysis and engagement to reduce and counter threats posed by WMD via the Strategic Trends Research Initiative. Strategic Trends Research Initiative cultivates national and international research community partnerships across domains, bringing scientific, technical, and social science experts together to help understand and anticipate WMD capabilities and threats.
Project RA funding, FY2025–FY2031
Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.
| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 22.2 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 9.1 |
| FY2027 | Request | 11.9 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 8.3 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 8.5 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 8.7 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 8.8 |
1 accomplishment / planned program
The R-2A exhibit — the only level of the budget that describes work that has not happened yet. Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only, no five-year plan. Each describes FY2027 work in enough detail to have its own page; the rest are shown here in full. Coverage is partial across the corpus, so count activities, never total them.
- Modernize security posture of the DTRA Experimentation (Computing) Lab by implementing an automated, predictive system, utilizing Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, detecting vulnerabilities and patching of operating systems, implementation of Defense Information Systems Agency Security Technical Implementation Guides and a…
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