# Manpower, Personnel and Training Advanced Technology — Program Element 0603007A

**Program element:** 0603007A  
**Component:** U.S. Army  
**Appropriation:** 2040 — RDT&E, Army  
**Budget Activity:** 3 — Advanced Technology Development  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603007A

## Summary

U.S. Army funding falls 18% to a $11.1M 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 funded it in full.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 14.7 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 13.6 |
| FY2027 | Request | 11.1 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 14.9 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 15.0 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 15.2 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 15.3 |

> 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 | 11.1 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 11.1 | +0.0 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 11.1 | +0.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 11.1 | +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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 792 | Personnel Performance & Training | 14.7 | 13.6 | 11.1 | −18% |

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

### Project 792 — Personnel Performance & Training

This project matures and demonstrates applied behavioral and social science technologies that enhance the Soldier Lifecycle (e.g., selection, assignment, training, leader development) and team effectiveness. These technologies provide advanced personnel measures that more fully assess potential and predict performance, behavior, attitudes, and resilience. These technologies also provide innovative and effective talent management methods to optimize individual and team performance to ensure the Army can meet mission requirements in uncertain and complex environments. This project demonstrates new selection measures, assignment methods, and performance metrics for individuals and units, and assesses innovative leader development and learning methods. Research will result in effective non-materiel solutions to help the Army adjust to changes in force size and structure, a variety of mission demands and contexts, challenges in human relations, and budgetary constraints. Work is performed by the U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences (ARI).

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Talent Assessment and Development | 14.7 | 13.6 | 11.1 |

> 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

This Program Element (PE) matures and validates applied behavioral and social science technologies that enhance the Soldier Lifecycle (e.g., selection, assignment, training, leader development) and human relations (e.g. unit cohesion). These technologies provide advanced personnel measures that more fully assess potential and predict performance, behavior, attitudes, and resilience. These technologies also provide innovative and effective Talent Management methods to optimize individual and team performance to ensure the Army can meet mission requirements in uncertain and complex environments.

## Related program elements

- [0602785A — Manpower/Personnel/Training Technology](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0602785A) (Army)
- [0603456F — Human Effectiveness Advanced Technology Development](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603456F) (Air Force)
- [0602675D8Z — Social Sciences for Environmental Security](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0602675D8Z) (Defense-Wide)
- [0205620N — Surface ASW Cmbt Sys Integr](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0205620N) (Navy)

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Army RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0603007A (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0603007A")`.

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