# Catapult Information System — Program Element 0604551BR

**Program element:** 0604551BR  
**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/0604551BR

## Summary

Defense-Wide funding ramps 88% to a $7.5M 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. Booz Allen leads the industry work.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 7.3 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 4.0 |
| FY2027 | Request | 7.5 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 7.7 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 7.8 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 8.0 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 8.1 |

> 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 | 7.5 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 7.5 | +0.0 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 7.5 | +0.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 7.5 | +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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RA | CWMD CROSS-CUTTING TECHNICAL AND INFORMATION SCIENCES | 7.3 | 4.0 | 7.5 | +88% |

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

### Project RA — CWMD CROSS-CUTTING TECHNICAL AND INFORMATION SCIENCES

This project enables the Defense Threat Reduction Agency's (DTRA’s) Catapult Information System program of record to design, develop, test and deliver mission capabilities that support the ability to aggregate and analyze data on global emerging threats, threat actors and threat networks. Catapult allows DTRA to develop, engineer, test and deploy analytical tools, data science methodologies and software applications in support of the warfighter. Catapult and its web-based suite of software tools integrate data sources that support the detection and identification of emerging threats, threat networks and actors, command and control, operations, and engagement for neutralizing, attacking and defeating both current and emerging counter weapons of mass destruction (CWMD) threats. Catapult uses its RDT&E funding to meet user needs using tools and services that reside in Catapult, a cloud technology-based data analytics platform developed and delivered by DTRA. Catapult provides an extensible continuously augmented, near real-time updated data analytic platform of information regarding threats and threat networks along with a set of discovery, access, aggregation, correlation, analysis and sharing tools and services. Catapult is fully operational and accredited on the Secret Internet Protocol Router Network (SIPRNet) and Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications System (JWICS). Catapult integrates cutting-edge technologies, including machine learning and AI, to enhance data ingestion, processing, and analysis while leveraging DTRA’s enterprise DevSecOps platform that provides agile path to production environments, a standardized and automated tool chain that supports continuous integration/continuous delivery, and well-defined governance processes. This project achieves transformational mission capabilities and postures the Agency to meet emerging mission requirements through innovative technology solutions and service upgrades.

**Named R-3 performers** (share of this project's FY2027 R-3 total, so they need not reach 100%)**:** Booz Allen (7.5, 100%).

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| RA: CWMD Cross-Cutting Technical and Information Sciences | 7.3 | 4.0 | 7.5 |

> 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Industry primes | 100% | 7.5 |

**Top named industry performers:** Booz Allen ($7.5M, 100%).

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

## Mission & acquisition strategy

This project enables the Defense Threat Reduction Agency's (DTRA’s) Catapult Information System program of record to design, develop, test and deliver mission capabilities that support the ability to aggregate and analyze data on global emerging threats, threat actors and threat networks. Catapult allows DTRA to develop, engineer, test and deploy analytical tools, data science methodologies and software applications in support of the warfighter.

Assessment and selection of best performers to provide contractual services to develop and operationalize requirements through the Integrated Mission Analytics and Operations (IMAX) contract to minimize cost and technical risk in accordance with the DoD Instruction (DoDI) 5000.87 on the Operation of the Software Acquisition Pathway. Performer base selection includes research developers across DoW and other Government agency laboratories, academia, and industry.

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## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Office of the Secretary of Defense RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0604551BR (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0604551BR")`.

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