# Support for Strategic Analysis — Program Element 0604682D8Z

**Program element:** 0604682D8Z  
**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/0604682D8Z

## Summary

Defense-Wide requests $2.8M 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 | 1.5 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 2.7 |
| FY2027 | Request | 2.8 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 2.9 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 2.9 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 3.0 |
| 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 | 2.8 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 2.8 | +0.0 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 2.8 | +0.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 2.8 | +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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 104 | Support for Strategic Analysis | 1.5 | 2.7 | 2.8 | +2% |

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

### Project 104 — Support for Strategic Analysis

This program supports the Office of the Director, Cost Assessment & Program Evaluation (CAPE). It funds activities that help CAPE to implement the vision of the Deputy Secretary of War to support new approaches to campaign analysis. CAPE will accomplish this by leading studies and developing analytic tools to think about future capabilities and posture. This program provides for analytical research across a spectrum of issues and concerns. The research agenda is focused on near to long-term problems identified by the Deputy Secretary of War, and addresses difficult and complex questions linked to program alternatives for current and future capabilities and forces in order to enhance the senior leadership's deliberations and decision-making. This program provides the scientific and technical engineering services needed for research studies in the development of models and simulations and the evaluation of current analytical tools and scientific methods used to evaluate and assess future scenarios and concepts of operations for a wide range of warfighting environments and scenarios. Deliverables from this program will include reports, briefings, and analyses designed to illuminate findings and assessments. Outcomes include the compilation and campaign analyses data to support the DoW capabilities to the challenges of a near-peer warfight and strategic and programmatic options for post INF treaty weapons options.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Support for Strategic Analysis | 1.5 | 2.7 | 2.8 |

> 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Other / unspecified | 100% | 2.8 |

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

## Mission & acquisition strategy

This program supports the Office of the Director, Cost Assessment & Program Evaluation (CAPE). It funds activities that help CAPE to implement the vision of the Deputy Secretary of War to support new approaches to campaign analysis. CAPE will accomplish this by leading studies and developing analytic tools to think about future capabilities and posture. This program provides for analytical research across a spectrum of issues and concerns.

A mix of competitive contracts with commercial firms and research provided by university-affiliated research centers (UARCs), and Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs).

## Related program elements

- [0604001F — NC3 Advanced Concepts](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604001F) (Air Force)
- [0605649D8Z — Acquisition Integration and Interoperability (AI2)](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605649D8Z) (Defense-Wide)
- [0601104A — University and Industry Research Centers](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0601104A) (Army)
- [0604610N — Lightweight Torpedo Development](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604610N) (Navy)

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Office of the Secretary of Defense RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0604682D8Z (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0604682D8Z")`.

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