# Mission Support — Program Element 0605001E

**Program element:** 0605001E  
**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/0605001E

## Summary

Defense-Wide requests $108.1M 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 | 123.0 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 115.7 |
| FY2027 | Request | 108.1 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 111.2 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 114.4 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 117.1 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 119.7 |

> 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 | 108.1 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 108.1 | +0.0 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 108.1 | +0.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 108.1 | +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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MST-01 | MISSION SUPPORT | 123.0 | 115.7 | 108.1 | −7% |

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

### Project MST-01 — MISSION SUPPORT

The Mission Support Program Element provides funding for the costs of mission support activities for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. The funds provide personnel compensation for mission support civilians as well as costs for building rent, physical security, travel, supplies and equipment, communications, printing and reproduction.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mission Support Civilian Personnel Salaries | 80.6 | 79.4 | 76.4 |
| Facilities and Infrastructure Costs | 28.4 | 32.3 | 28.6 |
| Mission Support Travel | 6.1 | 3.9 | 3.1 |
| Accounting and Audit | 7.9 | — | — |

> R-2A activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan. Coverage is partial, so count them, never total them.

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Office of the Secretary of Defense RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0605001E (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0605001E")`.

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