What project T04 buys
The United States Military Entrance Processing Command (USMEPCOM) is an Office of the Secretary of War (OSW) Field Operating Activity with Army serving as its Executive Agent (EA). USMEPCOM reports to OSW Accession Policy (AP). USMEPCOM is the vital link between recruiting and training America's armed forces. The Command applies established DoW standards during military processing, thereby providing continual military enlistments to the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, and Coast Guard. USMEPCOM processes applicants for military service through its 65 Military Entrance Processing Stations (MEPS) and one Remote Processing Station (RPS) across the Continental United States (CONUS) as well as Non-Foreign Outside the Continental United States (OCONUS) locations. USMEPCOM began processing applicants for service in the 1970s using a by-hand paper intensive process. In 1995, USMEPCOM introduced the United States Military Entrance Processing Command Integrated Resource System (USMIRS) 1.0. USMIRS provides automated support for conducting aptitude tests and medical examinations and administratively processing, enlisting, and shipping applicants for the Armed Forces, Reserves, and Coast Guard. This includes the support for automated versions of the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) tests. The system also initiates Social Security Administration (SSA) checks for identity verification, interfaces with US Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) to verify citizenship status, and interfaces with the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) for background screening. The system utilizes digital fingerprints to identify/eliminate individuals with criminal records from entering military service. USMIRS supports recruiting capabilities through electronic interfaces and data sharing, using standard Department of War (DoW) data elements with Recruiting Service systems (such as ARISS and AIE) and other DoW agencies (Defense Manpower Data Center, DCSA, etc.). In the event a military draft is required, USMIRS supports mobilization through electronic links with the Selective Service System (SSS) as well as automated support for conducting aptitude tests and medical examinations and administratively processing, inducting, and shipping SSS registrants. In FY 2021, USMEPCOM launched the USMIRS 1.1 Minimal Viable Product (MVP).
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Project T04 funding, FY2025–FY2026
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 | 2.2 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 10.6 |
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. Coverage is partial across the corpus, so count activities, never total them.
FY2026 to FY2027 change FY27 funding has been realigned from Army to Defense Human Resources Activity, 0400: RDT&E, Defense-Wide, PE 0605803SE - R&D in Support of DOW Enlistment Testing and Evaluation, as USMEPCOMs new executive agent. FY27 funding will be used to add functionality and increase focus on refinement of previously developed applications.
FY2026 plans — current year Continued incremental modernization efforts of the United States Military Entrance Processing Command Integrated Resource System (USMIRS). Efforts include upgrading existing applications of the system, such as the order writing application, data transformation, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) integration. Projects completed in FY26 will be moved from the development stage to the sustainment stage and will utilize other appropriations in future fiscal years.
FY2025 accomplishments FY 2025 funding supported the continual modernization of USMIRS 1.1 system of systems. Ensured incremental modernization efforts to keep the new system current and secure.