RDT&E Program Element · President's Budget PB2027

Information Technology Development

PE 0605013BL·Defense-Wide·Approp. 0400 — RDT&E·BA5 — System Development & Demonstration
FY2027 Request
$13.6M
◆ Scaling +1043%
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Defense-Wide funding ramps 1043% to a $13.6M request in FY2027 — the program's peak, before stepping down 55% 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.

FY2027 Request
$13.6M
▲ 1043% vs FY2026
FY2026 Enacted
$1.2M
▼ 74% vs FY2025
FY2025 Actual
$4.5M
Prior year

For fiscal year 2027, Defense-Wide agencies are requesting $13.6M for Information Technology Development under RDT&E program element 0605013BL, up 1043% over FY2026.

Funding trajectory

Funding profile, FY2025–FY2031

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.

04.5FY25ACTUAL1.2FY26ENACTED13.6FY27REQUEST10.4FY286.8FY296.0FY306.2FY31
Actual Enacted Request Outyear (FYDP)
Fiscal YearEstimate TypeAmount ($M)
FY2025Actual4.5
FY2026Enacted1.2
FY2027Request13.6
FY2028Outyear10.4
FY2029Outyear6.8
FY2030Outyear6.0
FY2031Outyear6.2
Where it sits

Acquisition lifecycle

This program is funded in RDT&E Budget Activity 5 — System Development & Demonstration.

Complete
Research
BA 1–2
Complete
Advanced Technology
BA 3
Complete
Prototyping
BA 4
Current
Development & Fielding
BA 5–7
Inside the program element

1 project rolls up into PE 0605013BL

Projects are the summable leaves — the PE total is their sum, never added to it. Program elements and projects carry the full five-year plan; activities stop at the budget year. This PE moves 1043% overall, which can hide much larger swings below.

Project 01

Systems Modifications Development and Blue List

$13.6MFY2027 request ▲ 1043%
FY2025 actual$4.5M
FY2026 enacted$1.2M
FY2027 request$13.6M
Product Development

Development and research initiatives are a core component in the DCMA ability to align efforts appropriately to the DOW IT advancement strategy. The DCMA aligns with the DOW strategy for software modernization of enterprise capabilities. This involves migrating the DCMA application infrastructure to enterprise hosting environments and modern technology platforms, rationalizing existing applications to ensure capabilities align with mission requirements, and adopting new DOW strategies for modern software development methodologies. This will ensure delivery of secure, interoperable, and optimized solutions. To meet the needs of the DOW community, the DCMA is dedicated to developing and implementing its IT modernization strategy. The Blue List platform, designated as Defense Business System (DBS), is the definitive materiel solution. It will function as DOW's single, authoritative digital ecosystem for the entire life cycle of commercial UAS acquisition. It will directly enable the goals of DOW’s Drone Dominance by providing a trusted, vetted, and streamlined marketplace that empowers warfighters while ensuring enterprise-wide compliance and security.

Accomplishments / planned programs (R-2A) — prior, current and budget year only
System Modifications Developmentflat
FY2025 actual$4.5M
FY2026 enacted$1.2M
FY2027 request$1.2M

FY2027 planned work FY 2027 Plans continue to support the same efforts as FY 2026: The Contract Workflow and Contract Administration Management System (CAMS) which replaces the Integrated Workload Management System (IWMS) to enhance contract administration. The IWMS's Contract File (EDRMS) is the official repository for contractor and contractual documents, similar to PIEE Electronic Data Access (EDA). The Contract Receipt & Review (CRR) module optimizes task assignment using PDS, MOCAS/SDW data, and CMT assignment. Additional capabilities include Contract Review, Data Integrity Screening, Enhanced Contract View, Enhanced Facility View, and Termination Automated Management System. CAMS is the cornerstone of…

FY2026 to FY2027 change Changes from FY 2026 to FY 2027 includes funding to leverage PIEE enterprise capabilities to support the development of DCMA IT modernization strategy by modernizing and re-platforming aging legacy mission applications.

FY2026 plans — current year FY 2026 Plans support the following efforts: The Contract Workflow and Contract Administration Management System (CAMS) which replaces the Integrated Workload Management System (IWMS) to enhance contract administration. The IWMS's Electronic Document and Records Management System (EDRMS) is the official repository for contractor and contractual documents, similar to PIEE Electronic Data Access (EDA). The Contract Receipt & Review (CRR) module optimizes task assignment using PDS, MOCAS/SDW data, and CMT assignment. Additional capabilities include Contract Review, Data Integrity Screening, Enhanced Contract View, Enhanced Facility View, and Termination Automated Management System. CAMS is the…

FY2025 accomplishments The DCMA continues to support its IT modernization strategy. RDT&E supports the following capabilities for development and implementation of MAI and PIEE efforts: 1) Integrated Workload Management System (IWMS) Replacement Solution: The DCMA is replacing the workload management system by disaggregating major elements such as contract file, post award determination, business system data corrections, reporting capability & terminations. The DCMA has endorsed the Contract Workflow and Contract Administration Management System (CAMS) as the replacement for the Integrated Workload Management System (IWMS) to enhance contract administration. The IWMS's Contract File (EDRMS) is the official…

FY2025 actual
FY2026 enacted
FY2027 request$12.4M

Blue List The program aims to begin implementation to significantly streamline the purchasing process to accelerate the delivery of Drone technology to military units. It will incorporate AI-driven search and auto-design tools to help the warfighter select the most suitable drone for their mission. A knowledge hub will be created to…

Read the FY2027 plan →
Congressional action

Congressional marks

Committee marks on the FY2027 request. Adds and cuts are reconciled in conference before they become law.

RequestPresident's Budget
$13.6M
House NDAA (HASC)HASC
$13.6M full · +$0
Senate NDAA (SASC)SASC
$13.6M full · +$0
House Approps (HAC-D)HAC_D
$13.6M full · +$0
unresolved as of 2026-07-27. These are FY2027 authorization marks (NDAA); appropriations and the conference agreement may differ.
Who's building it

Where the FY2027 request goes

Performers named in the R-3 exhibit, resolved into industry, government-lab, and unspecified shares. Budget-justification contract funding, not obligations.

Where FY2027 funding flowsShare$M
Other / unspecified100%13.6
FY2027 request100%13.6
Program detail

Mission & acquisition strategy

Systems Modifications and Development The Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) is engaged in several major Information Technology (IT) initiatives to improve and modernize the information technology environment. IT is the primary enabling capability the acquisition workforce relies upon to communicate with contractors, the Department of War (DOW) acquisition community and other customers. The National Defense Strategy (NDS) IT modernization efforts drive these initiatives.

The DOW CIO strategy addresses Software Modernization, Cloud, Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence Initiatives implementation via the NDS. The DCMA Director has identified three DCMA priority initiatives in alignment with the DOW CIO initiatives to include: 1) Off-Ramping IT Services 2) Mission System Development and 3) The Last Tactical Mile. To meet DOW’s Drone Dominance initiative our strategy is designed to provide a responsive, user-focused support structure while minimizing long-term lifecycle costs. This is achieved by fully leveraging the benefits of a SaaS delivery model.

Project 01 — Systems Modifications Development and Blue List
  • Product Development
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FY2027 Office of the Secretary of Defense RDT&E Budget Justification · Exhibits R-2 / R-3 · PE 0605013BL (President's Budget PB2027) — and FY2027 NDAA committee marks, as tracked 2026-07-27.
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