# Technical Services

**R-2A activity** of project ED9 — Integrated Personnel and Pay System - Army Inc 2  
**Program element:** 0605018A — Integrated Personnel and Pay System-Army (IPPS-A)  
**Component:** U.S. Army · **Budget Activity:** 5  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605018A/ED9/a0  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605018A

## Summary

This activity requests $10.4M in FY2027, 10% of project ED9, down 18% on FY2026. The R-2A exhibit describes it across FY2025–FY2027, including what the FY2027 money is planned to buy.

## What the FY2027 request buys

**FY2027 planned work.** FY 2027 funding provides technical and program management contractor services providing systems engineering including business process design, enterprise architecture management, data management, interface management, testing, infrastructure management, audit support, training/deployment support, travel, and technical acquisition services for agile development.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** FY 2027 RDT&E decrease due to contractor efficiencies and normalization.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** FY 2026 funding provides technical and program management contractor services providing systems engineering including business process design, enterprise architecture management, data management, interface management, testing, infrastructure management, audit support, training/deployment support, travel, and technical acquisition services for agile development.

**FY2025 accomplishments.** FY 2025 funding provides technical and program management contractor services providing systems engineering including business process design, enterprise architecture management, data management, interface management, testing, cybersecurity, infrastructure management, audit support, training and deployment support. Also, Acquisition and Technical Support Services have moved to Technical Services as part of IPPS-A restructuring for agile development.

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 10.3 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 12.7 |
| FY2027 | Request | 10.4 |

> Prior, current and budget year only — an R-2A activity carries no five-year plan. It sums exactly into its project in the request year and not necessarily in any other.

## Other activities in project ED9

- [Design, Development and Integration](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605018A/ED9/a1) — FY2027 54.8
- [Network Support / Hardware Leasing](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605018A/ED9/a2) — FY2027 28.6
- Cloud Hosting and Services — FY2027 7.2
- Systems Interfaces — FY2027 1.7

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Army RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 0605018A project ED9 (PB PB2027). Narrative is the government's own text.
- **No marks, no contractors at this grain** — congressional marks land on the program element and R-3 performers on the project.
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_activity`.

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