# Design, Development and Integration

**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/a1  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605018A

## Summary

This activity requests $54.8M in FY2027, 53% of project ED9, down 42% 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 supports continued technical analysis and provides funding for Agile contract support to continue iterative design and build for the Human Resource baseline system, additional HR capabilities, other future capabilities and Pay modernization and integration. Funds support Identity, Credential, and Access Management (ICAM).

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** FY 2027 RDT&E decrease due to benefits gained from acceleration of legacy system subsumption.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** FY 2026 funding supports continued technical analysis and provides funding for Agile contract support the design, build and integration for Army Military Payroll to the Department's Military Pay objectives, additional HR capabilities, and other future capabilities. Funds support Identity, Credential, and Access Management (ICAM). Program awarded Product Support and Delivery contract (MAHC III) 2QFY26 providing maintenance, system enhancements, and enabling acceleration of legacy system subsumptions.

**FY2025 accomplishments.** FY 2025 funding supports continued technical analysis and provides funding for Agile contract support to continue iterative design and build for the Army Military Payroll, additional HR capabilities, and other future capabilities. Funds support Identity, Credential, and Access Management (ICAM).

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 54.7 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 95.2 |
| FY2027 | Request | 54.8 |

> 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

- [Network Support / Hardware Leasing](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605018A/ED9/a2) — FY2027 28.6
- [Technical Services](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605018A/ED9/a0) — FY2027 10.4
- 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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