# Homeland Personnel Security Initiative — Program Element 0605021SE

**Program element:** 0605021SE  
**Component:** Defense-Wide  
**Appropriation:** 0400 — RDT&E, Defense-Wide  
**Budget Activity:** 5 — System Development & Demonstration  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605021SE

## Summary

Defense-Wide requests $9.3M 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. DHRA leads the industry work.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 9.5 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 9.1 |
| FY2027 | Request | 9.3 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 9.5 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 9.7 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 9.9 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 10.1 |

> 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 | 9.3 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 9.3 | +0.0 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 9.3 | +0.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 9.3 | +0.0 |

> FY2027 NDAA authorization marks, as of 2026-07-27. Not appropriations or final law.

## Projects (2)

| Project | Title | FY2025 actual | FY2026 enacted | FY2027 request | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | Identity Credential Management (ICM) | 9.2 | 8.8 | 9.0 | +2% |
| 01 | Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD-12) Initiative | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | +2% |

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

### Project 03 — Identity Credential Management (ICM)

The Defense Human Resources Activity (DHRA) is a Department-wide Field Activity chartered to support the Under Secretary of War for Personnel and Readiness (USW(P&R)). RDT&E funds are applied to research security and standards compliance improvements for the Common Access Card (CAC) and the Uniformed Services Identification (USID) card, which provides identification for personnel not eligible for the CAC. In FY 2025, 2.4M CACs and 1.8M USIDs were issued. Expecting similar rates of issuance through FY 2027. Funding for the Identity Credential Management (ICM) program supports the DoW Chief Information Officer’s Identity, Credential and Access Management (ICAM) initiatives. DoW faces critical and escalating security and compliance risks due to its reliance on an outdated identity and access management system. Urgent investment in a modern, Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) based system is paramount to eliminating this vulnerability, ensuring robust cybersecurity, streamlined access, and full adherence to critical federal mandates. Modernization will provide DoW with a commercial identity service that leverages modern algorithms—including Algorithm Evolution (AE) capabilities delivered through a web-based, cloud-native Next Gen Solution. This transition will yield measurable cost efficiencies, enhance the user experience, and align with strategic objectives. Furthermore, it will reduce IT complexity and significantly strengthen the security posture.

**Named R-3 performers** (share of this project's FY2027 R-3 total, so they need not reach 100%)**:** DHRA (9.0, 100%).

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Identity Credential Management | 9.2 | 8.8 | 9.0 |

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

### Project 01 — Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD-12) Initiative

Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD-12) Initiative: HSPD-12 and the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) Special Publication 201 require Federal Agencies to issue a Personal Identification Verification (PIV) card to enable rapid electronic authentication for all Government employees, uniformed service members, and contractors. Real-time Automated Personnel Identification System (RAPIDS) is the DoW enterprise capability that issues the Common Access Card (CAC) (DoW’s implementation of the PIV card) and enables updates to the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS), thus providing an enterprise-wide credential for both physical and logical access to DoW facilities and networks. The My DoD Identity Solution (MYDIS) is being developed to replace RAPIDS as the DoW enterprise capability that issues CAC. By utilizing commercial off the shelf (COTS) technology, MYDIS will be a more resilient system designed to deliver new features, efficiencies, and enhanced capabilities faster.

**Named R-3 performers** (share of this project's FY2027 R-3 total, so they need not reach 100%)**:** Exponent (0.3, 100%).

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real-time Automated Personnel Identification System (RAPIDS) /HSPD-12 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |

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

## Where the FY2027 request goes

| Category | Share | $M |
|---|---|---|
| Industry primes | 100% | 9.3 |

**Top named industry performers:** DHRA ($9.0M, 96%), Exponent ($0.3M, 3.7%).

> R-3 exhibit contract funding, not USAspending obligations.

## Mission & acquisition strategy

The Defense Human Resources Activity (DHRA) is a Department-wide Field Activity chartered to support the Under Secretary of War for Personnel and Readiness (USW(P&R)). RDT&E funds are applied to research security and standards compliance improvements for the Common Access Card (CAC) and the Uniformed Services Identification (USID) card, which provides identification for personnel not eligible for the CAC. In FY 2025, 2.4M CACs and 1.8M USIDs were issued. Expecting similar rates of issuance through FY 2027. Funding for the Identity Credential Management (ICM) program supports the DoW Chief Information Officer’s Identity, Credential and Access Management (ICAM) initiatives.

HSPD-12: Existing contract vehicles in place/General Services Administration.

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## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Office of the Secretary of Defense RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0605021SE (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0605021SE")`.

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