# Core Labor

**R-2A activity** of project FL7 — Rapid Capability Support  
**Program element:** 0605054A — Emerging Technology Initiatives  
**Component:** U.S. Army · **Budget Activity:** 5  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605054A/FL7/a0  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605054A/FL7

## Summary

This activity requests $12.3M in FY2027, 100% of project FL7, up 2.6% 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.** Maintain essential civilian labor supporting rapid prototyping, integration, and transition activities under the PAE structure. Funding enables program management, engineering coordination, financial execution, acquisition support, and administrative services required for timely delivery of prototypes and preparation of capabilities for transition to enduring solutions.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** Funding increase due to an economic adjustment.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** These funds will be used for core civilian labor in support of rapid prototyping and delivery of residual combat capability to enable long range precision fires, air and missile defense, robotics, ground, aviation, Soldier, cyber and C4ISR missions.

**FY2025 accomplishments.** These funds will be used for core civilian labor in support of rapid prototyping and delivery of residual combat capability to enable long range precision fires, air and missile defense, robotics, ground, aviation, Soldier, cyber and C4ISR missions.

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 13.2 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 12.0 |
| FY2027 | Request | 12.3 |

> 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.

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Army RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 0605054A project FL7 (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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