# Project 142 — Systems Engineering

**Program element:** 0605142D8Z — Systems Engineering  
**Project:** 142  
**Component:** Defense-Wide  
**Appropriation:** 0400 — RDT&E, Defense-Wide  
**Budget Activity:** 6 — RDT&E Management Support  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605142D8Z/142  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605142D8Z

## Summary

Project 142 — Systems Engineering requests $18.9M in FY2027, 86% of the $22.0M requested for program element 0605142D8Z, down 11% on FY2026. 1 R-2A activity decomposes the request.

**Markets:** Custom Software / Programming, Engineering Support Services — matched on the project title only, and no market size is quoted.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 21.0 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 21.3 |
| FY2027 | Request | 18.9 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 20.3 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 21.1 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 21.6 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 21.5 |

> Estimate types are not summed. This project is one leaf of PE 0605142D8Z; the PE total is the sum of its projects, never added to them.

## What project 142 buys

The Systems Engineering project provides resources to develop and promote advanced engineering principles, techniques, and practices across the Department of War (DoW); connects and strengthens the technical community; develops the engineering and technical workforce; advances and manages standards; and provides technical expertise for independent engineering assessments to advance the development and adoption of emerging technologies with speed and agility. Engineering is the backbone of technology development and transition, playing a crucial role in turning innovative ideas into practical and real solutions. On behalf of the Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering (USW(R&E)), this project executes the following activities: • Supports DoW’s initiatives to modernize the DoW’s systems and software engineering practices to include the use of modular open systems approaches (MOSA) and advanced systems engineering techniques to build systems capable of seamlessly incorporating new technologies to respond to emerging threats. • Furthers the adoption of digital engineering, modeling, and simulations to allow the DoW to rapidly field and implement innovative technologies for the Joint warfighter. • Furthers the adoption of modern Agile/DevSecOps (Development, Security, and Operations) software practices and improves cross-organizational collaboration to modernize DoW software processes, capability, and expertise. • Facilitates execution of the Secretary of War initiative to modernize software acquisition to acquire, deliver, and iterate on our weapon and business systems software. Supports collaboration and management activities through the DoW Software Modernization Senior Steering Group in coordination with the Office of the Under Secretary of War for Acquisition and Sustainment (OUSW(A&S)), DoW Chief Information Officer (CIO), and the Military Services. • Improves delivery of advanced capability to warfighters by modernizing reliability and maintainability, manufacturing and quality, system safety, human systems integration, and value engineering practices. • Identifies, develops, manages, and provides access to standardization processes and products for the defense community to promote interoperability, reduce cost, and sustain readiness.

## Activities (R-2A) — 1

| Activity | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 | Move | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Systems Engineering | 21.0 | 19.8 | 18.9 | −5% | [a0](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605142D8Z/142/a0) |

> Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan. In the request year they partition this project exactly; in earlier years they can under-cover it.

### Systems Engineering

• Continue to assist the practitioner in the development of their capabilities in the digital engineering ecosystem. • Continue to advance the implementation of the Secretary’s Acquisition Transformation Strategy (ATS) by modernizing systems engineering practices and enabling the Department to better leverage rigorous technical…

Full year-by-year narrative: https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605142D8Z/142/a0

## What is NOT on this page

Congressional marks, the R-2 mission description and acquisition strategy, the industry vs government split of the whole request, and related program elements are recorded at **program-element** grain — an NDAA mark lands on a PE, never on a project. They are at https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605142D8Z.

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Office of the Secretary of Defense RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-2A/R-3, PE 0605142D8Z project 142 (PB PB2027).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0605142D8Z")`.

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