# Studies and Analysis Support – OSD — Program Element 0605151D8Z

**Program element:** 0605151D8Z  
**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/0605151D8Z

## Summary

Defense-Wide requests $5.3M 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.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 6.2 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 5.3 |
| FY2027 | Request | 5.3 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 4.9 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 5.0 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 5.1 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 5.1 |

> 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 | 5.3 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 5.3 | +0.0 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 5.3 | +0.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 5.3 | +0.0 |

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

## Projects (1)

| Project | Title | FY2025 actual | FY2026 enacted | FY2027 request | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 | Studies and Analysis Support – OSD | 6.2 | 5.3 | 5.3 | −0% |

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

### Project 151 — Studies and Analysis Support – OSD

The Office of the Under Secretary of War for Personnel & Readiness (OUSW(P&R)) Studies and Analysis Support program serves to leverage specialized expertise and critical capabilities designed to help meet varied research, study, and analytical support needs in the manpower, personnel, force readiness, training, education, force safety, family support, resiliency, and health services portfolios. This funding line supports independent, intellectually rigorous, relevant, impartial, objective, and timely assessment of policies, programs, and procedures across the P&R enterprise. Funded research, studies, program evaluations, surveys, and analysis support P&R in executing the National Defense Strategy and Department of War (DoW) leadership priorities in a proactive and forward leaning posture, focusing on a strategic programmatic and policy framework for the future of the Department’s force development, talent management, and readiness. Funding is leveraged to address critical and complex, inter-disciplinary strategic long-term challenges facing the Department, and includes targeted assessments to support program evaluation and efficacy. It also encompasses comprehensive research and complex exploration to support data-aligned, insights-driven, and outcome-based decision-making and critical analysis to develop needed evidentiary bases for policy development or modification in support of the Administration's priorities, congressional direction, and Secretary of War direction.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studies and Analysis Support – OSW | 6.2 | 5.3 | 5.3 |

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

## Mission & acquisition strategy

The Office of the Under Secretary of War for Personnel & Readiness (OUSW(P&R)) Studies and Analysis Support program serves to leverage specialized expertise and critical capabilities designed to help meet varied research, study, and analytical support needs in the manpower, personnel, force readiness, training, education, force safety, family support, resiliency, and health services portfolios. This funding supports intellectually rigorous, relevant, and timely assessments of policies, programs, and procedures across the P&R enterprise.

## Related program elements

- [0605054A — Emerging Technology Initiatives](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605054A) (Army)
- [0207238F — E-11A](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0207238F) (Air Force)
- [0606775D8Z — Joint Production Accelerator Cell (JPAC)](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0606775D8Z) (Defense-Wide)
- [0603142D8Z — Mission Engineering and Integration (ME&I)](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603142D8Z) (Defense-Wide)

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Office of the Secretary of Defense RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0605151D8Z (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0605151D8Z")`.

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