# Operational Test Command Civilian Pay

**R-2A activity** of project V02 — ATEC Activities  
**Program element:** 0605712A — Support of Operational Testing  
**Component:** U.S. Army · **Budget Activity:** 6  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605712A/V02/a0  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605712A

## Summary

This activity requests $42.4M in FY2027, 70% of project V02, down 1.2% 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.** Continue to support the costs associated with the OTC civilian workforce for operational testing in support of a subset of Army and DoW acquisition programs, focusing on high priority requests.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** Funding decrease is due to economic assumption.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** Supports the costs associated with the OTC civilian workforce for operational testing in support of a subset of Army and DoW acquisition programs, focusing on high priority requests.

**FY2025 accomplishments.** Supports the costs associated with the civilian workforce for OTC operational testing in support of Army and DoD acquisition programs.

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 52.0 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 42.9 |
| FY2027 | Request | 42.4 |

> 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 V02

- Operational Test Command Operations Support — FY2027 9.4
- Test Technology Sustainment — FY2027 9.0

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Army RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 0605712A project V02 (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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