# Operational Test Activities and Analyses — Program Element 0605814OTE

**Program element:** 0605814OTE  
**Component:** Defense-Wide  
**Appropriation:** 0460 — RDT&E, Defense-Wide  
**Budget Activity:** 6 — RDT&E Management Support  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605814OTE

## Summary

Defense-Wide funding falls 100% to a $0.0M request in FY2027.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 102.9 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 76.5 |
| FY2027 | Request | 0.0 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 0.0 |

> Estimate types are not summed — the profile mixes actuals, enacted law, the request, and outyear projections.

## Projects (1)

| Project | Title | FY2025 actual | FY2026 enacted | FY2027 request | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000920 | OTA&A | 102.9 | 76.5 | — | −100% |

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

### Project 000920 — OTA&A

The Operational Test Activities and Analyses (OTA&A) programs were continuing efforts that have provided management and oversight functions, as well as updates to T&E policy and directives to the DoW. OTA&A programs focused on broad scopes of the weapons systems’ integration to joint-warfighting and national defense agencies environment; policy and strategy updates; evolving T&E methodology changes; and data-based integration efforts to align with the DoW acquisition community’s digital transformation. The OTA&A programs consisted of four activities: (1) Joint Test and Evaluation (JT&E); (2) Test and Evaluation Threat Resource Activity (TETRA); (3) Center for Countermeasures (CCM); and (4) Strategic Initiatives, Policy, and Emerging Technology (SIPET). Beginning in FY 2027, JT&E will transition to the Office of the Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering, TETRA will transition to the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), and CCM will transition back to its parent organization, Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC) at White Sands Missile Range. The JT&E program assists the warfighter in solving joint operational problems and issues by testing proposed solutions using OT&E methodology. JT&E delivers agile warfighting tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP); concepts of employment (CONEMP); and concepts of operations (CONOPS) to enhance the lethality, suitability, resilience, survivability, agility, and responsiveness of the joint force. JT&E supports joint warfighting concept objectives, large force exercises, and the operational evaluation of mission threads and kill webs to meet the DoW's strategic objectives. JT&E projects are T&E activities conducted in a joint military environment that develop process improvements. These multi-Service projects, chartered by the Office of the Secretary of War and coordinated with the Joint Staff, CCMDs, and the Services, foster and integrate doctrine, organization, training, materiel, leadership, education, personnel, facilities, and policy (DOTmLPF-P) warfighter solutions with reports detailing the operational performance of the joint force in contested, multi-domain operations. New projects are encouraged to align their efforts to support the National Defense Strategy.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operational Test Activities and Analyses (OTA&A) | 102.9 | 76.5 | — |

> 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 Operational Test Activities and Analyses (OTA&A) programs were continuing efforts that have provided management and oversight functions, as well as updates to T&E policy and directives to the DoW. OTA&A programs focused on broad scopes of the weapons systems’ integration to joint-warfighting and national defense agencies environment; policy and strategy updates; evolving T&E methodology changes; and data-based integration efforts to align with the DoW acquisition community’s digital transformation.

## Related program elements

- [0902498N — Management HQ - Departmental Spt Acts](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0902498N) (Navy)
- [0202057C — Safety Program Management](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0202057C) (Defense-Wide)
- [0207227F — Guardian Angel RDT&E](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0207227F) (Air Force)
- [0603778A — MLRS Product Improvement Program](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603778A) (Army)

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Office of the Secretary of Defense RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0605814OTE (PB PB2027).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0605814OTE")`.

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