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RDT&E Program Element · President's Budget PB2027

Management HQ - R&d

PE 0605898E·Defense-Wide·Approp. 0400 — RDT&E·BA6 — RDT&E Management Support
FY2027 Request
$5.4M
Defense-Wide · RDT&E
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Defense-Wide funding falls 60% to a $5.4M request 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.

FY2027 Request
$5.4M
▼ 60% vs FY2026
FY2026 Enacted
$13.6M
▼ 13% vs FY2025
FY2025 Actual
$15.6M
Prior year

For fiscal year 2027, Defense-Wide agencies are requesting $5.4M for Management HQ - R&d under RDT&E program element 0605898E, down 60% from FY2026.

Funding trajectory

Funding profile, FY2025–FY2031

Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure.

015.6FY25ACTUAL13.6FY26ENACTED5.4FY27REQUEST5.5FY285.6FY295.7FY305.8FY31
Actual Enacted Request Outyear (FYDP)
Fiscal YearEstimate TypeAmount ($M)
FY2025Actual15.6
FY2026Enacted13.6
FY2027Request5.4
FY2028Outyear5.5
FY2029Outyear5.6
FY2030Outyear5.7
FY2031Outyear5.8
Where it sits

Acquisition lifecycle

This program is funded in RDT&E Budget Activity 6 — RDT&E Management Support.

Complete
Research
BA 1–2
Complete
Advanced Technology
BA 3
Complete
Prototyping
BA 4
Current
Development & Fielding
BA 5–7
Inside the program element

1 project rolls up into PE 0605898E

Projects are the summable leaves — the PE total is their sum, never added to it. Program elements and projects carry the full five-year plan; activities stop at the budget year. This PE moves -60% overall, which can hide much larger swings below.

Project MH-01

MANAGEMENT HQ - R&D

$5.4MFY2027 request ▼ 60%
FY2025 actual$15.6M
FY2026 enacted$13.6M
FY2027 request$5.4M

The Management HQ - R&D Program Element provides funding for the administrative support costs of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. This project provides funding for DARPA Management Headquarters Activities (MHA). The funds provide personnel compensation for management headquarters civilians as well as associated travel and support contract costs.

Accomplishments / planned programs (R-2A) — prior, current and budget year only
Management Headquarters Civilian Personnel Salaries▼ 2%
FY2025 actual$5.6M
FY2026 enacted$5.0M
FY2027 request$4.9M

FY2027 planned work - Continue to fund management headquarters civilian salaries and benefits.

FY2026 to FY2027 change The FY 2027 decrease reflects civilian pay repricing.

FY2026 plans — current year - Continue to fund management headquarters civilian salaries and benefits.

FY2025 accomplishments - Continue to fund management headquarters civilian salaries and benefits.

Management Headquarters Travel▼ 20%
FY2025 actual$0.5M
FY2026 enacted$0.6M
FY2027 request$0.5M

FY2027 planned work - Continue to fund Management Headquarters travel requirements.

FY2026 to FY2027 change The FY 2027 decrease reflects estimated Management Headquarters travel requirements.

FY2026 plans — current year - Continue to fund Management Headquarters travel requirements.

FY2025 accomplishments - Continue to fund Management Headquarters travel requirements.

Management Headquarters Strategic Operational Support▼ 100%
FY2025 actual$9.5M
FY2026 enacted$8.0M
FY2027 request—

FY2026 to FY2027 change The FY 2027 decrease reflects the Management Headquarters Strategic Operational Support costs being realigned to PE 0603467E, Project DAT-07.

FY2026 plans — current year - Continue to fund operational support which includes Public Affairs, Legislative Affairs, General Council, International Cooperation, and Human Resources Support.

FY2025 accomplishments - Continue to fund operational support which includes Public Affairs, Legislative Affairs, General Council, International Cooperation, and Human Resources Support.

Congressional action

Congressional marks

Committee marks on the FY2027 request. Adds and cuts are reconciled in conference before they become law.

RequestPresident's Budget
$5.4M
House NDAA (HASC)HASC
$5.4M full · +$0
Senate NDAA (SASC)SASC
$5.4M full · +$0
House Approps (HAC-D)HAC_D
$5.4M full · +$0
unresolved as of 2026-07-27. These are FY2027 authorization marks (NDAA); appropriations and the conference agreement may differ.
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Sources
FY2027 Office of the Secretary of Defense RDT&E Budget Justification · Exhibits R-2 / R-3 · PE 0605898E (President's Budget PB2027) — and FY2027 NDAA committee marks, as tracked 2026-07-27.
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