RDT&E Program Element · President's Budget PB2027

Management HQ - Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC)

PE 0605998KA·Defense-Wide·Approp. 0400 — RDT&E·BA6 — RDT&E Management Support
FY2027 Request
$3.5M
Defense-Wide · RDT&E
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Defense-Wide requests $3.5M 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
$3.5M
▲ 0.7% vs FY2026
FY2026 Enacted
$3.5M
▼ 1.1% vs FY2025
FY2025 Actual
$3.5M
Prior year

For fiscal year 2027, Defense-Wide agencies are requesting $3.5M for Management HQ - Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) under RDT&E program element 0605998KA, up 0.7% over 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.

03.5FY25ACTUAL3.5FY26ENACTED3.5FY27REQUEST3.5FY283.6FY293.6FY303.7FY31
Actual Enacted Request Outyear (FYDP)
Fiscal YearEstimate TypeAmount ($M)
FY2025Actual3.5
FY2026Enacted3.5
FY2027Request3.5
FY2028Outyear3.5
FY2029Outyear3.6
FY2030Outyear3.6
FY2031Outyear3.7
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 0605998KA

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 1% overall, which can hide much larger swings below.

Project 001

Management HQ - Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC)

$3.5MFY2027 request ▲ 1%
FY2025 actual$3.5M
FY2026 enacted$3.5M
FY2027 request$3.5M

This program element (PE) provides funding for the Management Headquarters (HQ) element of the Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC), a DoW Field Activity. The PE supports personnel compensation for HQ-assigned civilians, along with related administrative and contract support costs. This PE was established in FY 2017, designed to support activities deemed as headquarters functions, with no operational efficiencies or enhancement to mission. This PE supports the following HQ functions and mission essential activities critical to the success of DTIC’s operations, and mandated by law or regulation: - Activity leadership, strategic planning, and Front Office support staff. -- The front office staff represents a small component of this PE. Most of the specialized functions and skill sets described below are centralized activities within the PE yet support the larger organization and its employees. These activities were consolidated to improve efficiencies throughout DTIC and are essential to the operation of DTIC’s primary PE 0605801KA. - Financial Management and Comptroller. Provides integrated resource management at the Agency level to obtain, control, and execute budget and manpower authorities to support the organization's mission requirements. Develops and prepares agency budget documents and exhibits for submission to both OSW and Congress. -- Accounting support to DTIC’s mission operations; partners with the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) and Washington Headquarters Service (WHS) to present accurate financial reporting and Fund Balance with Treasury. -- Financial Improvement and Audit Remediation (FIAR) activities and oversight in compliance with the Department’s audit goals, objectives, and milestones. - Human Resources (HR) Liaison Support. Partners with DFAS to provide the DTIC enterprise with payroll processing and “Hire to Retire” mission support; oversees and organizes employee training, professional development, and staff certification programs (e.g., Acquisition, Financial Management, and IT programs). -- Coordinates recruitment placement and classification action for the mission areas; liaison to DFAS for HR servicing and the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) for Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) program maintenance. - Mandatory Records Management compliance activities and administration programs.

Accomplishments / planned programs (R-2A) — prior, current and budget year only
Management HQ - Defense Technical Information Center▲ 1%
FY2025 actual$3.5M
FY2026 enacted$3.5M
FY2027 request$3.5M

FY2027 planned work This program element (PE) provides funding for the Management HQ element of DTIC, a DoW Field Activity. The PE supports personnel compensation for HQ-assigned civilians, along with related administrative and contract support costs. DTIC is undergoing a reorganization and refocus efforts; the new DTIC Administrator has revised existing and established new service level agreements (SLAs) with DoW service providers.

FY2026 to FY2027 change The increase of $0.023 million between FY 2026 and FY 2027 reflects minor budget fluctuations.

FY2026 plans — current year This program element (PE) provides funding for the Management HQ element of DTIC, a DoW Field Activity. The PE supports personnel compensation for HQ-assigned civilians, along with related administrative and contract support costs. DTIC is undergoing a reorganization and refocus efforts; the new DTIC Administrator has revised existing and established new service level agreements (SLAs) with DoW service providers.

FY2025 accomplishments - Executed the program, activities and functions as described above in Section A, Mission Description of PE 0605998KA.

Congressional action

Congressional marks

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

RequestPresident's Budget
$3.5M
House NDAA (HASC)HASC
$3.5M full · +$0
Senate NDAA (SASC)SASC
$3.5M full · +$0
House Approps (HAC-D)HAC_D
$3.5M 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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FY2027 Office of the Secretary of Defense RDT&E Budget Justification · Exhibits R-2 / R-3 · PE 0605998KA (President's Budget PB2027) — and FY2027 NDAA committee marks, as tracked 2026-07-27.
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