# CounterIntel and Human Intel Modernization — Program Element 0606003A

**Program element:** 0606003A  
**Component:** U.S. Army  
**Appropriation:** 2040 — RDT&E, Army  
**Budget Activity:** 6 — RDT&E Management Support  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0606003A

## Summary

U.S. Army requests $5.8M 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 | 9.6 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 5.7 |
| FY2027 | Request | 5.8 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 5.9 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 6.0 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 6.1 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 6.1 |

> 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 | 5.8 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 5.8 | +0.0 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 5.8 | +0.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 5.8 | +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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FI9 | Counterl Intel and Human Intel Modernization | 9.6 | 5.7 | 5.8 | +3% |

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

### Project FI9 — Counterl Intel and Human Intel Modernization

The Counterintelligence (CI) and Human Intelligence (HUMINT) Modernization Project supports ongoing rejuvenation and development of new critical CI and HUMINT systems, applications, tools, equipment, and capabilities necessary to defeat foreign intelligence, international terrorist, and insider threats while enhancing our HUMINT collection capability, management processes, and responsiveness. The CI and HUMINT Software (CHS) supports both CI and HUMINT planning, reporting, and management. The suite of applications can reside on smart devices, laptops, or the cloud. CHS is the planned successor to the Army Counterintelligence Operations Portal and the CI and HUMINT Automated Reporting Computer System. CHS will also contain a communications interface that will ensure reliable communication in various situations, especially in challenging environments by automating a tiered approach in switching between available networks and tactical radios at echelon. The Castle Keep Portal is the Army's enterprise capability to automate workflow services, SCI program reporting, metrics, analysis, and information sharing to protect classified information within and across the defense elements of the Intelligence Community. The Multi-Source Data Fusion Platform curates and integrates Army Counterintelligence (CI) and Human Intelligence (HUMINT) data with Army Identity Intelligence architecture, establishes application programming interfaces, leverages and trains Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) tools and models, and develops new workflows and user interfaces with the Military Threat Actor knowledge base and Defense Watchlisting activities that supports sharing of information across the Army CI, HUMINT, and I2 capabilities for timely decisions on persons of interest. The FY 2027 request will support development and testing of software code integrating existing and new algorithms to analyze multiple data sources. The FY 2027 request enables GEOINT modernization through work to integrate cloud-based raw pixel Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML) models to enable automated imagery inferencing, which will reduce the time required to produce and disseminate findings that support over the horizon targeting, battlespace awareness, and preparation of the battlefield.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Army's Threat Management Informtion Sharing System | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 |
| GEOINT | — | 1.0 | 1.0 |

> 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 Counterintelligence (CI) and Human Intelligence (HUMINT) Modernization Project supports ongoing rejuvenation and development of new critical CI and HUMINT systems, applications, tools, equipment, and capabilities necessary to defeat foreign intelligence, international terrorist, and insider threats while enhancing our HUMINT collection capability, management processes, and responsiveness.

## Related program elements

- [0305103C — Cyber Security Initiative](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0305103C) (Defense-Wide)
- [0302609V — Countering Threats Automated Platform](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0302609V) (Defense-Wide)
- [0305327N — Insider Threat](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0305327N) (Navy)
- [0603123N — Force Protection Advanced Technology](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603123N) (Navy)

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Army RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0606003A (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0606003A")`.

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