# Budget and Program Assessments — Program Element 0606100D8Z

**Program element:** 0606100D8Z  
**Component:** Defense-Wide  
**Appropriation:** 0400 — RDT&E, Defense-Wide  
**Budget Activity:** 6 — RDT&E Management Support  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0606100D8Z

## Summary

Defense-Wide funding falls 17% to a $10.7M 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.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 13.7 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 12.9 |
| FY2027 | Request | 10.7 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 10.9 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 11.8 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 12.1 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 12.4 |

> 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 | 10.7 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 10.7 | +0.0 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 10.7 | +0.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 10.7 | +0.0 |

> FY2027 NDAA authorization marks, as of 2026-07-27. Not appropriations or final law.

## Projects (2)

| Project | Title | FY2025 actual | FY2026 enacted | FY2027 request | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Budget and Program Assessments | 8.4 | 7.4 | 7.2 | −4% |
| 118 | Enterprise VAMOSC | 5.3 | 5.5 | 3.5 | −36% |

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

### Project 101 — Budget and Program Assessments

This program supports the Office of the Director, Cost Assessment & Program Evaluation (CAPE). It funds assessments that help to resolve budget and programmatic issues across the full range of the Department’s activities. Projects that support this effort help to inform the leadership on program alternatives, capability concept development, design and cost, the appropriate balance of capabilities across the force, and also to identify how well the Department’s expenditures are meeting its goals, and how well the force can implement the Defense strategy. This program provides for analytical research across the entire spectrum of defense issues and concerns. The research agenda focuses on near to long-term problems identified by the Secretary of War and addresses difficult and complex questions linked to program alternatives for current and future capabilities and forces in order to enhance DoW senior leadership's deliberations and decision-making. This program provides the scientific and technical engineering services needed for research studies in the development of models and simulations and the evaluation of current analytical tools and scientific methods used to evaluate and assess weapons systems and warfighting capabilities for warfighting environments and scenarios, and related force structure. Deliverables from this program will include reports, briefings, and analyses designed to illuminate critical issues facing the Department. Outcomes include recommendations for new modeling techniques, programmatic alternatives, and scenario development.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| OSW Support for Programming Budget | 8.4 | 7.4 | 7.2 |

> R-2A activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan. Coverage is partial, so count them, never total them.

### Project 118 — Enterprise VAMOSC

Enterprise Visibility and Management of Operating and Support Cost (EVAMOSC) addresses CAPE's responsibility to develop and maintain a database of actual operating and support (O&S) costs for major weapons systems, as required in 10 USC Section 4325. Additionally, the EVAMOSC data capability will directly support development and reporting of readiness metrics associated with implementation of the interim National Defense Strategy.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise Visibility and Maintainability of Operating and Support Costs (EVAMOSC) | 5.3 | 5.5 | 3.5 |

> 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

This program supports the Office of the Director, Cost Assessment & Program Evaluation (CAPE) by funding assessments that help to resolve budget and programmatic issues across the full range of the Department’s activities. Projects that support this effort help to inform leadership on program alternatives, capability concept development, design and cost, as well as the appropriate balance of capabilities across the force. They also help to identify how well the Department is meeting its expenditure goals, and how well the force can implement the interim National Defense Strategy.

## Related program elements

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- [0604215N — Standards Development](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604215N) (Navy)
- [0604873C — Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR)](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604873C) (Defense-Wide)
- [0302060F — Looking Glass Next (LG-N))](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0302060F) (Air Force)

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Office of the Secretary of Defense RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0606100D8Z (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0606100D8Z")`.

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