# Analysis Working Group (AWG) Support — Program Element 0606114D8Z

**Program element:** 0606114D8Z  
**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/0606114D8Z

## Summary

Defense-Wide funding ramps 126% to a $11.7M 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 | 0.9 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 5.2 |
| FY2027 | Request | 11.7 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 11.9 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 11.4 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 11.6 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 11.9 |

> 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 | 11.7 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 11.7 | +0.0 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 11.7 | +0.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 11.7 | +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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 109 | Analysis Working Group (AWG) Support | 0.9 | 5.2 | 11.7 | +126% |

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

### Project 109 — Analysis Working Group (AWG) Support

This program supports the Office of the Director, Cost Assessment & Program Evaluation (CAPE). It funds assessments that help the Analysis Working Group (AWG) as required in the FY 2024 NDAA Sec 902 to assist the Secretary and Deputy Secretary in guiding the analytic community and ensuring strategic analysis products are robust and of the highest quality. The end goal is an analytic enterprise that is agile, responsive, and provides sound decision support for the Secretary and Deputy Secretary. This program provides for analytic research across the Department to guide reform of the Department’s analytic enterprise. Projects that support this effort help to develop a high performing and innovative analytic enterprise with the right policies, structures, people, and tools to support timely strategic decisions that create an advantage for the U.S Military now and into the future.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Analysis Working Group (AWG) Support | 0.9 | 5.2 | 11.7 |

> 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). It funds assessments that help the Analysis Working Group (AWG) as required in the FY 2024 NDAA Sec 902 to assist the Secretary and Deputy Secretary in guiding the analytic community and ensuring strategic analysis products are robust and of the highest quality. The end goal is an analytic enterprise that is agile, responsive, and provides sound decision support for the Secretary and Deputy Secretary. This program provides for analytic research across the Department to guide reform of the Department’s analytic enterprise.

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## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Office of the Secretary of Defense RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0606114D8Z (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0606114D8Z")`.

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