# Counter Weapons OF MASS Destruction Operational Systems Development — Program Element 0607385BR

**Program element:** 0607385BR  
**Component:** Defense-Wide  
**Appropriation:** 0400 — RDT&E, Defense-Wide  
**Budget Activity:** 7 — Operational System Development  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0607385BR

## Summary

Defense-Wide requests $4.1M in FY2027 against nothing enacted in FY2026, sustained across the five-year plan. In the FY2027 defense authorization, the House added 122% (to $9.1M); the Senate funded it in full; House appropriators funded it in full. Booz Allen leads the industry work, though an unusually large share flows to government labs and warfare centers.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 0.0 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 0.0 |
| FY2027 | Request | 4.1 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 4.2 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 3.7 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 3.8 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 3.8 |

> 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 | 4.1 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 9.1 | +5.0 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 4.1 | +0.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 4.1 | +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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MA | MARMS | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | new start |
| RD | NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGIES AND CAPABILITIES DEVELOPMENT | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | new start |

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

### Project MA — MARMS

The Mission Assurance Risk Management System (MARMS) is a Department of War (DoW) risk management system that directly supports the Secretary of War Mission Assurance responsibilities as defined in the DoD Directive 3020.40, Mission Assurance, with the objectives of creating resilience and supporting critical processes to enable the protection of assets and ensuring defense critical missions across 17 Mission Assurance Related Programs and Activities. MARMS functions as an integration framework spanning multiple security domains that will support risk-informed decision-making, resource investment, and improved synchronization at different levels within DoW. MARMS supports multiple Joint Capability Areas: Command and Control, Logistics, and Protection. MARMS is a joint program and an acquisition category Ill software-intensive and situational awareness program in the agile-based Adaptive Acquisition Framework – Software Pathway.

**Named R-3 performers** (share of this project's FY2027 R-3 total, so they need not reach 100%)**:** Institute for Defense Analyses (0.4, 10%).

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MA: MARMS | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.6 |

> 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 RD — NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGIES AND CAPABILITIES DEVELOPMENT

This project supports the development efforts to upgrade fielded nuclear effect capabilities for the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) to counter proliferation and weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and to model the consequences of the use of nuclear weapons and integrate these capabilities for Combatant Command use. This project encompasses the following related areas: (1) The Nuclear Capabilities Services (NuCS) program performs RDT&E to improve capabilities to model nuclear weapon effects environments and simulate the response of systems and networks to these effects. Starting with Nuclear Weapons Effects modeling and simulation (M&S) capabilities rooted in the DoW nuclear testing program, NuCS augments these legacy codes through integration of higher-fidelity reduced-order models built by DTRA applied research efforts that combine first-principle science and technology M&S and experimental research. Through technology updates to legacy codes and integration of new models, NuCS provides a standard source of NWE M&S capabilities for all DoW users. (2) DTRA’s Enhanced Consequence Analysis (ECA) program performs research and development to improve the reliability and effectiveness of nuclear weapon use. This program delivers NWE decision support tools for use during strategic and operational planning. The ECA program directly supports U.S. and allied warfighter planning requirements, including the Strategic Mission Planning and Execution System, an acquisition category 1A Major Automated Information System that supports developing nuclear and conventional force application plans. The ECA program integrates NuCS capabilities and these M&S capabilities with operational databases and systems and works with end-users to provide a user experience specifically designed for nuclear planning. DTRA is currently merging the ECA capabilities into the overall Nuclear, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and high-Explosive (NCBRE) Analysis Toolset (NATs) program. (3) DTRA’s NCBRE Analysis Toolset (NATs) program performs RDT&E to provide a platform for decision support capabilities related to strategic and operational nuclear planning, conventional forces operating in a nuclear environment, and evaluating consequence of nuclear weapon employment in terrestrial and space domains.

**Named R-3 performers** (share of this project's FY2027 R-3 total, so they need not reach 100%)**:** Booz Allen (0.5, 100%).

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| RD: NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGIES AND CAPABILITIES DEVELOPMENT | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |

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

## Where the FY2027 request goes

| Category | Share | $M |
|---|---|---|
| Industry primes | 22% | 0.9 |
| Government labs & warfare centers | 61% | 2.5 |
| Other / unspecified | 17% | 0.7 |

**Top named industry performers:** Booz Allen ($0.5M, 13%), Institute for Defense Analyses ($0.4M, 8.8%).

> R-3 exhibit contract funding, not USAspending obligations.

## Mission & acquisition strategy

This project supports the development efforts to upgrade fielded nuclear effect capabilities for the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) to counter proliferation and weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and to model the consequences of the use of nuclear weapons and integrate these capabilities for Combatant Command use. This project encompasses the following related areas: (1) The Nuclear Capabilities Services (NuCS) program performs RDT&E to improve capabilities to model nuclear weapon effects environments and simulate the response of systems and networks to these effects.

The acquisition strategy for MARMS is based on its designation as a joint DoW program and being a software-intensive and situational awareness program. Therefore, it is aligned to follow the acquisition construct defined by the agile-based DoD Instruction 5000.87 Operation of the Software Acquisition Pathway. In order to accomplish the Mission Assurance Strategy Implementation Framework and policy of aligning and integrating the risk based data for the 17 MARPA, the MARMS Program Management Office will build on the initial foundational/baseline information technology capabilities and data integration investments for Increments 1 and 2 for the remaining MARPAs per the guidance of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of War for Defense Continuity and…

## Related program elements

- [0605141BR — Mission Assurance RISK Management System (MARMS)](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605141BR) (Defense-Wide)
- [0605000BR — Counter Weapons OF MASS Destruction Systems Development](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605000BR) (Defense-Wide)
- [0604258N — Target Systems Development](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604258N) (Navy)
- [1206446SF — Resilient MW/MT - LEO](https://hitchintel.com/programs/1206446SF) (Space Force)

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Office of the Secretary of Defense RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0607385BR (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0607385BR")`.

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