# Pacific Disaster Center Risk Analytics and Readiness — Program Element 0708012S

**Program element:** 0708012S  
**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/0708012S

## Summary

Defense-Wide funding falls 100% to a $0.0M request in FY2027 (down from a FY2026 peak). In the FY2027 defense authorization, the Senate added $9.5M (to $9.5M).

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 6.1 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 9.5 |
| FY2027 | Request | 0.0 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 0.0 |

> 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 | 0.0 | — |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 9.5 | +9.5 |

> 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | Pacific Disaster Center | 6.1 | 9.5 | 0.0 | −100% |

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

### Project 03 — Pacific Disaster Center

The PDC has provided operational support for an (unclassified) integrated multi-hazard monitoring, early warning and decision support system, called RAPIDS, for the Department since 2007. The system is frequently used by Combatant Commands (CCMD), particularly INDOPACOM and SOUTHCOM, for current operations, exercises, HA/DR missions. and was selected as one of the most effective systems in a position paper by the Department, reviewing all unclassified information sharing systems. “Expanded use of RAPIDS across the DoW at the Combatant Commands, Joint Task Force, and by deployed units from the services” was identified as ”a primary Joint Staff objective” in a memorandum dated July 6, 2017. RAPIDS and PDC advanced analytics and data sets are leveraged across DoW for strategic planning, risk intelligence, impact modeling, strategic competition, and critical asset protection.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) | 1.6 | 2.0 | 0.0 |

> 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 Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) Risk Analytics and Readiness program is a public/private partnership managed by the University of Hawaii under a cooperative agreement with the DoW. It is functionally within the organization of the Office of the Under Secretary of War(Policy) (OUSW(P)) as Principal Staff Assistant (PSA) and Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) for program management. The PDC is a world-recognized authority and leader in science and information technology applications relating to humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HA/DR), including real-time assessments, predictive analysis, and disaster risk reduction.

PDC projects beyond the baseline Situational Awareness & Decision Support Applications/Tools architecture (DisasterAWARE Pro/RAPIDS) undertaken in support of the DoW Cooperative Agreement (CA) with the University of Hawaii (UH) are from PDC customers (e.g., DoW, NGOs, other nations, academia, and industry). The PDC prepares the public, disaster managers, governments, and others to mitigate the effects of disasters. The goal is to have people and technology work together to preserve life, safeguard livelihoods, and protect property to foster disaster-resilient communities. Projects obtained and funded from this customer base serve to determine PDC product and services relevancy.

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- [0604760A — Distributive Interactive Simulations (DIS) - Eng Dev](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604760A) (Army)
- [0603913C — Israeli Cooperative Programs](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0603913C) (Defense-Wide)
- [0901598C — Management HQ - MDA](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0901598C) (Defense-Wide)
- [0604771N — Medical Development](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604771N) (Navy)

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Office of the Secretary of Defense RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0708012S (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0708012S")`.

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