# Civilian Compensation Program — Program Element 0901218F

**Program element:** 0901218F  
**Component:** U.S. Air Force  
**Appropriation:** 3600 — RDT&E, Air Force  
**Budget Activity:** 7 — Operational System Development  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0901218F

## Summary

U.S. Air Force requests $4.2M 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. AF/A1 leads the industry work.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 4.3 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 4.4 |
| FY2027 | Request | 4.2 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 4.4 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 4.5 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 4.6 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 4.7 |

> 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 | 4.2 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 4.2 | +0.0 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 4.2 | +0.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 4.2 | +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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 674139 | Civilian Compensation Program | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 | −2% |

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

### Project 674139 — Civilian Compensation Program

This program element provides for payment of civilian compensation benefits for disability due to personal injury sustained while in the performance of duty or due to employment-related disease according to the Federal Employees Compensation Act [FECA] under Title 5 U.S.C., Chapter 81. The Department of Labor [DOL] administers this program and charges the Department of the Air Force for its employee costs; therefore, this is a MUST PAY bill for Air Force. The Program Element[PE] excludes manpower authorizations and costs. This PE is in Budget Activity 7 in support of payment of civilian compensation benefits for disability due to personal injury sustained while in the performance of duty or due to employment-related disease according to FECA under Title 5 U.S.C., Chapter 81. This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver weapon system capability. The use of such programs funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program element 0605827F, 0605828F, 0605829F, 0605831F, 0605832F, 0605833F, 0605898F, 0606398F. In FY2023 $0 was expended for civilian pay expenses in this program element, and in FY2024 $0 is forecasted for civilian pay expenses in this program element. This program is in Budget Activity 7, Operational System Development because this budget activity includes development efforts to upgrade systems that have been fielded or have received approval for full rate production and anticipate production funding in the current or subsequent fiscal year.

**Named R-3 performers** (share of this project's FY2027 R-3 total, so they need not reach 100%)**:** AF/A1 (4.2, 100%).

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Civilian Compensation | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 |

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

## Where the FY2027 request goes

| Category | Share | $M |
|---|---|---|
| Industry primes | 100% | 4.2 |

**Top named industry performers:** AF/A1 ($4.2M, 100%).

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

## Mission & acquisition strategy

This program element provides for payment of civilian compensation benefits for disability due to personal injury sustained while in the performance of duty or due to employment-related disease according to the Federal Employees Compensation Act [FECA] under Title 5 U.S.C., Chapter 81. The Department of Labor [DOL] administers this program and charges the Department of the Air Force for its employee costs; therefore, this is a MUST PAY bill for Air Force. The Program Element[PE] excludes manpower authorizations and costs.

Not Applicable.

## Related program elements

- [0303140F — Information Systems Security Program](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0303140F) (Air Force)
- [0604129A — Advanced Power Applications](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604129A) (Army)
- [0202057C — Safety Program Management](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0202057C) (Defense-Wide)
- [0604373N — Airborne Mine Countermeasures](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604373N) (Navy)

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Air Force RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0901218F (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0901218F")`.

*HitchAI is an independent intelligence service, not affiliated with the U.S. Department of Defense. Budget figures are requests/estimates, not obligations.*