RDT&E Program Element · President's Budget PB2027

Defense Enterprise Acntng and Mgt Sys (DEAMS)

PE 0901554F·U.S. Air Force·Approp. 3600 — RDT&E·BA7 — Operational System Development
FY2027 Request
$38.3M
Air Force · RDT&E
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U.S. Air Force requests $38.3M 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. Kearney & leads the industry work.

FY2027 Request
$38.3M
▼ 0.3% vs FY2026
FY2026 Enacted
$38.4M
▼ 31% vs FY2025
FY2025 Actual
$55.8M
Prior year

For fiscal year 2027, the U.S. Air Force is requesting $38.3M for Defense Enterprise Acntng and Mgt Sys (DEAMS) under RDT&E program element 0901554F, down 0.3% from FY2026.

Funding trajectory

Funding profile, FY2025–FY2031

Prior years are actuals, the budget year is the request, and the outyears are the FYDP plan. Estimate types are colored and never summed into one figure.

2550055.8FY25ACTUAL38.4FY26ENACTED38.3FY27REQUEST33.5FY2834.7FY2935.4FY3036.1FY31
Actual Enacted Request Outyear (FYDP)
Fiscal YearEstimate TypeAmount ($M)
FY2025Actual55.8
FY2026Enacted38.4
FY2027Request38.3
FY2028Outyear33.5
FY2029Outyear34.7
FY2030Outyear35.4
FY2031Outyear36.1
Where it sits

Acquisition lifecycle

This program is funded in RDT&E Budget Activity 7 — Operational System Development.

Complete
Research
BA 1–2
Complete
Advanced Technology
BA 3
Complete
Prototyping
BA 4
Current
Development & Fielding
BA 5–7
Inside the program element

1 project rolls up into PE 0901554F

Projects are the summable leaves — the PE total is their sum, never added to it. Program elements and projects carry the full five-year plan; activities stop at the budget year. This PE moves 0% overall, which can hide much larger swings below.

Project 675178

Def Enter Acct Mgt Sys (Deams) Incr 2

$38.3MFY2027 request flat
FY2025 actual$55.8M
FY2026 enacted$38.4M
FY2027 request$38.3M
Product DevelopmentTest and EvaluationManagement Services

The Defense Enterprise Accounting & Management System (DEAMS) is an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) program built upon the commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) Oracle e-Business Suite (EBS) solution. DEAMS is the Department of the Air Force's (DAF) core accounting solution providing a modern financial management capability with robust auditability at its core, making it fundamental to achieving the Secretary of War's (SECWAR) priority for a clean Pentagon audit. By enhancing the accuracy of financial data and strengthening internal controls, DEAMS delivers the accountability necessary to ensure fiscal accountability, the responsible use of taxpayer dollars, and maintain public trust. DEAMS uses critical financial data to enhance future program planning and execution and will provide greater transparency to defense spending, making it easier to track how funds are being used and identify potential areas for savings. FY2027 funding will support continued capability development and functionalities within the system. This includes the on-going efforts of making system improvements to maintain an unqualified System and Organizations Control (SOC) audit opinion, ensuring compliance with audit and transparency requirements. Additionally, the funding will be used to continue to enhance the Governmental-Invoicing (G-Invoicing) capability to standardize intragovernmental buy/sell transactions as well as enhance data integrity and automation by evolving the Treasury Direct Disbursement (TDD) capability. The program will also begin integrating the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) accounting systems with DEAMS for improved financial visibility and reconciliation. The funding will also be used to continue to modernize technology by upgrading the Oracle e-Business Suite (EBS) infrastructure and analytic products. These upgrades will enhance system performance, security, and scalability, enabling DEAMS to remain an auditable accounting system. This program element replaces numerous inefficient and/or obsolete legacy systems with a single, integrated platform that standardizes financial data across the DAF. The streamlined approach ensures data consistency and accuracy, critical for reliable financial reporting and informed decision-making.

Accomplishments / planned programs (R-2A) — prior, current and budget year only
FY2025 actual$55.8M
FY2026 enacted$38.4M
FY2027 request$38.3M

- Will continue to make system improvements to maintain an unqualified System and Organizations Control (SOC) audit opinion - Will continue enhancements of the Governmental Invoicing (G-Invoicing) capability - Will continue implementation of Treasury Direct Disbursement (TDD)- International Vendor Pay - Will continue the Oracle…

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Congressional action

Congressional marks

Committee marks on the FY2027 request. Adds and cuts are reconciled in conference before they become law.

RequestPresident's Budget
$38.3M
House NDAA (HASC)HASC
$38.3M full · +$0
Senate NDAA (SASC)SASC
$38.3M full · +$0
House Approps (HAC-D)HAC_D
$38.3M full · +$0
unresolved as of 2026-07-27. These are FY2027 authorization marks (NDAA); appropriations and the conference agreement may differ.
Who's building it

Where the FY2027 request goes

Performers named in the R-3 exhibit, resolved into industry, government-lab, and unspecified shares. Budget-justification contract funding, not obligations.

Kearney &
$8.8M · 23%
DEAMS: Subject Matter Expert (SME) Audit Support, General Ledger Reports and Analysis, Business Process Analysis, Master Data Conversion and Training Development · T&M
CACI
$6.8M · 18%
DEAMS: Rapid Acquisition-System Integrator · FFP
Where FY2027 funding flowsShare$M
Industry primes75%28.5
Other / unspecified25%9.8
FY2027 request100%38.3
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Program detail

Mission & acquisition strategy

The Defense Enterprise Accounting & Management System (DEAMS) is an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) program built upon the commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) Oracle e-Business Suite (EBS) solution. DEAMS is the Department of the Air Force's (DAF) core accounting solution providing a modern financial management capability with robust auditability at its core, making it fundamental to achieving the Secretary of War's (SECWAR) priority for a clean Pentagon audit. By enhancing the accuracy of financial data and strengthening internal controls, DEAMS delivers the accountability necessary to ensure fiscal accountability, the responsible use of taxpayer dollars, and maintain public trust.

The acquisition strategy develops and sustains capabilities in accordance with the selected Agile software implementation strategy and are prioritized by the Program Management Office (PMO) and Functional Management Offices (FMO), deploying capability on a planned cadence and released on demand. Development activities include requirements analysis, design, build, test, data conversion, migration from legacy system as required, implementation into the DEAMS baseline, and the resolution of deficiency reports and defects. Sustainment activities include day-to-day operations and support, production environment management, and numerous system performance improvement initiatives.

Project 675178 — Def Enter Acct Mgt Sys (Deams) Incr 2
  • Product Development
  • Test and Evaluation
  • Management Services
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FY2027 Department of the Air Force RDT&E Budget Justification · Exhibits R-2 / R-3 · PE 0901554F (President's Budget PB2027) — and FY2027 NDAA committee marks, as tracked 2026-07-27.
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