# Management HQ - MDA — Program Element 0901598C

**Program element:** 0901598C  
**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/0901598C

## Summary

Defense-Wide requests $31.9M 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 | 32.2 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 28.7 |
| FY2027 | Request | 31.9 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 32.8 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 34.0 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 35.2 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 36.4 |

> 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 | 31.9 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 31.9 | +0.0 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 31.9 | +0.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 31.9 | +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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD38 | Management Headquarters | 32.2 | 28.7 | 31.9 | +11% |

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

### Project MD38 — Management Headquarters

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Headquarters provides oversight, direction and control over MDA's acquisition programs and fielded systems. The MDA Headquarters staff functions (government salaries, government travel, and contract support services) support the mission and operations of the world-wide MDA mission.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MHA Civilian Salaries | 22.3 | 19.0 | 22.3 |
| MHA Travel | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| MHA Contract Services | 8.9 | 9.1 | 9.3 |

> 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

As prescribed by Department of Defense Instruction 5100.73 Major Headquarters Activities (MHA), the Missile Defense Agency's (MDA) MHA Program Element supports the operation of MDA and funds government civilian salaries and benefits, travel, contract support services, and operations of non-fielded activities. MHA provides executive leadership planning; develops centralized agency policy; prepares and defends annual budget submissions; responds to external inquiries; and implements Secretary of War and Presidential priorities.

## Related program elements

- [0708012S — Pacific Disaster Center Risk Analytics and Readiness](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0708012S) (Defense-Wide)
- [0203743A — 155mm Self-Propelled Howitzer Improvements](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0203743A) (Army)
- [0605898A — Army Direct Report Headquarters - R&D - MHA](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605898A) (Army)
- [0602203F — Aerospace Systems Technologies](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0602203F) (Air Force)

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Office of the Secretary of Defense RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0901598C (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0901598C")`.

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