RDT&E Program Element · President's Budget PB2027

Management HQ - Departmental Spt Acts

PE 0902498N·U.S. Navy·Approp. 1319 — RDT&E·BA6 — RDT&E Management Support
FY2027 Request
$2.1M
Navy · RDT&E
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U.S. Navy requests $2.1M 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.

FY2027 Request
$2.1M
▲ 0.6% vs FY2026
FY2026 Enacted
$2.0M
▼ 8.6% vs FY2025
FY2025 Actual
$2.2M
Prior year

Roll-up of 2 projects. Projects are the summable leaves — the PE total is their sum, never added to it.

For fiscal year 2027, the U.S. Navy is requesting $2.1M for Management HQ - Departmental Spt Acts under RDT&E program element 0902498N, up 0.6% over 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.

02.2FY25ACTUAL2.0FY26ENACTED2.1FY27REQUEST2.1FY282.1FY292.2FY302.2FY31
Actual Enacted Request Outyear (FYDP)
Fiscal YearEstimate TypeAmount ($M)
FY2025Actual2.2
FY2026Enacted2.0
FY2027Request2.1
FY2028Outyear2.1
FY2029Outyear2.1
FY2030Outyear2.2
FY2031Outyear2.2
Where it sits

Acquisition lifecycle

This program is funded in RDT&E Budget Activity 6 — RDT&E Management Support.

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

2 projects roll up into PE 0902498N

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 1% overall, which can hide much larger swings below.

The whole program

OPTEVFOR is funded on 2 lines across 1 appropriations

This page shows $2.0M of OPTEVFOR, 6.4% of the program's $31.6M FY2027 request. The rest is appropriated elsewhere.

Also funded hereTypeComponentFY2027 $M
OPTEVFOR SupportRDT&ENavy29.6
OPTEVFOR totalNavy31.6

Lines whose title names the program. 7 further lines only mention OPTEVFOR in their justification text — those fund something else and are deliberately excluded from the total.

Congressional action

Congressional marks

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

RequestPresident's Budget
$2.1M
House NDAA (HASC)HASC
$2.1M full · +$0
Senate NDAA (SASC)SASC
$2.1M full · +$0
House Approps (HAC-D)HAC_D
$2.1M full · +$0
unresolved as of 2026-07-27. These are FY2027 authorization marks (NDAA); appropriations and the conference agreement may differ.
Program detail

Mission & acquisition strategy

This program element (PE) allocates funding and operational support for the Management Headquarters Activity (MHA) functions that assist the Operational Test and Evaluation Force (OPTEVFOR) in adhering to directives from the Secretary of War and the Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV). These directives mandate the execution of independent operational test and evaluation, as outlined in PE 0605865N, which focuses on enhancing operational test and evaluation capabilities.

Project 0831, 2958 — OPTEVFOR Support
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FY2027 Department of the Navy RDT&E Budget Justification · Exhibits R-2 / R-3 · PE 0902498N (President's Budget PB2027) — and FY2027 NDAA committee marks, as tracked 2026-07-27.
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FY2027 Request
$2.0M
▼ 0.5% vs FY2026
FY2026 Enacted
$2.0M
▼ 8.6% vs FY2025
FY2025 Actual
$2.2M
Prior year

OPTEVFOR Support — one RDT&E project inside PE 0902498N. Congressional marks are recorded on the program element, not on a project.

Project 0831 — OPTEVFOR Support — requests $2.0M in FY2027, 99% of the $2.1M requested for program element 0902498N. Year over year it falls 0.5% against FY2026.

Funding trajectory

Project 0831 funding, 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. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.

02.2FY25ACTUAL2.0FY26ENACTED2.0FY27REQUEST2.1FY282.1FY292.2FY302.2FY31
Actual Enacted Request Outyear (FYDP)
Fiscal YearEstimate TypeAmount ($M)
FY2025Actual2.2
FY2026Enacted2.0
FY2027Request2.0
FY2028Outyear2.1
FY2029Outyear2.1
FY2030Outyear2.2
FY2031Outyear2.2
Inside the project

1 accomplishment / planned program

The R-2A exhibit. Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan — and they are descriptive: coverage is partial and they do not always add back to the project, so count them, never total them.

OPTEVFOR Supportflat
FY2025 actual$2.2M
FY2026 enacted$2.0M
FY2027 request$2.0M

FY2027 planned work This PE provides funds for the salaries and operational support costs of civilian personnel who are vital to the execution of OPTEVFOR's activities. This encompasses the staff in business support functions, as well as the Director, who manages the strategic and administrative aspects essential for the organization's effective operation. By addressing these key financial needs, the project will ensure that OPTEVFOR can continue to operate efficiently and effectively in achieving its mission.

FY2026 to FY2027 change $10K decrease due to CIVPERS reductions.

FY2026 plans — current year This PE provides funds for the salaries and operational support costs of civilian personnel who are vital to the execution of OPTEVFOR's activities. This encompasses the staff in business support functions, as well as the Director, who manages the strategic and administrative aspects essential for the organization's effective operation. By addressing these key financial needs, the project will ensure that OPTEVFOR can continue to operate efficiently and effectively in achieving its mission.

Project detail

What project 0831 buys

This program element (PE) allocates funding and operational support for the Management Headquarters Activity (MHA) functions that assist the Operational Test and Evaluation Force (OPTEVFOR) in adhering to directives from the Secretary of War and the Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV). This support is crucial for the execution of independent operational testing and evaluation, as outlined in PE 0605865N, which focuses on enhancing the Operational Test & Evaluation Capability.

FY2027 Request
$0.0M
No FY2026 funding
FY2026 Enacted
$0.0M
No FY2025 funding
FY2025 Actual
$0.0M
Prior year

Cyberspace Activities — one RDT&E project inside PE 0902498N. Congressional marks are recorded on the program element, not on a project.

Project 2958 — Cyberspace Activities — requests $0.0M in FY2027, 1.1% of the $2.1M requested for program element 0902498N. It is a new start — no prior-year or current-year money.

Funding trajectory

Project 2958 funding, 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. Projects carry the full five-year plan; the activities inside them stop at the budget year.

00.0FY25ACTUAL0.0FY26ENACTED0.0FY27REQUEST0.0FY280.0FY290.0FY300.0FY31
Actual Enacted Request Outyear (FYDP)
Fiscal YearEstimate TypeAmount ($M)
FY2025Actual0.0
FY2026Enacted0.0
FY2027Request0.0
FY2028Outyear0.0
FY2029Outyear0.0
FY2030Outyear0.0
FY2031Outyear0.0
Inside the project

1 accomplishment / planned program

The R-2A exhibit. Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan — and they are descriptive: coverage is partial and they do not always add back to the project, so count them, never total them.

Cyberspace ActivitiesNEW
FY2025 actual$0.0M
FY2026 enacted$0.0M
FY2027 request$0.0M

FY2027 planned work Funding supports cybersecurity hygiene and compliance activities for information systems used by OPTEVFOR headquarters personnel, including vulnerability management, patching, and cybersecurity monitoring required to maintain secure and accredited command information technology systems.

FY2026 to FY2027 change Increase reflects applied adjustment to Cyberspace Activities.

Project detail

What project 2958 buys

Funds the associated maintenance and sustainment, cyber hygiene and resiliency of enterprise IT systems for OPTEVFOR headquarters personnel.