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DCAPES
Budget figures
FY2026 award data is a partial year — USAspending reports awards on a rolling basis, and this corpus runs through 2026-09-04. why partial FY2026 data? →
Budget trajectory
| Fiscal year | Amount |
|---|---|
| FY24 | $6.69M |
| FY25 | $8.43M |
| FY26 | $8.51M |
All series figures: R-1 TOA · PB2026
Decade view
P-1/R-1 workbook TOA basis, shown compact in $B/$M (the workbook records USD thousands); each figure cites its own President's Budget edition
The vertical scale does not start at zero: the baseline sits just below this program’s smallest year, so a low point on this line is not a small amount. Read the shape for direction and the grid below for the figures.
● actuals (line) · ○ enacted · ◇ request — gaps are editions the program is absent from, never interpolated.
| Series | FY15 | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actuals | $806.0K | $12.9M | $13.3M | $12.4M | $14.6M | $19.2M | $14.1M | $4.15M | $7.75M | $6.69M | ||
| Enacted | $16.7M | $15.0M | $17.4M | $13.2M | $19.9M | $14.8M | $4.30M | $8.05M | $8.23M | $8.43M | ||
| Request | $15.0M | $17.4M | $13.3M | $19.9M | $14.8M | $4.30M | $8.05M | $8.23M | $8.43M | $8.51M |
blank = series not published for this year; – = absent from that edition.
Asked vs spent: the PB2018 book requested $17.4M for FY2018; the PB2020 book reported $12.4M as actual total obligation authority — $4.96M below the request. 12.4 − 17.4 = -5.0 USD millions — the compact figures above are rounded for reading.
Program lineage
No predecessor/successor lineage was recorded for this program element — no FY-to-FY transfer into or out of this line was stated in the ingested J-books, and none was inferred from the program structure.
Description
Mission — DCAPES
Deliberate and Crisis Action Planning and Execution System (DCAPES) is the Department of the Air Force (DAF) classified Command and Control (C2) National Security System (NSS) used to implement the Air Force Force Generation (AFFORGEN) process and project forces (includes weapon systems, logistics, and personnel). It enables the DAF to posture mission ready and equipped forces (organized in effects-based operational capability packages) to deliver air, space, and cyberspace capabilities to Joint commanders worldwide. DCAPES supports joint, combined, and DAF military operations worldwide. DCAPES Continuous Development defines specific requirements annually through an approved Capability Needs Statement (CNS) and also continues to address technical debt and engineering updates as a persistent requirement throughout the program. FY 2026 funding will be used to continue development efforts include creating a capability for on-demand updates to the Operation Plan (OPLAN) detail which reduces the corrective action time from days to minutes if the data is out of sync or deleted, interfacing with Joint Capabilities Requirements Manager (JCRM) to track when forces are officially ordered to a Combatant Command (COCOM), creating an unclassified server in the production environment for personnel accountability in areas where classified environments are not available, enhancing the Unit Type Availability (UTA) module with Log Assessment for reporting equipment shortfalls, Database Export for printable AFFORGEN dashboards, and Mass Edit for direct dashboard editing of AFFORGEN Force Elements. The FY 2026 funding also supports the development of the system by continuing to enhance the functionality of the system: crucial in supporting war planning. DCAPES completed Increment 2B full deployment in Q1 FY 2025 and transitioned to the Software Acquisition Pathway (SWP). DCAPES funding will be executed against capabilities packaged into agile development projects for multiple releases based on warfighter priorities. This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver weapon system capability. The use of such program's funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program element 0605827F, 0605828F, 0605829F, 0605831F, 0605832F, 0605833F, 0605898F, 0606398F. In FY 2024 0.000M was expended for civilian pay expenses in this program element, and in FY 2025 0.000M 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.
Mission — DCAPES INC 2B
Deliberate and Crisis Action Planning and Execution System (DCAPES) is the Department of the Air Force (DAF) classified Command and Control (C2) National Security System (NSS) used system used to project air expeditionary forces (includes weapon systems, logistics, and personnel). It enables the DAF to posture mission ready and equipped forces (organized in effects-based operational capability packages) to deliver air, space and cyberspace capabilities to Joint commanders worldwide. DCAPES stores planning and execution information for DAF functional users in the four (4) main DAF disciplines: 1) manpower, 2) personnel, 3) logistics, and 4) operations. These disciplines support joint, combined, and DAF military operations worldwide. Technical requirements were completed for Increment 2B which included enabling the system to support Public Key Infrastructure and elimination of Social Security Account Numbers as the primary key for identifying Air Force military and civilian members by replacing it with the Electronic Data Interchange Personal Identifier. This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver weapon system capability. The use of such program's funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program element 0605827F, 0605828F, 0605829F, 0605831F, 0605832F, 0605833F, 0605898F, 0606398F. In FY 2024 0.0M was expended for civilian pay expenses in this program element, and in FY 2025 0.0M is forecasted for civilian pay expenses in this program element.
Mission — DCAPES Cont Dev
Deliberate and Crisis Action Planning and Execution System (DCAPES) is the Department of the Air Force (DAF) classified Command and Control (C2) National Security System (NSS) system used to implement the Air Force Force Generation (AFFORGEN) process and project forces (includes weapon systems, logistics, and personnel). It enables the DAF to posture mission ready and equipped forces (organized in effects-based operational capability packages) to deliver air, space and cyberspace capabilities to Joint commanders worldwide. Additionally, DCAPES manages sourcing, scheduling, and deployment of DAF military and/or civilian personnel against Secretary of Defense directed operations while maintaining strength accountability of the deployed forces. FY 2026 funding will be used to continue development efforts include creating a capability for on-demand updates to the Operation Plan (OPLAN) detail which reduces the corrective action time from days to minutes if the data is out of sync or deleted, interfacing with Joint Capabilities Requirements Manager (JCRM) to track when forces are officially ordered to a Combatant Command (COCOM), creating an unclassified server in the production environment for personnel accountability in areas where classified environments are not available, enhancing the Unit Type Availability (UTA) module with Log Assessment for reporting equipment shortfalls, Database Export for printable AFFORGEN dashboards, and Mass Edit for direct dashboard editing of AFFORGEN Force Elements. The FY 2026 funding also supports the development of the system by continuing to enhance the functionality of the system: crucial in supporting war planning. This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver weapon system capability. The use of such program's funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program element 0605827F, 0605828F, 0605829F, 0605831F, 0605832F, 0605833F, 0605898F, 0606398F. In FY 2024 0.000M was expended for civilian pay expenses in this program element, and in FY 2025 0.000M is forecasted for civilian pay expenses in this program element.
Justification
Accomplishments & Planned Programs (2)
DCAPES INCREMENT 2B
DCAPES Increment 2B includes Infrastructure Support, Business Intelligence, and the development of multiple Warfighter Capabilities (see remarks section below for capability titles). In August 2020, the Air Force restructured DCAPES Inc 2B Acquisition Program Baseline adding two and a half capability packages (second half of 6 plus 7 and 8), that had previously been deferred. Capability packages 5 and 7 were later eliminated by the customer (AF/A3OD) post restructure.
DCAPES Continuous Development
DCAPES Continuous Development Infrastructure Support, Business Intelligence, and the development of multiple Warfighter requirements.
Budget line items(workbook-cited)
P-1/R-1 workbook Total Obligation Authority basis (USD thousands) · PB2026.
Exhibit R-1
| Account | Org | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force | F | FY24 Actuals | $6.69M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force | F | FY25 Enacted | $8.43M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force | F | FY25 Total | $8.43M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force | F | FY26 Disc. Request | $8.51M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force | F | FY26 Total | $8.51M |
Budget Details(R-2/P-40 facts)
J-book detail basis (R-2/P-40, USD millions) · PB2026 — a different accounting basis from the P-1/R-1 workbook TOA above; where the two disagree, the reconciliation strip under Budget figures shows both.
Wider than this screen — swipe the table sideways for the remaining fiscal-year columns.
| Project | All Prior Years | FY24 Actuals | FY25 Total | FY26 Base | FY26 Request |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Program Element | $0 | $6.69M | $8.43M | $8.51M | $8.51M |
| 674801: DCAPES INC 2B | $0 | $6.69M | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 674803: DCAPES Cont Dev | $0 | $0 | $8.43M | $8.51M | $8.51M |
Follow the dollar
No follow-the-dollar view — this program's awards haven't been crosswalked at high confidence (flows cover 312 of 1,938 programs). why coverage is partial? →
Awards
No awards are linked to this program element at high or medium confidence — the budget→award crosswalk only asserts links it can defend, and this line has none yet.
Lobbying mentions
No Senate LDA lobbying filing in the tracked data mentions this program element by code or alias.
Oversight
Department-level designation (not specific to this program)
GAO lists 5 high-risk areas for DOD as a whole. That designation covers the department, not DCAPES. No program-specific GAO finding for this line is in the ingested data. See the DOD oversight record.
Program dossier
No research dossier for this program — dossiers cover 50 of 1,938 programs, the largest fully J-book-detailed lines by FY2026 requested dollars. why no dossier here? →
Primary sources
Open any budget figure for its exact receipt. Verified line items lead with the highlighted government PDF; original spreadsheets download with their budget edition and exhibit in the filename.
Budget totals · TOA sources
FY2026 Department of Defense Budget: RDT&E Programs (R-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit R-1 · J700
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2026_DoD_R-1_Research-Development-Test-Evaluation.xlsx.
FY2017 Department of Defense Budget: RDT&E Programs (R-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit R-1 · J605
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2017_DoD_R-1_Research-Development-Test-Evaluation.xlsx.
FY2018 Department of Defense Budget: RDT&E Programs (R-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit R-1 · J687
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2018_DoD_R-1_Research-Development-Test-Evaluation.xlsx.
FY2019 Department of Defense Budget: RDT&E Programs (R-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit R-1 · J710
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2019_DoD_R-1_Research-Development-Test-Evaluation.xlsx.
FY2020 Department of Defense Budget: RDT&E Programs (R-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit R-1 · J708
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2020_DoD_R-1_Research-Development-Test-Evaluation.xlsx.
FY2021 Department of Defense Budget: RDT&E Programs (R-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit R-1 · J731
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2021_DoD_R-1_Research-Development-Test-Evaluation.xlsx.
FY2022 Department of Defense Budget: RDT&E Programs (R-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit R-1 · J697
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2022_DoD_R-1_Research-Development-Test-Evaluation.xlsx.
FY2023 Department of Defense Budget: RDT&E Programs (R-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit R-1 · J669
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2023_DoD_R-1_Research-Development-Test-Evaluation.xlsx.
FY2024 Department of Defense Budget: RDT&E Programs (R-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit R-1 · J661
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2024_DoD_R-1_Research-Development-Test-Evaluation.xlsx.
FY2025 Department of Defense Budget: RDT&E Programs (R-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit R-1 · J681
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2025_DoD_R-1_Research-Development-Test-Evaluation.xlsx.
Detailed budget justification
The related TOA spreadsheets above use a different accounting basis from R-2/P-40 detail. Their amounts are not assumed to match these detailed sources.
FY2026 Air Force Research and Development Test and Evaluation, Vol. I · www.saffm.hq.af.mil
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