Cyber Security Initiative

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What it is

Cyber Security Initiative — a research & development program run by MDA.

What changed

+$300.0K FY25→26

Who gets it

No award linkage at high confidence.

GAO oversight: DOD — 5 high-risk areas

Budget Figures

FY24 Actuals

$2.69M

FY25 Total

$1.83M

FY26 Request

$2.13M

FY25→26 Change

$300.0K

Budget Trajectory

FY24: $2.69M
FY25: $1.83M
FY26: $2.13M

FY2026 award data is a partial year — USASpending awards are reported on a rolling basis and the fiscal year does not close until September 30. why →

No research dossier for this program — dossiers cover 50 of 326 programs, ranked by FY2026 requested dollars. why →

Budget Line Items(workbook-cited)

Exhibit R-1

Account	Org	Type	Amount
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide	MDA	FY24 Actuals	$2.69M
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide	MDA	FY25 Enacted	$1.83M
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide	MDA	FY25 Total	$1.83M
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide	MDA	FY26 Disc. Request	$2.13M
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide	MDA	FY26 Total	$2.13M

Budget Details(R-2/P-40 facts)

Project	All Prior Years	FY24 Actuals	FY25 Total	FY26 Base	FY26 Request
Program Element	$20.2M	$2.69M	$1.83M	$2.13M	$2.13M
MDCS: Cyber Security Initiative	$20.2M	$2.69M	$1.83M	$2.13M	$2.13M

Program Narratives

Mission— Cyber Security Initiative

The Department of Defense (DoD) Counterintelligence in Cyberspace (CIC) mission initiative falls under the functional and fiscal management of the Director, Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Counterintelligence (CI) Division conducts defensive CIC activities pursuant to DoD Directive 5240.02 (Counterintelligence), DoD Instruction S-5240.23 (CI Activities in Cyberspace), DoD Instruction 5240.26 (Countering Espionage, International Terrorism, and the CI Insider Threat), and an MDA Annex within an annual DIA-approved Implementation Plan.

Mission— Cyber Security Initiative

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Counterintelligence (CI) Division conducts CI in Cyberspace activities pursuant to Department of Defense (DoD) Directive 5240.02 (Counterintelligence) and DoD Instruction S-5240.23 (CI Activities in Cyberspace) to identify, disrupt, neutralize, and mitigate foreign intelligence services and international terrorist organizations, hereafter referred to as foreign entities, to act in observable or exploitable ways. To this end, the MDA CI Division conducts activities to detect, neutralize, and mitigate foreign entity-directed malicious and insider threat activities targeting MDA administrative and Missile Defense fire control networks and mobile devices.

Accomplishments & Planned Programs (1)

DoD CI in Cyberspace Initiative

This activity detects, identifies, neutralizes, and mitigates malicious activities directed by foreign entities that target MDA cyber assets. The following actions are required on a continuing basis to accomplish the DoD CI in Cyberspace Initiative: - Collaborate with the MDA Computer Emergency Response Team to detect, neutralize, and mitigate potential foreign entity directed malicious and insider threat activities targeting MDA administrative and fire control networks, and mobility devices. - Conduct CI Incident Assessment of potential foreign entity directed malicious or insider threat activities and refer suspected incidents or events to the Federal Bureau of Investigation or military department CI organizations for further investigation. - Conduct CI forensics analysis of MDA computer network activity logs to identify potential indicators of malicious activities from foreign entities, insider threats, and computer network attacks or exploitations. - Coordinate with national and DoD level intelligence, CI and law enforcement agencies to identify foreign entity cyber actor intrusion sets and the tactics, techniques and procedures used to target MDA and its Cleared Defense Contractor computer networks. - Coordinate with MDA cleared defense contractors that have been compromised by foreign intelligence entities to capture and triage exfiltrated MDA related data, allowing MDA engineering teams to perform proper damage assessments. - Provide required initial and periodic training to ensure the MDA workforce is kept apprised of foreign entity threats to DoD personnel, facilities, information, activities, and information technology systems. - Protect MDA Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility and Special Access Program areas from cellular/wireless device monitoring. - Provide support to the MDA Counter Insider Threat program. Specific and/or unique accomplishments to each FY are as follows:

No follow-the-dollar view — this program's awards haven't been crosswalked at high confidence (flows cover 17 of 326 programs). why →

Lobbying Mentions

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Cyber Security Initiative

Budget Figures

Budget Line Items(workbook-cited)

Exhibit R-1

Budget Details(R-2/P-40 facts)

Program Narratives

Mission— Cyber Security Initiative

Mission— Cyber Security Initiative

Accomplishments & Planned Programs (1)

Lobbying Mentions

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