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Distributed Common Ground/Surface Systems
Budget Figures
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 partial FY2026 data? →
| Fiscal year | Amount |
|---|---|
| FY24 | $6.21M |
| FY25 | $5.85M |
| FY26 | $5.66M |
All series figures: R-1 TOA · PB2026
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 | $6.26M | $5.30M | $5.42M | $5.49M | $6.29M | $6.36M | $6.06M | $5.99M | $6.09M | $6.21M | ||
| Enacted | $5.30M | $5.42M | $5.50M | $6.29M | $6.36M | $6.06M | $5.99M | $6.09M | $6.21M | $5.85M | ||
| Request | $5.42M | $5.50M | $6.29M | $6.36M | $6.07M | $5.99M | $6.09M | $6.21M | $5.85M | $5.66M |
blank = series not published for this year; – = absent from that edition.
Asked vs spent: the PB2018 book requested $5.50M for FY2018; the PB2020 book reported $5.49M as actual total obligation authority — $8.00K below the request. 5.5 − 5.5 = -0.0 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 — Distributed Common Ground/Surface Systems
This Program Element is part of the Military Intelligence Program (MIP). The Distributed Common Ground/Surface System Special Operations Forces (DCGS-SOF) is part of a family of systems providing rapid fielding of Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) Processing, Exploitation, Dissemination (PED), and analytical capabilities at the Combatant Commands (COCOM), Component/Theater Special Operations Commands (TSOC) level and below through a combination of reach back, forward support, and collaboration. The mission tailored infrastructure interconnects the warfighters, analysts, and sensors to find and fix high value targets and provides a network-enabled, interoperable construct allowing continual, unimpeded sharing of intelligence data, information and services with SOF and between the services, national intelligence agencies, COCOMs, and multi-national partners. The DCGS-SOF connects SOF warfighters and analysts with essential intelligence information and provides situational awareness information to SOF leadership at all echelons. The two components of DCGS-SOF are Enterprise/All Source Information Fusion (ENT/ASIF) and SOF Geospatial Intelligence Imagery Processing, Exploitation, and Dissemination (SGIP). The ENT/ASIF provides infrastructure, processing, and intelligence analytical tools for worldwide SOF intelligence information sharing via a globally connected cloud based architecture as well as a forward disconnected capability. The SGIP provides capabilities in garrison and deployed environments for the PED of crewed and uncrewed sensors.
Mission — Distributed Common Ground/Surface Systems
This project is part of the Military Intelligence Program (MIP). The Distributed Common Ground/Surface System Special Operations Forces (DCGS-SOF) is part of a family of systems providing rapid fielding of Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) Processing, Exploitation, Dissemination (PED), and analytical capabilities at the Combatant Commands (COCOM), Component/Theater Special Operations Commands (TSOC) level and below through a combination of reach back, forward support, and collaboration. The mission tailored infrastructure interconnects the warfighters, analysts, and sensors to find and fix high value targets and provides a network-enabled, interoperable construct allowing continual, unimpeded sharing of intelligence data, information and services with SOF and between the Services, national intelligence agencies, COCOMs and multi-national partners. The DCGS-SOF connects SOF warfighters and analysts with the essential intelligence information and provides situational awareness information to SOF leadership at all echelons. The two components of DCGS-SOF are Enterprise/All Source Information Fusion (ENT/ASIF) and SOF Geospatial Intelligence Imagery Processing, Exploitation, and Dissemination (SGIP). The ENT/ASIF provides infrastructure, processing, and intelligence analytical tools for worldwide SOF intelligence information sharing via a globally connected cloud based architecture as well as a forward disconnected capability. The SGIP provides capabilities in garrison and deployed environments for the PED of crewed and uncrewed sensors.
Justification
Accomplishments & Planned Programs (1)
DCGS-SOF, Program Number 837
The DCGS-SOF is composed of two major components: Enterprise/ASIF and SGIP. The DCGS-SOF develops and integrates SOF hardware and software networks that provide the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) with unique decision capabilities to include: measurement and signature data; sensor exploitation; data compressions and man-portable workstations. The DCGS-SOF provides the supporting architecture to link the Global Sensor Network to those who will interpret the data for rapid transmission to collaborative partners via the SOF Information Environment (SIE).
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, Defense-Wide | SOCOM | FY24 Actuals | $6.21M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide | SOCOM | FY25 Enacted | $5.85M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide | SOCOM | FY25 Total | $5.85M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide | SOCOM | FY26 Disc. Request | $5.66M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide | SOCOM | FY26 Total | $5.66M |
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 | $79.4M | $6.21M | $5.85M | $5.66M | $5.66M |
| S400A: Distributed Common Ground/Surface Systems | $79.4M | $6.21M | $5.85M | $5.66M | $5.66M |
No follow-the-dollar view — this program's awards haven't been crosswalked at high confidence (flows cover 17 of 1,741 programs). why coverage is partial? →
Awards
No awards are linked to this program element at high confidence — the budget→award crosswalk only asserts links it can defend, and this line has none yet.
Lobbying Mentions
2 mentions from the Senate LDA disclosure database.
Issues related to classification of certain aerospace components for export licensing purposes Aircraft and helicopter…
Issues related to classification of certain aerospace components for export licensing purposes Aircraft and helicopter…
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 Distributed Common Ground/Surface Systems — no program-specific GAO finding for this line is in the ingested data. See the DOD oversight record.
No research dossier for this program — dossiers cover 50 of 1,741 programs, the largest fully J-book-detailed lines by FY2026 requested dollars. why no dossier here? →