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Cyber Security Research
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 | $29.5M |
| FY25 | $31.7M |
| FY26 | $18.0M |
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 | $17.7M | $15.4M | $11.9M | $14.4M | $14.6M | $24.5M | $24.3M | $24.6M | $41.3M | $29.5M | ||
| Enacted | $13.7M | $12.2M | $14.8M | $14.9M | $25.1M | $25.2M | $25.3M | $42.1M | $17.4M | $31.7M | ||
| Request | $12.2M | $14.8M | $15.0M | $15.1M | $15.3M | $15.4M | $17.3M | $17.4M | $17.7M | $18.0M |
blank = series not published for this year; – = absent from that edition.
Asked vs spent: the PB2023 book requested $17.3M for FY2023; the PB2025 book reported $41.3M as actual total obligation authority — $24.0M above the request. 41.3 − 17.3 = 24.0 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 — Cyber Security Research
This Program Element supports the Department's interim National Defense Strategy priorities to Defend the Homeland, Deter Strategic Attacks against the United States, Deterring Aggression, and Building a resilient Joint Force and defense ecosystem. The Cyber Security Applied Research program promotes innovative higher risk cyber research to meet joint force challenges in full spectrum cyber operations. The program addresses joint Service science and technology (S&T) gaps that influence DoD cyber research priorities and shapes the direction of the wider cyber community by integrating both defensive and offensive cyber research to develop interchangeable, defense-wide technology options to meet Combatant Command (CCMD) needs and requirements. To better align itself to the interim National Defense Strategy (NDS), Department of Defense (DoD) Cyber Strategy, and Office of Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E)) strategic cyber capability goals, the effort recognizes the role of electromagnetic spectrum operations (EMSO) and artificial intelligence as key enablers for cyber power projection mass, maneuver, and unity of command for dominance. The research thrusts areas are: Augmented Cognition, Dominant Cyber Operations, Dependable Systems and Networks, and Cyber Foundations.
Mission — Cyber Applied Research
This Program Element supports the Department's Interim National Defense Strategic Guidance priorities to Defend the U.S. Homeland including America’s skies and borders, and Deterring China in the Indo-Pacific. It does so by developing cyber capabilities that integrate functionally with electromagnetic spectrum operations to increase readiness and deterrence, particularly in priority areas such as USINDOPACOM. This PE explores technical and scientific concepts to overcome challenges in the Joint Warfighting Environment with cyber effects and integrated non-kinetic options through applied research for an asymmetric advantage across all domains (maritime, land, air, cyberspace, and space). It applies the Joint Publication (JP) 3-0 principles of Mass, Maneuver, and Unity of Command to achieve specific outcomes with minimal collateral damage and unforeseen consequences for integrated non-kinetic effects development Efforts are focused to support the Joint Warfighting Environment through intended cyber effects execution without perturbing the unintended kinetic and non-kinetic entities through disruptive integration of cyberspace operations with electromagnetic spectrum operations (EMSO) and sensing. The PE accelerates cyber S&T capability development to directly address INDSG priorities to defend the homeland and deter aggression/prepared to prevail in U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) area of responsibility against China. Adversaries are increasingly leveraging asymmetric tactics in the Joint Warfighting Environment. The Department of Defense (DoD) needs to evolve its approach to warfare, integrating cyber and non-kinetic effects to maintain a decisive advantage across all domains. The Non-Kinetic Advantage (NKA) project is a collaborative effort aimed at revolutionizing how the Joint Force employs non-kinetic capabilities. By focusing on four key pillars – Protect, Process, Visualize, and Align & Shape – NKA will deliver a decisive advantage in the information battlespace. Payoff: NKA will enable the Joint Force to conduct faster, more effective operations across all domains, even in contested environments. Will provide Asymmetric Advantage by mastering the information battlespace, NKA will provide a decisive edge against adversaries, deterring aggression and ensuring US dominance. Will enable Rapid Decision Making by NKA empowering commanders with the information and tools needed to make rapid, well-informed decisions in complex, dynamic environments.
Mission — Pacific Intelligence and Innovation Initiatives (P3I)
Congressional Add: Pacific Intelligence and Innovation Initiatives (P3I)
Mission — Academic Cyber Institute VICEROY
Congressional Add: Academic Cyber Institute
Mission — Semiconductor Supply Chain
Congressional Add: Semiconductor Supply Chain Cyber Security Research
Justification
Accomplishments & Planned Programs (4)
OUSD(R&E) Cyber Technologies
Integrates both defensive and offensive innovative cyber research within the DoD cyber science and technology enterprise to develop interoperable, defense-wide technology options that address joint force challenges in full spectrum integrated sensing and cyber operations.
Congressional Add: Pacific Intelligence and Innovation Initiatives (P3I)
FY 2024 Accomplishments: The NDA and INDSG identify China as a pacing challenge. Credible deterrence in INDOPACOM and OPLAN 5077 requires a ready DoD and DIB workforce in Cyber, IT, EW, Data Science, and Intelligence. - P3I executed numerous sub-agreements with HII partners in secondary schools, chambers of commerce, and military organizations - Developed 3 new pathways and expanded existing pathways, with 100 individual government and private sector internships - 158 students placed in internships across Hawaii with: INDOPACOM, USARPAC, NIWC, NSA, Alakaina, Booz Allen Hamilton, Chaminade University, EO Solutions, HII, Maui High Performance Computing Center (MHPCC), MITRE, SMX, and more. - Collaboration with the VICEROY MAVEN program with 2 P3I students interns at NIWC PAC/PEARL
Congressional Add: Academic Cyber Institute
FY 2024 Accomplishments: Section 1640 of the NDAA for 2019 authorizes the Secretary of Defense to carry out a program to establish Academic Cyber Institutes (ACI) for the purposes of accelerating and focusing the development of foundational expertise in critical cyber operational skill for future military and civilian leaders. Virtual Institutes for Cyber and Electromagnetic Spectrum Research and Employ (VICEROY) - VICEROY grew to a total of 979 graduate and undergraduate students. (ROTC – 20%; Female – 25%; Minority – 20%). - VICEROY Fall Cyber Competition that drew 80 competitors from various Virtual Institutes - Sustainment of cyber and spectrum experiential learning, degree programs, certificate and certification programs, and DoD-focused research at 44 academic institutions nation-wide - Expanded number of ENVOY sites to ARL, NIWC, NRL and AFLCMC new in summer 2024 - Summer 2024 - MAVEN internship program expanded to Army and Navy: ARL-Adelphi and NIWC-PAC new in summer 2024 University Consortium for Cybersecurity (UC2) - Solicitation for (3) topics with 25 submissions reviewed with a finalist list of 15 proposals. There will be $1M awarded to (9) winners at the end of July 2024 and $6M in piloted research in August leading to demonstrations with DoD users
Congressional Add: Semiconductor Supply Chain Cyber Security Research
FY 2024 Accomplishments: Reviewing project technical specifications with Cornell University – Contract Award anticipated Q4 – FY 2024.
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 | OSD | FY24 Actuals | $29.5M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide | OSD | FY25 Enacted | $31.7M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide | OSD | FY25 Total | $31.7M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide | OSD | FY26 Disc. Request | $18.0M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide | OSD | FY26 Total | $18.0M |
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 | $90.2M | $29.5M | $31.7M | $18.0M | $18.0M |
| 003: Cyber Applied Research | $90.2M | $16.5M | $31.7M | $18.0M | $18.0M |
| 007: Pacific Intelligence and Innovation Initiatives (P3I) | $0 | $5.00M | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 712: Academic Cyber Institute VICEROY | $0 | $5.00M | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 714: Semiconductor Supply Chain | $0 | $3.00M | $0 | $0 | $0 |
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
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 Cyber Security Research — 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? →