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Systems Engineering
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 | $29.6M |
| FY25 | $24.7M |
| FY26 | $23.4M |
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 | $43.2M | $38.3M | $31.3M | $36.3M | $37.4M | $35.9M | $44.2M | $38.6M | $37.2M | $29.6M | ||
| Enacted | $39.6M | $32.4M | $37.6M | $38.8M | $37.1M | $45.6M | $39.9M | $38.6M | $39.9M | $24.7M | ||
| Request | $32.4M | $37.6M | $38.9M | $37.1M | $49.4M | $40.0M | $39.0M | $39.9M | $24.7M | $23.4M |
blank = series not published for this year; – = absent from that edition.
Asked vs spent: the PB2024 book requested $39.9M for FY2024; the PB2026 book reported $29.6M as actual total obligation authority — $10.4M below the request. 29.57 − 39.95 = -10.38 USD millions — the compact figures above are rounded for reading.
Program lineage
Predecessors (funding flowed in)
- realigned from · per FY2021 J-book · BA5
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“- Beginning in FY 2021, USD(R&E) consolidated all policy and workforce efforts under the SE Program Element 0605142D8Z.”
0605142D8Z — Systems EngineeringSuccessors (funding flowed out)
- renamed to · per FY2017 J-book · BA3
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“(1) the Modeling and Simulation Management Office project previously funded from PE 0603832D8Z; (2) the Systems Engineering Research Center (SERC), previously funded in PE 0605142D8Z; and (3) the Engineered Resilient Systems effort, previously funded in PE 0602251D8Z, Applied Research for the Advancement of S&T Priorities.”
- realigned to · per FY2026 J-book · BA3
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“In FY 2025, the Under Secretary of Defense for Research & Engineering (USD(R&E)) realigned funding from Project Code 842 to Mission Engineering and Integration (ME&I) Program Element 0603142D8Z, Project Code 123 to fund the Office of Mission Integration (MI).”
- realigned to · per FY2017 J-book · BA3
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“This project code will transfer to the Engineering Science and Technology PE 0603832D8Z in FY 2016.”
- realigned to · per FY2020 J-book · BA5
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“In FY 2020, funding from this project will transfer to the Maintaining Technology Advantage PE 0605797D8Z, in alignment with the DD, STP&E mission.”
Family Funding Line
Funding chain: 0602251D8Z — Applied Research for the Advancement of S&T Priorities
- FY2017$42.2M
- FY2018$49.2M
- FY2019$60.7M
- FY2020$62.2M
- FY2021$60.7M
- FY2022$65.0M
- FY2023$67.7M
- FY2024$66.9M
- FY2025$51.6M
- FY2026$54.0M
This family branches — the funding line above is shown for the 1:1 chain only. Branch arms (splits or merges) are not summed into this series.
Description
Mission — Systems Engineering
The Systems Engineering program element establishes dedicated funding to carry out the duties as described in 10 U.S.C 133a and the Department of Defense Directive 5137.02, “Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (USD(R&E)),” dated July 15, 2020. In alignment with the 2025 Interim National Defense Strategic Guidance, the program element supports the administration’s top priorities of Rebuild Our Military and Reestablish Deterrence by reforming the acquisition process, rapidly fielding emerging technologies, and building a resilient Joint Force and defense ecosystem. This funding directly supports defense acquisition programs and supports rapidly fielding emerging technologies identified by the USD (R&E). Furthermore, it supports the implementation of Department initiatives and advances the development, modernization, and adoption of emerging technologies with speed and agility in the areas of systems engineering, interoperability, digital engineering, software engineering, model-based systems engineering, specialty engineering, value engineering, modular open systems approaches, standardization, and workforce development.
Mission — Systems Engineering
The Systems Engineering project provides resources to develop and promote advanced engineering principles, techniques, and practices across the Department of Defense (DoD); connects and strengthens the technical community; develops the engineering and technical workforce; advances and manages standards; and provides technical expertise for independent engineering assessments to advance the development and adoption of emerging technologies with speed and agility. Engineering is the backbone of technology development and transition, playing a crucial role in turning innovative ideas into practical and real solutions. On behalf of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (USD(R&E)), this project executes the following activities: • Supports USD(R&E)’s initiatives to modernize the DoD’s systems and software engineering practices to include the use of modular open systems approaches (MOSA) and advanced systems engineering techniques to build systems capable of seamlessly incorporating new technologies to respond to emerging threats. • Furthers the adoption of digital engineering, modeling, and simulations to allow the DoD to rapidly field and implement innovative technologies for the Joint warfighter. • Furthers the adoption of modern Agile/DevSecOps (Development, Security, and Operations) software practices and improves cross-organizational collaboration to modernize DoD software processes, capability, and expertise. • Facilitates execution of the Secretary of Defense initiative to modernize software acquisition to acquire, deliver, and iterate on our weapon and business systems software. Supports collaboration and management activities through the DoD Software Modernization Senior Steering Group in coordination with the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (OUSD(A&S)), DoD Chief Information Officer (CIO), and the Military Services. • Improves delivery of advanced capability to warfighters by modernizing reliability and maintainability, manufacturing and quality, system safety, human systems integration, and value engineering practices. • Identifies, develops, manages, and provides access to standardization processes and products for the defense community to promote interoperability, reduce cost, and sustain readiness. • Leads production of policy, guidance, and workforce development initiatives for the DoD engineering and technical workforce.
Mission — Engineering Architectures
The Engineering Architectures project advances efforts in system-of-systems architecture for the Department of Defense. The project supports the development of an enterprise-wide strategy to integrate existing and future systems to improve the Department’s technological advantage in joint, multidomain operations. Systems Engineering & Architecture (SE&A) develops policy, guidance, and training to enable rigorous engineering and the accelerated delivery of affordable, innovative, and operationally relevant mission capabilities for U.S. all-domain dominance in an environment with scarce resources, near-peer threats, and continual, rapid, and complex technological change. On behalf of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research & Engineering (OUSD(R&E)), this project executes the following activities: • Supports acquisition programs in the development and execution of system-of-systems engineering and architectures to enable accelerated delivery of innovative mission capabilities. • Supports the development of enterprise system-of-systems engineering architecture guidance to facilitate improved interoperability in acquisition programs. • Develops a workforce capable of fielding and sustaining enterprise system-of-systems engineering and architectures.
Mission — Mission Engineering
In FY 2025, the Under Secretary of Defense for Research & Engineering (USD(R&E)) realigned funding from Project Code 842 to Mission Engineering and Integration (ME&I) Program Element 0603142D8Z, Project Code 123 to fund the Office of Mission Integration (MI). This funding structure, which separated funding for MI from funding for the Office of Systems Engineering and Architecture (SE&A), better reflects the organizational structure of the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering.
Justification
Accomplishments & Planned Programs (2)
Systems Engineering
The Systems Engineering project supports and improves the OUSD(R&E)’s efforts in systems engineering, digital engineering, MOSA, software modernization, and standardization management. In addition, the funds facilitate workforce development to ensure the DoD maintains its advantage in warfighter readiness in a rapidly evolving technological environment.
Engineering Architectures
The Engineering Architectures project supports and improves OUSD(R&E)’s efforts in Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications (NC3) and Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control (CJADC2) as they progress through the acquisition life cycle. In addition, the funds support the development of policy and guidance for system-of-systems (SoS) architectures.
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 | $29.6M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide | OSD | FY25 Enacted | $24.7M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide | OSD | FY25 Total | $24.7M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide | OSD | FY26 Disc. Request | $23.4M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide | OSD | FY26 Total | $23.4M |
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 | $392.8M | $29.6M | $24.7M | $23.4M | $23.4M |
| 142: Systems Engineering | $360.1M | $17.4M | $20.5M | $20.1M | $20.1M |
| 152: Engineering Architectures | $0 | $3.06M | $4.13M | $3.34M | $3.34M |
| 842: Mission Engineering | $32.7M | $9.14M | $0 | $0 | $0 |
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 Systems Engineering. 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 · J1024
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 · J821
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 · J932
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 · J958
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 · J957
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 · J1023
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 · J1002
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 · J969
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 · J970
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 · J998
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.
RDTE OSD PB 2026 · comptroller.war.gov
PDF page 1145
RDTE Vol3 OSD RDTE PB21 Justification Book · comptroller.war.gov
PB17 OSD 0400D Master J-Book Final · comptroller.war.gov
PDF page 373
RDTE Vol3 OSD RDTE PB20 Justification Book · comptroller.war.gov