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Systems Engineering
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 | $29.6M |
| FY25 | $24.7M |
| FY26 | $23.4M |
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 | $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
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 — 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 |
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 Systems Engineering — 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? →