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Fiscal Receipts

Integrated Tactical Communications

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What it is
Integrated Tactical Communications — a research & development program run by Army.
What changed
+$10.5M FY25→26
Who gets it
No award linkage at high confidence.

Budget Figures

FY24 Actuals
$18.1M
FY25 Total
$12.2M
FY26 Request
$22.7M
FY25→26 Change
$10.5M

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? →

Budget Trajectory
FY24: $18.1MFY25: $12.2MFY26: $22.7MFY24FY25FY26
FY24
$18.1M
FY25
$12.2M
FY26
$22.7M
Decade view — each figure cites its own President's Budget edition
FY2021 actuals — PB2023 editionFY2022 actuals — PB2024 editionFY2023 actuals — PB2025 editionFY2024 actuals — PB2026 editionFY2022 enacted — PB2023 editionFY2023 enacted — PB2024 editionFY2024 enacted — PB2025 editionFY2025 enacted — PB2026 editionFY2023 request — PB2023 editionFY2024 request — PB2024 editionFY2025 request — PB2025 editionFY2026 request — PB2026 editionFY21FY26

● actuals (line)  ·  ○ enacted  ·  ◇ request — gaps are editions the program is absent from, never interpolated.

SeriesFY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
Actuals$0$0$12.0M$18.1M
Enacted$0$12.4M$22.9M$12.2M
Request$12.4M$22.9M$23.4M$22.7M

blank = series not published for this year; – = absent from that edition.

Asked vs spent: the PB2024 book requested $22.9M for FY2024; the PB2026 book reports $18.1M actually spent — $4.84M below the request.

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 Integrated Tactical Communications

This funding line supports the Army Next Generation Command Control (NGC2) initiative to modernize Command and Control (C2) systems, Infrastructure layer. The Tactical Communication Network Evaluation (TCNE) project supports the Army's Command and Control (C2) Infrastructure by demonstrating and integrating networked systems at scale, aligned with the Army's modernization priorities. TCNE designs network architectures based on continuous warfighter feedback, focusing on the division as the unit of maneuver. This project utilizes continuous test and evaluation, incorporating Soldier feedback for Verification & Validation, to ensure range expectations, system performance, and interoperability are met. FY26 funding will support network architecture development through engineering analysis, lab-based testing, cyber electromagnetic activities, and user evaluations. This enables continuous transformation of the Army Network, achieving modernization "in contact" and creating a seamless, unified communication network. Testing will also address and mitigate cyber vulnerabilities within the Army's Tactical Network. The FY 2026 request was reduced by $0.898 million for Advisory and Assistance Services to promote efficiencies and advance the policies of the Administration in alignment with Executive Order 14222, "Implementing the President's Department of Government Efficiency Cost Efficiency Initiative."

Mission Tactical Communication Network Evaluation (TCNE)

This funding line supports the Army Next Generation Command Control (NGC2) initiative to modernize Command and Control (C2) systems, Infrastructure layer. The Tactical Communication Network Evaluation (TCNE) project supports the Army's Command and Control (C2) Infrastructure by demonstrating and integrating networked systems at scale, aligned with the Army's modernization priorities. TCNE designs network architectures based on continuous warfighter feedback, focusing on the division as the unit of maneuver. This project utilizes continuous test and evaluation, incorporating Soldier feedback for Verification & Validation, to ensure range expectations, system performance, and interoperability are met. FY26 funding will support network architecture development through engineering analysis, lab-based testing, cyber electromagnetic activities, and user evaluations. This enables continuous transformation of the Army Network, achieving modernization "in contact" and creating a seamless, unified communication network. Testing will also address and mitigate cyber vulnerabilities within the Army's Tactical Network.

Justification

Accomplishments & Planned Programs (3)

Program Management Support

Funding goes toward Program management, program execution, major events, reporting, funds execution, contract management, and logistical support. Includes participation in program planning and Integrated Product Team meetings.

Test and Evaluation

Evaluation will include a series of events to identify network capabilities, gaps and potential enhancements to improve mission effectiveness, lethality and interoperability with the Army Tactical network. The results of the events will facilitate the planning preparation, and coordination of the proposed system of system network architecture.

Engineering Technical Support

Engineering & Technical Analysis Support

Budget Line Items(workbook-cited)

Exhibit R-1

AccountOrgTypeAmount
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, ArmyAFY24 Actuals$18.1M
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, ArmyAFY25 Enacted$12.2M
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, ArmyAFY25 Total$12.2M
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, ArmyAFY26 Disc. Request$22.7M
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, ArmyAFY26 Total$22.7M

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

ProjectFY24 ActualsFY25 TotalFY26 BaseFY26 Request
CQ1: Tactical Communication Network Evaluation (TCNE)$18.1M$12.2M$22.7M$22.7M
Program Element$18.1M$12.2M$22.7M$22.7M

No follow-the-dollar view — this program's awards haven't been crosswalked at high confidence (flows cover 17 of 1741 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.

No research dossier for this program — dossiers cover 50 of 1741 programs, the largest fully J-book-detailed lines by FY2026 requested dollars. why no dossier here? →