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Critical Technology Analysis
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 | $0P-40 detail · PB2026 |
| FY25 | $11.4MR-1 TOA · PB2026 |
| FY26 | $11.8MR-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 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|
| Enacted | $11.4M | |
| Request | $11.4M | $11.8M |
blank = series not published for this year; – = absent from that edition.
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 — Critical Technology Analysis
The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering OUSD(R&E) works closely with the Military Services, Combatant Commands, industry, academia, and other stakeholders to ensure that the Department's critical technology area strategy addresses the key national security challenges- from rising seas to a rising China- that the United States faces today and will face in the future. Within OUSD(R&E), the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Critical Technologies OASD(CT) is responsible for managing and overseeing the set of critical technology areas (CTAs) vital to maintaining the United States' national security that are designated by the USD(R&E). While many technologies may cross between these categories, these groupings represent the broad and different approaches that are required to advance technologies crucial to the Department. By focusing efforts and investments into these designated critical technology areas, the Department will accelerate transitioning key capabilities to the Military Services and Combatant Commands. As the Department's technology strategy evolves and technologies change, the critical technology areas will be updated to the technology priorities. The Critical Technology Analysis (CTA) Program Element (PE) funds engineering, scientific, and analytical support for the designated CTAs and programs within OASD(CT). Funds in this PE directly support the organization and are critical to developing and continuously updating research and technology development roadmaps, studies, and analysis as required by Section 217 of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2021.
Mission — Critical Technology Analysis
The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering OUSD(R&E) works closely with the Military Services, Combatant Commands, industry, academia, and other stakeholders to ensure that the Department's critical technology area strategy addresses the key national security challenges- from rising seas to a rising China- that the United States faces today and will face in the future. Within OUSD(R&E), the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Critical Technologies OASD(CT), is responsible for managing and overseeing the critical technology areas (CTAs) designated by the USD(R&E) as vital to maintaining the United States' national security. While many technologies may cross between these categories, these groupings represent the broad and different approaches that are required to advance technologies crucial to the Department. By focusing efforts and investments into the designated critical technology areas, the Department will accelerate transitioning key capabilities to the Military Services and Combatant Commands. As the Department's critical technology area strategy evolves and technologies change, the Department will update its critical technology priorities. The Critical Technology Analysis (CTA) Program Element (PE) funds engineering, scientific, and analytical support for the designated CTAs and the supporting programs within OASD(CT). Funds in this PE directly support the organization and are critical to developing and continuously updating research and technology development roadmaps, studies, and analysis as required by Section 217 of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2021.
Justification
Accomplishments & Planned Programs (1)
Critical Technology Analysis
The OASD(CT) is responsible for developing the Department’s roadmap efforts for the critical technology areas designated by the USD(R&E). Identification of leading edge technology is critical in delivering capability to the warfighter and maintaining the competitive advantage. Funding for research, technical analysis and management, and other advanced research methods will allow for success in identifying game changing technology investments for the Department's modernization efforts.
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 | FY25 Enacted | $11.4M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide | OSD | FY25 Total | $11.4M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide | OSD | FY26 Disc. Request | $11.8M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide | OSD | FY26 Total | $11.8M |
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 | $0 | $0 | $11.4M | $11.8M | $11.8M |
| 892: Critical Technology Analysis | $0 | $0 | $11.4M | $11.8M | $11.8M |
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 Critical Technology Analysis — 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? →