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Nuclear Command, Control, & Communications
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 | $3.94M |
| FY25 | $3.85M |
| FY26 | $3.16M |
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 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actuals | $0 | $0 | $3.55M | $3.82M | $3.42M | $3.94M | ||
| Enacted | – | $0 | $3.68M | $3.97M | $3.65M | $4.11M | $3.85M | |
| Request | – | – | $3.69M | $3.99M | $3.76M | $4.11M | $3.85M | $3.16M |
blank = series not published for this year; – = absent from that edition.
Asked vs spent: the PB2023 book requested $3.76M for FY2023; the PB2025 book reported $3.42M as actual total obligation authority — $336.0K below the request. 3.42 − 3.76 = -0.34 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 — Nuclear Command Control and Communications (NC3)
This program supports the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (OUSD(A&S)) roles as Principal Staff Assistant (PSA) for Nuclear Command Control and Communications (NC3) and NC3 Capability Portfolio Manager (CPM) as directed by the Secretary of Defense in the NC3 Governance Improvement (NGI) Implementation Plan and Department of Defense Directive 3730.02. The role of the NC3 PSA and NC3 CPM is to ensure alignment of NC3 acquisition, procurement, modernization, sustainment, interoperability and resources to deliver effective current and future NC3 capabilities, and proactively manage the NC3 portfolio to align NC3 programs with DoD nuclear weapons platform and delivery systems sustainment and modernization efforts. The NC3 Portfolio consists of approximately 200 systems, platforms, networks, and applications. The goals of the CPM are to 1) assess NC3 modernization programs and their integration, synchronization, and contribution to the NC3 enterprise, 2) monitor the readiness of operational NC3 systems, 3) identify performance gaps and make recommendations on technology upgrades and prototyping to enable the future capabilities to outpace the threat, and 4) support data-driven portfolio management by developing the necessary tools and processes to assess and manage integrated programmatic and technical risks. This includes the analytical expertise, and information storage and retrieval systems to support the continuing development of CPM for managing the complex NC3 enterprise. These efforts will simultaneously support the Commander, U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) as NC3 Enterprise Lead; NC3 Enterprise Center (NEC); systems engineering and architecture development entities; the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (USD(R&E)), the Joint Staff, and the Services. This program supports the capability portfolio-based approach (DoD Directive 7045.02, “Capability Portfolio Management”). This program funds development of new tools, technical assessments, and planning for the CPM to manage the NC3 enterprise. This includes: 1) developing analytical tools for improving NC3 enterprise-level management and programmatic and technical risk assessments; 2) supporting the office of primary responsibility for NC3 enterprise capability portfolio management, to include assessing current capability, complying with statutory mandates, and conducting NC3-related studies, analyses, and policy updates; 3) assessing DoD Component plans, programs, and budgets for adequacy and execution (including courses of action development and recommendations); 4) identifying, prototyping, evaluating, and recommending new technology for inclusion in the NC3 system; and 5) developing NC3 corrective action and risk mitigation plans to support the NC3 CPM investment recommendations to senior DoD leadership. .
Mission — Nuclear Command, Control and Communications (NC3)
This program supports development and operation of analytical tools to evaluate authoritative data (cost, schedule, performance, risk) on NC3 Portfolio programs to maximize portfolio alignment to strategic priorities and capabilities. It will create integrated development and delivery schedules for NC3 programs. These tools will forecast system/capability degradation as well as plans for capability replacement, improvement, or replacement in the context of the larger NC3 enterprise. It also provides the technical expertise to support risk management analysis (with an emphasis on system design, development and acquisition) of the NC3 enterprise and will develop strategies for synchronizing NC3 preplanned improvements. It will support the timely exchange of program and capability status information between elements of the NC3 enterprise, the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) staff, and the combatant commands with a goal of increasing the use of electronic means to provide current and accurate information on key elements of the NC3 enterprise. The effort will develop robust, integrated capability plans and schedules for NC3 capabilities to clarify system dependencies and identify disconnects. It will also support cross-department collaboration for development of enterprise-wide approaches for capability management. This includes: (1) vertical and horizontal integration activities within the Department and with the interagency where appropriate; (2) a coordinated portfolio-based approach to planning, programming, budgeting and execution; (3) reform efforts at the legislative, governance, policy, management and execution levels; 4) protection of information and technology that support or enables technology-based capability development for the NC3 warfighting domain and 5) supports the identification, evaluation, and incorporation of promising technology for inclusion in the NC3 system.
Justification
Accomplishments & Planned Programs (1)
Nuclear Command, Control and Communications (NC3)
FY 2024 Accomplishments: -Conducted analysis and supported NC3 governance, oversight, and decision-making to include the Deputy Secretary of Defense chaired NC3 (May 2024), Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment chaired NC3 Integrated Acquisition Portfolio Review (IAPR) (February 2024) and Council on Oversight of the National Leadership Command, Control, and Communications System (CONLC3S)Restricted Principals Meetings (January and March 2024) and multiple NC3 Acquisition Steering Boards (ASB) with detailed programmatic cost, schedule, and performance analysis for senior acquisition executive decisions on resource allocations and strategic direction. -As co-lead with USSTRATCOM, executed Phase One of the NC3 Next Trade Space Study. Developed alternatives for next generation mobile command centers in accordance with guidance from OSD Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation (CAPE). Provided solutions for decision and consideration in FY 2026 program and budget review. − Developed a strategy and action plan to protect critical information for NC3 Next Generation capabilities. Establish guidance and tools for program offices to comply with elevated security classification levels. − Developed and executed a FY 2026 budget strategy to address budget sufficiency for the NC3 portfolio. Draft program review recommendations on NC3 high risk programs, and initiate issue artifacts in support of program and budget review efforts to align NC3 investment.
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 | $3.94M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide | OSD | FY25 Enacted | $3.85M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide | OSD | FY25 Total | $3.85M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide | OSD | FY26 Disc. Request | $3.16M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide | OSD | FY26 Total | $3.16M |
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 | $10.8M | $3.94M | $3.85M | $3.16M | $3.16M |
| 815: Nuclear Command, Control and Communications (NC3) | $10.8M | $3.94M | $3.85M | $3.16M | $3.16M |
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 Nuclear Command, Control, & Communications — 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? →