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Acq Workforce- Capability Integration

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What it is
Acq Workforce - Capability Integration (program element 0605831F) is a U.S. Air Force program funded in the Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force account.
What changed
+$861.7M FY25→26 R-1 TOA · PB2026
Who gets it
No award linkage at high confidence.

Budget Figures

FY24 Actuals
$273.5MR-1 TOA · PB2026
FY25 Total
$291.4MR-1 TOA · PB2026
FY26 Request
$1.15BR-1 TOA · PB2026
FY25→26 Change
+$861.7MR-1 TOA · PB2026

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
The program's 3 summary figures for FY24 to FY26, plotted in fiscal-year order so the direction of travel is readable at a glance: this line ends higher than it starts. The points are the summary cards above, not a separate derivation; the table beside the chart carries each figure with its own citation.
The program's 3 summary figures for FY24 to FY26, plotted in fiscal-year order so the direction of travel is readable at a glance: this line ends higher than it starts. The points are the summary cards above, not a separate derivation; the table beside the chart carries each figure with its own citation.FY24: $273.5MFY25: $291.4MFY26: $1.15BFY24FY25FY26
Budget trajectory: one row per fiscal year, carrying the summary figure the sparkline plots. Every figure opens its own citation.
Fiscal yearAmount
FY24$273.5M
FY25$291.4M
FY26$1.15B

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
11 fiscal years of this program as published (FY2016–FY2026): a line through the actuals (filled dots), with the enacted (hollow circles) and request (diamonds) markers each edition reported. Read it for direction, not for precision — this program's actuals line rises across the span. The grid below is the same data as text, one cited figure per cell.
11 fiscal years of this program as published (FY2016–FY2026): a line through the actuals (filled dots), with the enacted (hollow circles) and request (diamonds) markers each edition reported. Read it for direction, not for precision — this program's actuals line rises across the span. The grid below is the same data as text, one cited figure per cell.FY2016 actuals — PB2018 editionFY2017 actuals — PB2019 editionFY2018 actuals — PB2020 editionFY2019 actuals — PB2021 editionFY2020 actuals — PB2022 editionFY2021 actuals — PB2023 editionFY2022 actuals — PB2024 editionFY2023 actuals — PB2025 editionFY2024 actuals — PB2026 editionFY2017 enacted — PB2018 editionFY2018 enacted — PB2019 editionFY2019 enacted — PB2020 editionFY2020 enacted — PB2021 editionFY2021 enacted — PB2022 editionFY2022 enacted — PB2023 editionFY2023 enacted — PB2024 editionFY2024 enacted — PB2025 editionFY2025 enacted — PB2026 editionFY2018 request — PB2018 editionFY2019 request — PB2019 editionFY2020 request — PB2020 editionFY2021 request — PB2021 editionFY2022 request — PB2022 editionFY2023 request — PB2023 editionFY2024 request — PB2024 editionFY2025 request — PB2025 editionFY2026 request — PB2026 editionFY16FY18FY20FY22FY24FY26

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.

Decade series values by fiscal year and President's Budget edition: one row per series (actuals, enacted, request), one column per fiscal year. Every figure opens its own citation.
SeriesFY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
Actuals$0$0$221.7M$237.3M$239.7M$227.4M$255.9M$261.0M$273.5M
Enacted$0$196.6M$220.3M$228.3M$219.5M$263.0M$253.6M$243.8M$291.4M
Request$196.6M$226.2M$220.3M$1.36B$243.8M$229.6M$243.8M$262.3M$1.15B

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

Asked vs spent: the PB2021 book requested $1.36B for FY2021; the PB2023 book reported $227.4M as actual total obligation authority — $1.13B below the request. 227.361,362.04 = -1,134.68 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 Acq Workforce- Capability Integration

The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) equips U.S. and allied forces with operational weapon systems in support of military and national security operations. The acquisition and product support workforce provides cutting edge weapon systems, sustainment capabilities, and is charged with providing management, tools, and technical and business capabilities needed to oversee acquisition programs throughout their life cycle. The direct funded acquisition workforce funded in this program element will support all phases of acquisition programs to include material solution analysis, technology development, engineering and manufacturing development, production and deployment, and operations and support. This funding does not include costs for base operating support civilian personnel. This program is in Budget Activity 6, RDT&E Management Support because this budget activity includes research, development, test and evaluation efforts and funds to sustain and/or modernize the installations or operations required for general research, development, test and evaluation.

Mission acq workforce-global power

This Project funds the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) civilian workforce in the Fighters and Advanced Aircraft, Bombers, and Armament Directorates. AFLCMC equips U.S. and allied forces with operational weapon systems in support of military and national security operations. The acquisition and product support workforce provides cutting edge weapon systems, sustainment capabilities, and is charged with providing management, tools, and technical and business capabilities needed to oversee acquisition programs throughout their life cycle. The direct funded acquisition workforce funded in this project will support all phases of acquisition programs to include material solution analysis, technology development, engineering and manufacturing development, production and deployment, and operations and support. This funding does not include costs for base operating support civilian personnel. This project supports both civilian pay and non-pay support requirements.

Mission Acq Workforce-Global Vig & Combat Sys

This Project funds the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) civilian workforce in the Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance and Special Operations Forces, Combat Readiness, Training, and Propulsion Directorates. AFLCMC equips U.S. and allied forces with operational weapon systems in support of military and national security operations. The acquisition and product support workforce provides cutting edge weapon systems, sustainment capabilities, and is charged with providing management, tools, and technical and business capabilities needed to oversee acquisition programs throughout their life cycle. The direct funded acquisition workforce funded in this project will support all phases of acquisition programs to include material solution analysis, technology development, engineering and manufacturing development, production and deployment, and operations and support. This funding does not include costs for base operating support civilian personnel. This project supports both civilian pay and non-pay support requirements.

Mission Acq Workforce-Global Reach

This Project funds the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) civilian workforce in the Mobility, Training, and Presidential and Executive Airpower Directorates. AFLCMC equips U.S. and allied forces with operational weapon systems in support of military and national security operations. The acquisition and product support workforce provides cutting edge weapon systems, sustainment capabilities, and is charged with providing management, tools, and technical and business capabilities needed to oversee acquisition programs throughout their life cycle. The direct funded acquisition workforce funded in this project will support all phases of acquisition programs to include material solution analysis, technology development, engineering and manufacturing development, production and deployment, and operations and support. This funding does not include costs for base operating support civilian personnel. This project supports both civilian pay and non-pay support requirements.

Mission Acq Workforce - Capability Integration

This Project funds the AFLCMC civilian workforce in cross-cutting and mission support organizations such as Plans & Programs, Engineering, Contracting, Financial Management, Logistics, Program Management, Intelligence, Information Protection, Safety, Personnel, Small Business, Inspector General, and Staff Judge Advocate. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) equips U.S. and allied forces with operational weapon systems in support of military and national security operations. The acquisition and product support workforce provides cutting edge weapon systems, sustainment capabilities, and is charged with providing management, tools, and technical and business capabilities needed to oversee acquisition programs throughout their life cycle. The direct funded acquisition workforce funded in this program element will support all phases of acquisition programs to include material solution analysis, technology development, engineering and manufacturing development, production and deployment, and operations and support. This funding does not include costs for base operating support civilian personnel. These program elements support both civilian pay and non-pay support requirements.

Mission Acq Workfoce-Advanced Prgm Technology

This Project funds the AFLCMC civilian workforce supporting Special Access Programs across the Center. AFLCMC equips U.S. and allied forces with operational weapon systems in support of military and national security operations. The acquisition and product support workforce provides cutting edge weapon systems, sustainment capabilities, and is charged with providing management, tools, and technical and business capabilities needed to oversee acquisition programs throughout their life cycle. The direct funded acquisition workforce funded in this project will support all phases of acquisition programs to include material solution analysis, technology development, engineering and manufacturing development, production and deployment, and operations and support. This funding does not include costs for base operating support civilian personnel. This project supports both civilian pay and non-pay support requirements.

Justification

Accomplishments & Planned Programs (10)

Acquisition Workforce - Civilian Pay

The acquisition and product support workforce provides cutting edge weapon systems, sustainment capabilities, and is charged with providing management, tools, and technical business capabilities needed to oversee Global Power acquisition programs throughout their life cycle.

Acquisition Workforce - Non-Civilian Pay

The acquisition and product support workforce provides cutting edge weapon systems, sustainment capabilities, and is charged with providing management, tools, and technical business capabilities needed to oversee Global Power acquisition programs throughout their life cycle. This requirement supports non-civilian pay efforts.

Acquisition Workforce - Civilian Pay

The acquisition and product support workforce provides cutting edge weapon systems, sustainment capabilities, and is charged with providing management, tools, and technical business capabilities needed to oversee Global Vigilance and Combat Systems acquisition programs throughout their life cycle.

Acquisition Workforce - Non-Civilian Pay

The acquisition and product support workforce provides cutting edge weapon systems, sustainment capabilities, and is charged with providing management, tools, and technical business capabilities needed to oversee Global Vigilance and Combat Systems acquisition programs throughout their life cycle. This requirement supports non-civilian pay efforts.

Acquisition Workforce - Civilian Pay

The acquisition and product support workforce provides cutting edge weapon systems, sustainment capabilities, and is charged with providing management, tools, and technical business capabilities needed to oversee Global Reach acquisition programs throughout their life cycle.

Acquisition Workforce - Non-Civilian Pay

The acquisition and product support workforce provides cutting edge weapon systems, sustainment capabilities, and is charged with providing management, tools, and technical business capabilities needed to oversee Global Reach acquisition programs throughout their life cycle. This requirement supports non-civilian pay efforts.

Acquisition Workforce - Civilian Pay

The acquisition and product support workforce civilian pay provides cutting edge weapon systems, sustainment capabilities, and is charged with providing management, tools, and technical and business capabilities needed to oversee Capability Integration acquisition programs throughout their life cycle.

Acquisition Workforce - Non-Civilian Pay

The acquisition and product support workforce provides cutting edge weapon systems, sustainment capabilities, and is charged with providing management, tools, and technical and business capabilities needed to oversee Capability Integration acquisition programs throughout their life cycle.

Acquisition Workforce - Civilian Pay

The acquisition and product support workforce provides cutting edge weapon systems, sustainment capabilities, and is charged with providing management, tools, and technical and business capabilities needed to oversee Advanced Program Technology acquisition programs throughout their life cycle.

Acquisition Workforce - Non-Civilian Pay

The acquisition and product support workforce provides cutting edge weapon systems, sustainment capabilities, and is charged with providing management, tools, and technical and business capabilities needed to oversee Advanced Program Technology acquisition programs throughout their life cycle. This effort supports non-pay requirements associated with the acquisition workforce.

Budget Line Items(workbook-cited)

P-1/R-1 workbook Total Obligation Authority basis (USD thousands) · PB2026.

Exhibit R-1

AccountOrgTypeAmount
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air ForceFFY24 Actuals$273.5M
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air ForceFFY25 Enacted$291.4M
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air ForceFFY25 Total$291.4M
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air ForceFFY26 Disc. Request$1.15B
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air ForceFFY26 Total$1.15B

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.

ProjectAll Prior YearsFY24 ActualsFY25 TotalFY26 BaseFY26 Request
Program Element$0$273.5M$291.4M$1.15B$1.15B
665826: acq workforce-global power$0$0$0$304.6M$304.6M
665827: Acq Workforce-Global Vig & Combat Sys$0$0$0$319.0M$319.0M
665828: Acq Workforce-Global Reach$0$0$0$179.1M$179.1M
665831: Acq Workforce - Capability Integration$0$273.5M$291.4M$280.7M$280.7M
665832: Acq Workfoce-Advanced Prgm Technology$0$0$0$69.8M$69.8M

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

3 mentions from the Senate LDA disclosure database.

PERATONWorkforce|Capability2024matched 2+ title words

H.R.8512/S.4443 Intelligence Authorization Act, 2025 - all provisions related to trusted workforce reform.

PERATONWorkforce|Capability2024matched 2+ title words

H.R.8512/S.4443 Intelligence Authorization Act, 2025 - all provisions related to trusted workforce reform and all…

PERATONWorkforce|Capability2024matched 2+ title words

H.R.8512/S.4443 Intelligence Authorization Act, 2025 - all provisions related to trusted workforce reform.

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 Acq Workforce- Capability Integration — no program-specific GAO finding for this line is in the ingested data. See the DOD oversight record.

Program dossier

Every sentence below carries its citation — warehouse figures open the citation panel, news claims link the cached source.

Research dossiers exist for 50 of 1,741 programs — the 50 largest fully J-book-detailed programs by FY2026 request. why no dossier here? →

What it is

  • Acq Workforce - Capability Integration (program element 0605831F) is a U.S. Air Force program funded in the Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force account.
  • The program funds the civilian acquisition workforce of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), the organization that equips U.S. and allied forces with operational weapon systems and manages acquisition programs across their full life cycle.
  • The workforce funded here supports every phase of an acquisition program — material solution analysis, technology development, engineering and manufacturing development, production and deployment, and operations and support — covering both civilian pay and non-pay support requirements.
  • This particular program element funds AFLCMC's cross-cutting and mission-support organizations, including Plans and Programs, Engineering, Contracting, Financial Management, Logistics, Program Management, Intelligence, Information Protection, Safety, Personnel, Small Business, Inspector General, and Staff Judge Advocate.
  • It sits in Budget Activity 6 (RDT&E Management Support), the category that funds efforts to sustain and modernize the installations and operations required for general research, development, test and evaluation.

Why it matters

  • The program's total funding surges from $291,444 thousand enacted in FY2025 to $1,153,165 thousand (about $1.15 billion) requested for FY2026.
  • That is a year-over-year increase of $861,721 thousand (roughly $862 million) from FY2025 to FY2026.
  • A Fiscal Receipts feed event flagged Acq Workforce - Capability Integration as increasing 296% from FY2025 to FY2026, one of the largest year-over-year swings among Air Force RDT&E lines.
  • In FY2024 the program recorded actual spending of $273,530 thousand (about $274 million), so the FY2026 request is more than four times its recent execution level.
  • The entire FY2026 request is discretionary funding — the R-1 exhibit shows a discretionary request of $1,153,165 thousand and no separate reconciliation (mandatory) request for this program element.
  • The spending matters because it pays the people, not the hardware: this is the direct-funded government workforce that oversees Air Force acquisition programs, so the funding level shapes how much program-management, engineering, and contracting capacity the service has to run its weapon-system portfolios.

Key players

  • The program is run by the U.S. Air Force, with funding drawn from the Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force appropriation.
  • The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) is the institution funded by the program; its directorates equip U.S. and allied forces with operational weapon systems and provide the management, tools, and technical and business capabilities needed to oversee acquisition programs throughout their life cycle.