Management HQ - R&D

DARPARDT&EPartial Reconciliation0605898E

What it is

Management HQ - R&D — a research & development program run by DARPA.

What changed

-$954.0K FY25→26

Who gets it

RAYTHEON leads 160 contractor families sharing $3.58B in matched awards.

GAO oversight: DOD — 5 high-risk areas

Budget Figures

FY24 Actuals

$15.2M

FY25 Total

$14.6M

FY26 Request

$13.6M

FY25→26 Change

-$954.0K

Budget Trajectory

FY24: $15.2M
FY25: $14.6M
FY26: $13.6M

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 →

No research dossier for this program — dossiers cover 50 of 326 programs, ranked by FY2026 requested dollars. why →

Budget Line Items(workbook-cited)

Exhibit R-1

Account	Org	Type	Amount
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide	DARPA	FY24 Actuals	$15.2M
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide	DARPA	FY25 Enacted	$14.6M
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide	DARPA	FY25 Total	$14.6M
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide	DARPA	FY26 Disc. Request	$13.6M
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide	DARPA	FY26 Total	$13.6M

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

Project	All Prior Years	FY24 Actuals	FY25 Total	FY26 Base	FY26 Request
Program Element	$0	$15.2M	$14.6M	$13.6M	$13.6M
MH-01: MANAGEMENT HQ - R&D	$0	$15.2M	$14.6M	$13.6M	$13.6M

Program Narratives

Mission— MANAGEMENT HQ - R&D

The Management HQ - R&D Program Element provides funding for the administrative support costs of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. This project provides funding for DARPA Management Headquarters Activities (MHA). The funds provide personnel compensation for management headquarters civilians as well as associated travel and support contract costs.

Accomplishments & Planned Programs (3)

Management Headquarters Travel

Management Headquarters Strategic Operational Support

Management Headquarters Civilian Personnel Salaries

Contractor Concentration

HHI Indexⓘ

541

Competitive

Top Contractor

RAYTHEON

Contractor Families

160

Program Obligationsⓘ

$3.58B

No follow-the-dollar view — this program's awards haven't been crosswalked at high confidence (flows cover 17 of 326 programs). why →

Related Awards

Award linkage is shown for 18 of 200 profiled companies — only high-confidence USASpending matches are included. why →

Showing 25 of 410 award records (R&D performer crosswalk — see methodology)

Recipient	PIID	Confidence
SRI INTERNATIONAL	HR001119C0108	medium
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION	HR001119C0013	medium
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES	HR001117C0108	medium
MORSECORP, INC	HR001119C0093	medium
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC	HR001119F0075	medium
SRI INTERNATIONAL	HR001119C0047	medium
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION	HR001112C0095	medium
GALOIS, INC.	HR001119C0103	medium
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC	HR001119F0093	medium
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC	HR001119F0074	medium
MCLAUGHLIN RESEARCH CORPORATION	HR001115F0001	medium
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC	HR001117F0022	medium
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC	HR001118F0025	medium
CERADYNE, INC.	HR001116C0083	medium
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC	HR001119F0063	medium
OPEN SOURCE ROBOTICS FOUNDATION, INC.	HR001118C0110	medium
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC	HR001116C0102	medium
TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, THE	HR001115C0123	medium
GENERAL DYNAMICS MISSION SYSTEMS, INC.	HR001117C0060	medium
CIRCUIT THERAPEUTICS, INC.	HR001115C0154	medium
SPC FEDERAL, LLC	HR001117F0032	medium
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION	HR001117C0043	medium
RAYTHEON COMPANY	HR001119C0024	medium
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION	HR001118C0122	medium
PERATON LABS INC	HR001117C0047	medium