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Defense Science Board
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 | $2.27M |
| FY25 | $4.44M |
| FY26 | $6.56M |
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 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actuals | $0 | $0 | $2.41M | $2.27M | ||
| Enacted | – | $0 | $2.50M | $2.35M | $4.44M | |
| Request | – | – | $2.53M | $2.35M | $6.54M | $6.56M |
blank = series not published for this year; – = absent from that edition.
Asked vs spent: the PB2023 book requested $2.53M for FY2023; the PB2025 book reported $2.41M as actual total obligation authority — $123.0K below the request. 2.4 − 2.5 = -0.1 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 — Defense Science Board
This program supports the Department's initiatives to Build Long-Term Advantage, and Build a Resilient Joint Force and Defense Ecosystem. The Secretary of Defense established the Defense Science Board (DSB) as a discretionary advisory committee, in accordance with chapter 10 of title 5, U.S. Code (commonly known as “the Federal Advisory Committee Act” or “FACA" and 41 C.F.R. § 102- 3.50(d). The DSB provides independent advice and recommendations on matters supporting the Department of Defense’s (DoD) scientific and technical enterprise to the Secretary of Defense, the Deputy Secretary of Defense, the Under Secretary of Defense for Research & Engineering, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and other Department officials. The DSB focuses on matters concerning science, technology, manufacturing, acquisition processes, and other topics of special interest to the DoD in response to specific tasks, and is not established to advise on individual DoD procurements. The DSB is concerned with the pressing and complex technological problems facing the DoD in such areas as research, engineering, organizational structure and process, business and functional concepts, and manufacturing, and ensures identification of new technologies and new applications of technology in those areas to strengthen national security. The funds provided allow for the procurement of professional, analytical, and administrative services, to include the tasks of planning, preparation, execution, administrative support, logistics, documentation, and travel for DSB, Subcommittee and Task Force meetings and conferences. The vendors contracted provide essential services in support of the DSB and the DSB staff in the following areas: technical, business, and administrative planning; organizing, managing, coordinating, and tracking (e.g., cost, schedule, and deliverables); and performance management, data management, and subcontract management along with refining initial and final reports of the various study groups.
Justification
Accomplishments & Planned Programs (1)
Defense Science Board
The Secretary of Defense established the Defense Science Board (DSB) as a discretionary advisory committee, in accordance with chapter 10 of title 5, U.S. Code (commonly known as “the Federal Advisory Committee Act” or “FACA" and 41 C.F.R. § 102- 3.50(d). The DSB provides independent advice and recommendations on matters supporting the Department of Defense’s (DoD) scientific and technical enterprise to the Secretary of Defense, the Deputy Secretary of Defense, the Under Secretary of Defense for Research & Engineering, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and other Department officials. The DSB focuses on matters concerning science, technology, manufacturing, acquisition process, and other topics of special interest to the DoD in response to specific tasks, and is not established to advise on individual DoD procurements. The DSB is concerned with the pressing and complex technological problems facing the DoD in such areas as research, engineering, organizational structure and process, business and functional concepts, and manufacturing, and ensures identification of new technologies and new applications of technology in those areas to strengthen national security. Contracted services are critical to the success of the DSB. The funds provided allow for the procurement of professional, analytical, and administrative services, to include the tasks of planning, preparation, execution, administrative support, logistics, documentation, and support travel for DSB, Subcommittee and Task Force meetings and conferences. The vendors contracted provide essential services in support of the DSB and the DSB staff in the following areas: technical, business, and administrative planning; organizing, managing, coordinating, and tracking (e.g., cost, schedule, and deliverables); and performance management, data management, and subcontract management along with refining initial and final reports of the various study groups. In FY2024 the DSB was directed to add an additional Permanent Subcommittee on Strategic Options, and Permanent Subcommittee on the Eugene G. Fubini Award, for a total of four Permanent Subcommittees. The DSB will continue to support this additional work using resources in the budget as requested herein.
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 | $2.27M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide | OSD | FY25 Enacted | $4.44M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide | OSD | FY25 Total | $4.44M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide | OSD | FY26 Disc. Request | $6.56M |
| Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide | OSD | FY26 Total | $6.56M |
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 | $2.41M | $2.27M | $4.44M | $6.56M | $6.56M |
| 807: Defense Science Board | $2.41M | $2.27M | $4.44M | $6.56M | $6.56M |
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 Defense Science Board — 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? →