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CSS Communications
Budget figures
No FY2026 R-1/P-1 request line for this program element. The FY2026 President's Budget request workbook carries no FY2026 line for it; its last workbook figure is FY2024. An absent line is not by itself an ending — PB2026 renumbered program elements at scale across the services and defense agencies, so this work may continue under a different number. No successor is linked for this line: this site's program-lineage layer holds no keyed edge pointing forward from here. That is an absence in this site's lineage layer, not a finding about the program: if the J-book narrative on this page describes a realignment, it is quoted below in the document's own words, and this note does not restate it.
FY2026 award data is a partial year — USAspending reports awards on a rolling basis, and this corpus runs through 2026-09-04. why partial FY2026 data? →
Budget trajectory
Insufficient trajectory data for sparkline (only FY24 available).
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
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 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actuals | $73.1M | $60.9M | $56.8M | |
| Enacted | – | $60.9M | $56.8M | – |
| Request | – | – | $56.8M | $60.9M |
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
Description — CSS Communications
The Combat Service Support (CSS) Communications funding line supports the Army's Command Control (C2) Transport strategy. This funding line also supports the Army's strategy for Logistics Transport Convergence. The CSS Communications funding line supports the Army's Sustainment Transport System (STS). STS is a data transport capability through satellite communications (SATCOM) and is an integrated component of the Unified Network, targeted at providing unclassified communications to Army sustainment units in their support to the Warfighter. STS provides network connectivity and enables a SATCOM pathway for logistics, financial management, personnel, and health service support data to be exchanged on the battlefield between multiple echelons and enterprise data sources. STS provides critical connectivity on the battlefield where the Integrated Tactical Network (ITN) and other communication systems do not extend to dispersed and forward deployed sustainment units. Operational needs require a smaller, lighter system that is able to transition between frequency allocation bands and also provide logisticians with high-speed distributed access to the DOD Information Network (DODIN) to ensure continuous, integrated, and synchronized support across the enterprise while minimizing network and data vulnerabilities. To meet these critical needs, STS will replace the currently fielded CSS Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) and CSS Automated Information System Interface (CAISI). Based on the approved requirements document "STS Annex III to the Bridge to Future Network (BFN) Capability Production Document (CPD)", STS enables Beyond Line-of-Sight (BLOS) communication and enterprise access to the DoD Information Network-Army (DODIN-A) with modernized SATCOM Systems. Included with each SATCOM System is a SATCOM terminal, a cyber-resilient baseband kit, and support equipment. Modernization splits the CAISI into two distinct capabilities to enable more flexibility for the unit to adjust concepts of operation and for the program to adapt to emerging technologies. Based on unit requirements and mission needs, each SATCOM system can be paired with varying combinations of 1) Line of Sight (LOS) transmission equipment to extend network access to the forward edge of battle; and 2) Wireless Network Access (Wi-Fi) to provide dispersed elements a dedicated connection to the network. The current proposed AAO for modernized systems represents a significant reduction to 16,537 end items fielded: 2,538 SATCOM Systems, 8,923 Wi-Fi Systems, and 5,076 LOS Systems. Modernization efforts will ensure continued support of Sustainment Information Systems (SIS) communications and logistics Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software systems globally, at home station (Garrison), and into the tactical, operational and strategic battle space. These SIS and ERP applications and their associated data are enterprise level services that require on-demand global connectivity and reliable, redundant, and consistent unit access to reach back capabilities to the DODIN-A through modernized communications systems. Milestone C occurred in April 2023 when the Milestone Decision Authority (MDA) approved entry into Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) of the Production and Deployment phase for the purpose of conducting Initial Operational Test and Evaluation (IOT&E) and preparing for Full Rate Production (FRP). Hardware procured in FY23 and FY24 represent the approved LRIP quantities. This program is included in the OPA Budget Line Consolidation. In FY 2025, the CSS Communications (BD3501) was consolidated into the SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS (B56000) program.
Justification
Justification — CSS Communications
This program is included in the OPA Budget Line Consolidation. In FY 2025, the CSS Communications (BD3501) / CSS SATCOM (BD3513) was consolidated into the SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS (B56000) / CSS SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS (B56444) program.
Budget line items(workbook-cited)
P-1/R-1 workbook Total Obligation Authority basis (USD thousands) · PB2026.
Exhibit P-1
| Account | Org | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other Procurement, Army | A | FY24 Actuals | $56.8M |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Program Element | $595.8M | $56.8M |
Follow the dollar
No follow-the-dollar view — this program's awards haven't been crosswalked at high confidence (flows cover 312 of 1,938 programs). why coverage is partial? →
Awards
No awards are linked to this program element at high or medium 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 CSS Communications. No program-specific GAO finding for this line is in the ingested data. See the DOD oversight record.
Program dossier
No research dossier for this program — dossiers cover 50 of 1,938 programs, the largest fully J-book-detailed lines by FY2026 requested dollars. why no dossier here? →
Primary sources
Open any budget figure for its exact receipt. Verified line items lead with the highlighted government PDF; original spreadsheets download with their budget edition and exhibit in the filename.
Budget totals · TOA sources
FY2026 Department of Defense Budget: Procurement Programs (P-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit P-1 · O251
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2026_DoD_P-1_Procurement.xlsx.
FY2024 Department of Defense Budget: Procurement Programs (P-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit P-1 · O252
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2024_DoD_P-1_Procurement.xlsx.
FY2025 Department of Defense Budget: Procurement Programs (P-1) · comptroller.war.gov
Exhibit P-1 · O256
Complete workbook · unchanged saved copy. Saves as PB2025_DoD_P-1_Procurement.xlsx.
Detailed budget justification
The related TOA spreadsheets above use a different accounting basis from R-2/P-40 detail. Their amounts are not assumed to match these detailed sources.
Other Procurement - BA 3, 4 & 6 - Other Support Equipment, Initial Spares and Agile Portfolio Management · www.asafm.army.mil