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Joint Communications Support Element (JCSE)
Budget figures
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
| Fiscal year | Amount |
|---|---|
| FY24 | $5.38M |
| FY25 | $5.82M |
| FY26 | $5.93M |
All series figures: P-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
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 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actuals | $4.38M | $5.20M | $5.38M | ||
| Enacted | – | $5.20M | $5.38M | $5.82M | |
| Request | – | – | $5.38M | $5.82M | $5.93M |
blank = series not published for this year; – = absent from that edition.
Asked vs spent: the PB2024 book requested $5.38M for FY2024; the PB2026 book reported $5.38M as actual total obligation authority — $1.00K below the request. 5.4 − 5.4 = -0.0 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
Description — Joint Communications Support Element (JCSE)
JOINT COMMUNICATION SUPPORT ELEMENT (JCSE): Aligned under Joint Enabling Capabilities Command (JECC), US Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) - JCSE is the only Department of Defense (DOD) organization specifically formed that provides crisis and contingency communications to meet the operational support needs of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), Combatant Commands (CC), DOD agencies and non-DOD agencies. JCSE mission is to provide rapidly deployable, en route, early entry, and scalable coalition command, control, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR) capability to CCs and other agencies as directed to facilitate rapid establishment and transitions of Joint Forces Headquarters (JFHQs) and bridge joint communications requirements. JCSE seamlessly scales C4ISR support for conventional or unconventional JFHQs. JCSE has a robust 24/7 reach back capability through its Global Enterprise Network and has access to a full range of DOD and commercial networks. To consistently deliver relevant state of the art technology solutions to meet emergent Combatant Commands (CC) operational communications requirements, JCSE executes the Modernization Program as outlined in Director, Joint Staff Memorandum (DJSM) 0148-20 whereby services have validated program requirements to support JCSE's Modernization Program. Per Defense Planning Guidance and DJSM 0148-20, the Air Force agreed to fund a 1/3rd fair share of JCSEs validated Modernization Program. JCSE's Modernization Program is based on CC and Service Components requirements and emerging technologies. The Services influence JCSEs spending plan through recommendations in concert with Major Defense Acquisition Program (MDAP) schedules, ensuring the Service monies meet Joint Service Requirements. Funding for this exhibit is contained in PE 0207422F, Deployable Command Control and Communications Systems.
Justification
Justification — Joint Communications Support Element (JCSE)
FY 2026 base funding procures communications equipment in concert with Strategic Planning Guidance, Combined Joint All Domain Command and Control (CJADC2) architecture, Department of Defense Chief Information Officer (DOD CIO) Strategy and Combatant Commands (CC) Joint Task Force (JTF) capability requests. Procures Joint Deployable Airborne Packages, Secret Internet Protocol Router (SIPR) and Mission Partner Enterprise (MPE) Cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS), Joint Task Force Wireless Campus network capability, commercial satellite augmentation, tactical radios, terrestrial communications systems, satellite hubs, networking elements, virtual appliances, Video Teleconferencing (VTC) capabilities, alternative power solutions, Software defined wide area networks, and network and tactical data centers. Joint Deployable Airborne Packages support airborne Command and Control (C2) and wireless distribution of C4I up to 3 miles. Secret Internet Protocol Router (SIPR) and Mission Partner Environment (MPE) Cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS) supports continued operations during contested or denied tactical environments. Joint Task Force Wireless Campus network capability provides the ability to connect workstations wirelessly in tactical environments. Commercial satellite augmentation provides additional satellite terminals for transport diversity. Tactical radios, terrestrial communications systems, satellite hubs, networking elements, virtual appliances, Video Teleconferencing (VTC) capabilities, alternative power solutions; replacing end of life equipment. Software defined wide area networks is for Joint Communications Support Element (JCSEs) Global Enterprise Network and tactical data centers are building blocks for zero-trust, mobile joint C2 cloud access, and ensures dynamic failover. Advancements in technology, especially in commercial off-the-shelf solutions continue to provide opportunities to modernize JCSEs equipment sets with enhanced capabilities to support Delayed/Disconnected Intermittent Low Bandwidth (DDIL) and zero trust capabilities with the smallest footprint, enhanced cyber security, reduced operations and maintenance costs and seamless integration with the Department of Defense Information Network (DODIN) and the Joint Information Environment (JIE). The equipment is a critical part of delivering scalable coalition command, control, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR) across the full spectrum of operations for the Joint Forces Headquarters (JFHQ) that is in line with the CJADC2 efforts and the DOD CIO Strategies. Each year, JCSE produces an Annual Modernization Plan in compliance with the Director, Joint Staff Memorandum (DJSM) 0148-20 and Joint Enabling Capabilities Command (JECC) hosts a Semi-Annual Modernization Program Review for the Joint Staff, Services and CC representatives. The semi-annual program review provides transparency to all of DOD on the status of procurement and the projects that JCSE is working on. Each month, procurement status reports are submitted to United States Transportation Command, who holds overall responsibility for the JCSE Modernization Program. This line funds the Department of the Air Force one third portion of the total JCSE Modernization Program. This program is jointly funded by Army, Navy, and Air Force.
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, Air Force | F | FY24 Actuals | $5.38M |
| Other Procurement, Air Force | F | FY25 Enacted | $5.82M |
| Other Procurement, Air Force | F | FY26 Disc. Request | $5.93M |
| Other Procurement, Air Force | F | FY26 Total | $5.93M |
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 | $5.20M | $5.38M | $5.82M | $5.93M | $5.93M |
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 Joint Communications Support Element (JCSE). 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 · O1073
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 · O1041
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 · O1091
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.
FY2026 Air Force Other Procurement · www.saffm.hq.af.mil
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