Printed from https://fiscalreceipts.com/program/9716BU4160/ — data as of July 28, 2026. Every figure is citation-backed; see the page online for per-number provenance.
Base Support Communications
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? →
Insufficient trajectory data for sparkline (only FY24 available).
● actuals (line) · ○ enacted · ◇ request — gaps are editions the program is absent from, never interpolated.
| Series | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actuals | $9.21M | $28.5M | $38.3M | |
| Enacted | – | $28.5M | $23.3M | – |
| Request | – | – | $23.3M | $26.4M |
blank = series not published for this year; – = absent from that edition.
Asked vs spent: the PB2024 book requested $23.3M for FY2024; the PB2026 book reports $38.3M actually spent — $15.0M above the request.
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 — Base Support Communications
This program is included in the OPA Budget Line Consolidation. In FY 2025 Base Support Communications (BU4160) and Emergency Management Modernization Program (BU8000) were consolidated into the new Base Emergency Communication (B74000) program. The Base Support Communications program provides real-time voice communications and data via the Army Land Mobile Radio (LMR) network in support of the Army's FY 2030/2040 objectives. LMR is an essential subsystem of the Base Emergency Communications System (BECS) program, which is the single integrated acquisition program for lifecycle modernization of emergency management and critical communications capabilities in support of installation public safety organizations, first responders, force protection personnel, and other installation management functions. The five interdependent capabilities that comprise BECS are LMR, Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD), Enterprise Mass Warming Notification (EMWN), Next Generation-911 (NG-911), and First Responder Broadband Network (FRBN). Current and future LMR systems will be interoperable with all other BECS capabilities. As an enduring program, LMR will transition from an interoperable but stand-alone system on a legacy network to a fully integrated capability within the BECS-enabled public safety communication enterprise architecture with an Internet Protocol Infrastructure as mandated by public law 112-96. LMR systems are commercial solutions that provide mission critical mobile and portable communications for garrison first responders, public safety, force protection, homeland security, pre-deployment logistics support, and installation management missions. First Responders are the primary users of LMR to include installation Military Police, Fire Departments, and Emergency Medical personnel. The Army's LMR program provides network infrastructure, network enabling functions, and subscriber unit devices to ensure a synchronized, timely, and effective emergency first response in CONUS and OCONUS. The LMR program provides all LMR system hardware/software infrastructure to include initial critical system spares, dispatch consoles for dispatchers, subscriber units which include portable (handheld units for each operator), vehicle mounted mobile units, and desktop units in accordance with the Installation Management Command (IMCOM) Basis of Issue Plan (BOIP), and two years of interim contractor logistics support including system and cyber security patching. LMR capability is comprised of various hardware and software components. Requirements at each post/camp/station vary based on the geographic coverage area, terrain of the installation, number of end users, number of mutual aid partners, and installation dispatch concept of operations. To meet the first responder and installation non-tactical communications mission requirements, the solution at each post/camp/ station is unique and determined by government surveys and coordination with stakeholders. To create efficiencies, legacy LMR is migrating from a stand-alone LMR system at each post/camp/station to an enterprise network model that will centralize the information system to maximize cost- effectiveness and cyber security. The LMR system is a key component of the Army enterprise used to provide a seamless communications network in support of garrison level critical communications and infrastructure. Without adequate communications capabilities that enable coordinated emergency response, maximize the use of scarce radio spectrum, and provide secure voice transmissions, emergency responders and base support personnel would be significantly constrained in their ability to perform key emergency response functions. This is a health, life, and safety Army requirement and has been made a federal statute regulation regarding interoperability with other federal and mutual aid partners alike.
Justification
Justification — Base Support Communications
This program is included in the OPA Budget Line Consolidation. In FY 2025 Base Support Communications (BU4160) and Emergency Management Modernization Program (BU8000) were consolidated into the new Base Emergency Communications (B74000) program. This modernization will converge legacy stand-alone LMR systems at each location into a regionalized architecture and enable synchronization with FRBN, CAD, NG-911 and EMWN sites where capabilities currently exist. Note: Funding will also procure the hardware/software along with necessary cybersecurity requirements to interoperate and provide secure and reliable digital communications to assist military and civilian emergency personnel with emergency management operations. Hardware and software components include towers, speakers, switches, routers and relays that leverages BECS capabilities to modernize and optimize CAD, NG-911, LMR, FRBN and EMWN for interoperability with multiple mutual aid partners and federal agencies.
Budget Line Items(workbook-cited)
Exhibit P-1
| Account | Org | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other Procurement, Army | A | FY24 Actuals | $38.3M |
Budget Details(R-2/P-40 facts)
| Project | All Prior Years | FY24 Actuals |
|---|---|---|
| Program Element | $971.1M | $38.3M |
No follow-the-dollar view — this program's awards haven't been crosswalked at high confidence (flows cover 17 of 1741 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.
No research dossier for this program — dossiers cover 50 of 1741 programs, the largest fully J-book-detailed lines by FY2026 requested dollars. why no dossier here? →