Management of MIFASS (Marine Integrated Fire and Air Support System) A Marine Corps C2 System

Abstract

The purpose of this thesis was to investigate the problems surrounding the Marine Integrated Fire and Air Support System (MIFASS) Program, managed by the United States Marine Corps. This investigation involved the following: 1) Defining what MIFASS was and the program management structure supporting the program; and 2) Analyzing the problems of a flawed acquisition strategy, flawed requirements definition, and a flawed program management structure. As a result of this analysis this paper concludes the need for establishing a Marine Corps systems Command out of which command and control programs may be supported, and the opening of a program management office for the acquisition of complex C2 systems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA186221

Entities

People

  • Donald L. Geving Ii

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Control Systems
  • Defense Systems
  • Management Personnel
  • Marine Corps
  • Marine Systems (Military)
  • Organizational Structure
  • Position (Location)
  • Systems Engineering
  • Systems Management
  • Tactical Data Systems
  • Tactical Warfare
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Fire Suppression Systems Design.
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control