Information Pathology and the Army Tactical Command and Control System (ATCCS): Is ATCCS a Cure?

Abstract

Automation has become an ever more pervasive way of doing business, not only in the civilian sector, but in the military as well. The Army's command and control structure has, and will continue to be a major recipient of much of this automation. Some view automation as being only more electronic gadgetry which will not be any more capable of meeting information needs than previous command and control systems. The purpose of this paper is to determine whether or not the Army Tactical Command and Control System (ATCCS) (a highly automated system) will meet information needs of a heavy brigade commander. Special emphasis is placed on whether or not the ATCCS will increase or decrease the information overload a brigade commander can experience in planning for and executing battles and engagements.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 15, 1990
Accession Number
ADA233309

Entities

People

  • Robert D. Cox

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artillery
  • Automation
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Information Overload
  • Information Systems
  • Lessons Learned
  • New York
  • Pathology
  • Students
  • Systems Management
  • Tactical Data Systems
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Asian Economic Studies
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control
  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems