Use of Mobile Computers - Army

Abstract

At the time of the audit, the Army used four types of mobile computers to process data for combat service support. These included 12 Corps and Theater Automated Data Processing Service Center-Phase I (CTASC-I) systems, 339 Decentralized Automated Service Support Systems (DAS3), about 9,700 Tactical Army Combat Service Support Computer Systems (TACCS), and an undetermined number of Unit Level Computers (ULC). The Army was redesigning its standard software to open-system architecture. To accomplish this, the Army was developing the CTASC-II at a cost of about $226 million to replace the 12 CTASC-I computers and 33 of the 339 DAS3 computers. TACCS computers were to replace about 180 DAS3 computers. The Army planned to upgrade 6,292 TACCS computers at an estimated cost of $42 million. After the draft report was issued, the Army reduced the planned upgrade to 2,814 TACCS while developing application software to operate in open-system architecture on less expensive, nonruggedized computers.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 23, 1991
Accession Number
ADA379008

Entities

Organizations

  • Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Application Software
  • Army Personnel
  • Business Administration
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Commercial Equipment
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Data Processing Equipment
  • Economic Analysis
  • Information Systems
  • Maintenance
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Training
  • Operating Systems
  • Personnel Management
  • Processing Equipment

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Marine Propulsion Engineering and Naval Architecture
  • Tactical Satellite Communications Systems Engineering.