This thesis is an assessment of the current efforts in the development of a Marine Corps Tactical Command and
Control System (MTACCS). The Marine Corps has been developing MTACCS for more than twenty years. The
recent cancellation of a key component subsystem and the DOD reorganization efforts of the late 1980's caused a two
year period of dormancy in this program. The driving goal of this assessment is to develop an understanding of the
strengths and the possible risks inherent in the "revitalized" program that is now in renewed development. The
assessment effort examines the history of the program, the feasibility of the new concept, cost-effectiveness,
systems engineering, and interoperability. Conclusions stress the importance of doctrinal consensus, adequate
requirements definition, engineering the system as a whole, and evolutionary acquisition in the development of
modern command and control systems.http://archive.org/details/assessmentofmari00cochCaptain, United States Marine CorpsApproved for public release; distribution is unlimited
