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

摘要

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. (Author)