Marines Begin Standardizing Logistics Information Systems

By Thomas Duffy / June 20, 2000 at 5:00 AM
Snowed under by an ever-increasing number of logistics information systems, the Marine Corps has issued a new logistics information technology policy that is intended to create an original technical architecture that will reduce the number of systems needed and the cost to maintain those systems. In a June 20 memorandum , Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James Jones said the Marines now have over 140 Class I logistics information systems, most of which have redundant capabilities. There are also dozens of...

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