Marine Corps IT
Marine Corps Recruiting Information Support System (MCRISS) is an enterprise level system to automate administrative procedures for the recruiting station operations. This customized automated System, centered on procedures in the Guidebook for Recruiters, Volume I, dramatically improves efficiency and effectiveness in Marine Corps recruiting. Furthermore, Military Entrance Processing Command requires Marine Corps recruiting to provide information in electronic format only. MCRISS is the Marine Corps Recruiting Command's program to manage applicant processing from commitment to accession/commission into the Marine Corps and Marine Corps Reserve. This enterprise approach allows for efficient sharing of information about potential recruits and recruiter screening efforts, yielding a more cost-effective process. The current system requires modernization of the systematic recruiting components to provide efficiency for the Recruiting force from the Headquarters element down to the Recruiter and requires numerous updates in order to become fully compliant with Cyber Security and Center for Naval Analysis (CNA) policies and mandates to protect PII/PHI data captured and stored in the system. The Modernization effort will involve a competitive evaluation of several prototype systems, leading to a selection of a viable platform and the complete replacement of the current MCRISS system with modern and secure technology. Strategic Management Decision Support (SMDS): The SMDS program will provide a set of materiel and non-materiel solutions to facilitate data-driven and analytically sound decision support for Marine Corps strategic-level business processes, in order to optimize force development outcomes and improve institutional readiness. Supported business processes include global force management, readiness assessment, war gaming, planning, programming, budgeting, and capability solution development. SMDS will provide Marine Corps senior leaders, across all functional areas, adequate tools and data to make force development and readiness decisions with sufficient responsiveness to meet force management and planning, programming, budgeting, and execution (PPBE) process timelines. SMDS will enable Marine Corps data to be readily available, visible, accessible, and integrate multiple classification domains through a DISA Cross Domain Enterprise Solution.
FY2027 planned work -Complete development of SMDS Training Exercise and Employment Plan (TEEP) Module (Release 1.4) to increase user capability and deliver global map view. -Initiate SMDS Commander's Dashboard (Release 1.5) to allow visibility across personnel, equipment, exercises.
FY2026 to FY2027 change Decrease reflects completion and release of SMDS Force Structure (Release 1.2) and SMDS Manpower Risk Assessment and Billet Management of Events (Release 1.3).
FY2026 plans — current year -Complete development of SMDS Force Structure (Release 1.2) to deliver new capabilities which includes new modules and user roles. -Initiate SMDS Manpower Risk Assessment and Billet Management of Events (Release 1.3) to ensure individual user planning efficiencies. -Initiate development of SMDS Training Exercise and Employment Plan (TEEP) Module (Release 1.4) to increase user capability and deliver global map view.
-Continue the development of architecture activities to support required data-sharing, data transfer, and data management for the Manpower IT Systems (MITSM) portfolio. -Continue to develop and deploy talent management tools for accessions and skills matching through HRDP and marketplace. -Continue to develop and deploy an optimized…
Read the FY2027 plan →FY2027 planned work -Complete development and deploy CIRRAS Version 2.0 enabling data entry automation of M&RA MF programs, provide data trend analysis capability to enhance, individualized FPC recommendations, inform program resourcing and the effectiveness of M&RA MF programs, and conduct AI/ML Pilot.
FY2026 to FY2027 change Decrease reflects completion of CIRRAS Version 2.0 development.
FY2026 plans — current year -Continue development for CIRRAS Version 2.0 to enable data entry automation of Manpower & Reserve Affairs Marine and Family (M&RA MF) programs, provide data trend analysis capability to enhance, individualized FPC recommendations, and inform program resourcing and the effectiveness of M&RA MF programs.
FY2027 planned work -Complete development of the Authorized Strength Report (ASR) Optimization Prototype Architecture (Release 3).
FY2026 to FY2027 change Decrease reflects completion of the Authorized Strength Report (ASR) Optimization Prototype Architecture (Release 3) which tracks and manages all Marine Corps billets.
FY2026 plans — current year -Complete Authorized Strength Report (ASR) Optimization Prototype Architecture and initial baseline (Release 2). -Continue development to reach MVCR of the Authorized Strength Report (ASR) Optimization Prototype Architecture.