This article focuses on Ever-Expanding Acronym (E2A). It is interesting to note that even though computers have been a central element of the E2A systems from the beginning, the word computer was not incorporated into the generic name until more than 40 years after this line of development began. The fact that it is now included suggests that computers have somehow become respectable. Writing out the full name and explaining it will substantially increase the documentation required for these projects, which will enlarge the taxpayers' burden. The development of Command-control systems became a major growth industry even though they were nearly all operationally inferior to the manual systems that they were supposed to replace. The focus of those running these development programs was on spending all funds allocated to them within each fiscal year, so that they would qualify for an increase the following year.