SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                             CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
                          TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

               Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) :
                      November 17, 1997 (November 6, 1997)
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                      Advanced Communication Systems, Inc.
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

                                    Delaware
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                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)



        0-22737                                           54-1421222
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 (Commission File Number)                  (IRS Employer Identification No.)


 10089 Lee Highway, Fairfax, Virginia                      22030
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                (Zip Code)

                                 (703) 934-8130
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              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)





Item 5.    Other Events.

On  November  6, 1997,  Advanced  Communication  Systems,  Inc.  (ACS)  signed a
definitive  agreement to acquire Integrated  Systems Control,  Inc. (ISC). Under
the terms of the agreement,  ACS will acquire all of ISC's outstanding shares in
exchange for 475,000 shares of ACS Common stock.  The acquisition is expected to
be  finalized  within  the  next  30  days  and  the  agreement  is  subject  to
satisfaction of customary conditions.

ISC provides  technical and  engineering  services to the Department of Defense,
primarily  the  U.S.  Navy,  in the  areas  of  communications  and  information
technology.  Headquartered  in Virginia Beach,  Virginia,  ISC has operations in
Virginia Beach, San Diego, Charleston,  and the Washington,  D.C. area and lends
support  services from a number of sites worldwide,  including  Japan,  Bahrain,
Honolulu,  Italy,  and Guam.  Among others,  its clients include Space and Naval
Warfare Systems Command and Centers,  Defense  Information  Systems Agency Joint
Interoperability  Engineering  Office,  Naval Air Systems  Command,  U.S.  Coast
Guard, and NATO.

ACS intends to maintain  the current  organization  structure  of ISC and retain
ISC's existing  management team.  Howard F. Sparks,  President,  and Gale Berry,
Vice-President, will continue in their management positions.

Item 7(c). Exhibits.

99.1   Press Release

News release dated  November 6, 1997  announcing  the  acquisition of Integrated
Systems Control, Inc.



                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


Date:  November 17, 1997                  ADVANCED COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC.


                                                      /S/ Dev Ganesan
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                                                        Dev Ganesan
                                                  Chief Financial Officer