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):
                       March 13, 1998 (February 26, 1998)
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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 2.           Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

On  February  26,  1998,  Advanced   Communication  Systems,  Inc.,  a  Delaware
corporation ("ACS"), acquired all the outstanding shares of Advanced Management,
Incorporated,  a  Virginia  corporation  ("AMI")  pursuant  to a Stock  Purchase
Agreement,  effective  as of January 31,  1998,  by and between ACS and John Lin
(the "Shareholder") for the initial consideration paid of $19.5 million in cash.
In addition,  ACS may pay  additional  amounts to the  shareholder  based on the
achievement of certain financial goals by AMI for each of two consecutive twelve
month periods following the closing date of the acquisition. The amount and type
of consideration was determined on the basis of negotiations between ACS and the
Shareholder.  ACS financed the  acquisition  with  proceeds  from its  revolving
credit facility with Nationsbank, N.A. (as described below).

On February 17, 1998, ACS replaced its existing $6.5 million  credit  facilities
with a $35 million  revolving  credit facility to finance the acquisition of AMI
and to provide for its other working capital needs.  The new facility is secured
by all assets of ACS and its subsidiaries,  including contract receivables,  and
has various financial covenants which require ACS to maintain specific financial
ratios and imposes certain  restrictions on, among other things, the creation or
incurrence of certain  indebtedness,  preferred  stock or liens,  the payment of
dividends,  mergers and the sale of assets,  certain  capital  expenditures  and
certain transactions with and investments in affiliates.

AMI provides a wide range of information  technology  services including complex
computer solutions and management  services that address full project life-cycle
from systems planning and requirements  analysis to  implementation  and ongoing
operational  support.  AMI  is  headquartered  in  McLean,   Virginia,  and  has
operations   in   California,    Connecticut,   Georgia,   Illinois,   Maryland,
Massachusetts, New York, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Washington, DC.


Item 7.           Financial Statements and Exhibits.

                  (a)      Financial Statements of Business Acquired.

                  It is  not  practicable  to  provide  the  required  financial
                  statements for AMI at this time. The statements  will be filed
                  as an amendment to this report on Form 8-K as soon as they are
                  prepared  and not later  than 60 days after the  deadline  for
                  filing this Form 8-K.

                  (b)      Pro Forma Financial Information.

                  It is not  practicable  to  provide  the  required  pro  forma
                  financial  statements for ACS at this time.  The statements  
                  will be filed as an amendment  to this report on Form 8-K as 
                  soon as they are prepared and not later than 60 days after the
                  deadline for filing this Form 8-K.

                  (c)      Exhibits

                  10.1     Stock Purchase Agreement by and between ACS and the 
                  Shareholder, dated as of January 31, 1998.

                  10.2     Credit Agreement between ACS and Nationsbank, N.A. 
                  dated as of February 17, 1998.

                  10.3     Security Agreement between ACS and Nationsbank, N.A.
                  dated as of February 17, 1998.

                                                    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:  March 13 , 1998                  ADVANCED COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC.

                                                 /S/ Dev Ganesan
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                                                   Dev Ganesan
                                    Executive Vice-President, Chief Financial 
                                             Officer and Treasurer