FALLS CHURCH, VA, Jan. 26, 2011 -- CSC (NYSE:CSC) announced today that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded the company a contract to continue providing comprehensive mission support services for the Water Security Division (WSD) within its Office of Water. The contract, which was awarded during CSC's fiscal 2011 third quarter, has an eight-month base period and four 12-month options and an estimated total value of $100 million.
CSC has supported the office's mission since its inception. Under the terms of the agreement, CSC will continue to provide comprehensive scientific, engineering, emergency management, risk assessment, training and regulation development support to WSD. This work will help WSD's mission to secure the nation's water infrastructure, including addressing the climate change risks to drinking water and wastewater infrastructure.
"We have worked diligently with the EPA's Water Security Division for seven years to ensure the nation's water resources are protected from all threats, both intentional attacks and natural hazards," said James W. Sheaffer, president of CSC's North American Public Sector. "CSC's science, engineering and technology solutions division brings the agency a broad range of specialized expertise ranging from molecular biology to modeling and from communications to consequence management."
For more information about CSC's environmental solutions, visit csc.com/environment.
About CSC
CSC is a global leader in providing technology-enabled solutions and services through three primary lines of business. These include Business Solutions and Services, the Managed Services Sector and the North American Public Sector. CSC's advanced capabilities include systems design and integration, information technology and business process outsourcing, applications software development, Web and application hosting, mission support and management consulting. The company has been recognized as a leader in the industry, including being named by FORTUNE Magazine as one of the World's Most Admired Companies for Information Technology Services (2010). Headquartered in Falls Church, Va., CSC has approximately 94,000 employees and reported revenue of $16.1 billion for the 12 months ended October 1, 2010. For more information, visit the company's website at www.csc.com.
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