CSC awarded Department of Agriculture contract CSC to provide program management, knowledge management and e-learning support services - Computer Sciences Corp

EDP Weekly's IT Monitor, July 28, 2003

Computer Sciences Corporation (NYSE:CSC) announced recently that the company has won a task order to support the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). The five-year award, which is valued at $11 million if all options are exercised, was awarded through ANSWER, a broad multiple-award contract sponsored by the General Services Administration in 1998.

Under the task order, which expands CSC's seven-year relationship with the USDA, CSC will provide project management, analytical and technical assistance to the USDA's APHIS in the areas of e-learning and knowledge management.

APHIS is responsible for protecting and promoting U.S. agricultural health, administering the Animal Welfare Act and carrying out wildlife damage management activities. In recent years, the scope of APHIS's protection function has expanded and the agency has assumed a greater role in the global agricultural arena, responding to other countries' animal and plant health import requirements and negotiating science-based standards.

"CSC's experience and our history of providing operational results for the USDA showed that we could help APHIS meet its knowledge management and e-learning support requirements," said Dale Luddeke, vice president for CSC's Resources and Environmental Services organization. "We look forward to working with APHIS in achieving its objectives."

CSC's Training Center of Excellence will support the contract. The center, which is an ISO 9001 certified customer training product organization, specializes in knowledge support system solutions, and designs and develops innovative training products.

Founded in 1959, Computer Sciences Corporation is one of the world's leading information technology (IT) services companies. CSC's mission is to provide customers in industry and government with solutions crafted to meet their specific challenges and enable them to profit from the advanced use of technology.

With approximately 90,000 employees, CSC provides innovative solutions for customers around the world by applying leading technologies and CSC's own advanced capabilities. These include systems design and integration; IT and business process outsourcing; applications software development; Web and application hosting; and management consulting. Headquartered in El Segundo, Calif., CSC reported revenue of $11.3 billion for the 12 months ended March 28, 2003.