News Release-- October 20, 2008

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AWARDS CSC CONTRACT FOR IT SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT SERVICES

FALLS CHURCH, Va., Oct. 20 -- CSC (NYSE: CSC) announced today that it is one of five firms that have been awarded the Enterprise Development Support Services (EDSS) contract administered by the Department of Education’s Office of Federal Student Aid. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract has a five-year base period and five one-year options. The ceiling value for each contract awardee will not exceed $300 million for the total life of the contract. This contract was awarded to CSC during the company’s second quarter fiscal year 2009.

Under this new agreement, awardees will provide the Office of Federal Student Aid with a range of IT services, including application development, software configuration management, transition planning and project management. In addition, contractors will work together by sharing information and collaborating as part of a team. Federal Student Aid’s core mission is to ensure that all eligible individuals can benefit from federally-funded or federally-guaranteed financial assistance for education beyond high school.

“CSC brings proven service-oriented architecture and Federal Student Aid-specific knowledge and capabilities to support the Department of Education efforts to administer the nation’s largest source of student aid,” said Tom Anderson, president of CSC’s North American Public Sector Civil Division. “CSC is pleased to work in this integrated, collaborative team environment to deliver innovative technology-enabled solutions for Federal Student Aid’s partners including schools, lenders, servicers and guaranty agencies to operate fairly, honestly and efficiently.”

About CSC

CSC is a global leader in providing technology-enabled solutions and services through three primary lines of business. These include Business Solutions & Services, Global Outsourcing Services 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. Headquartered in Falls Church, Va., CSC has approximately 90,000 employees and reported revenue of $17.1 billion for the 12 months ended July 4, 2008. For more information, visit the company’s Web site at www.csc.com.