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News Release -- April 18, 2003

CSC’S DYNCORP INTERNATIONAL AWARDED $50 MILLION CONTRACT TO SUPPORT LAW ENFORCEMENT FUNCTIONS IN IRAQ

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., April 18, 2003 – Computer Sciences Corporation (NYSE: CSC) announced today that DynCorp International, a CSC company, has been awarded a contract from the United States Department of State to provide up to 1,000 civilian advisors to help the government of Iraq organize effective civilian law enforcement, judicial and correctional agencies. The estimated value of the contract to CSC could be as high as $50 million for the first year, depending on assessments of Iraqi capabilities and needs by initial advisors, who should be arriving in the region shortly.

Under the contract, CSC’s DynCorp International will provide technical advisors with 10 years of domestic law enforcement, corrections and judicial experience, including two years in specialized areas such as police training, crime scene investigation, border security, traffic accident investigation, corrections and customs. Advisors will work with Iraqi criminal justice organizations at the national, provincial and municipal levels to assess threats to public order and mentor personnel at all levels of the Iraqi legal apparatus.

CSC’s DynCorp International will also provide all logistical, technical and administrative support necessary to accomplish the advisors’ mission.

CSC’s DynCorp International provides comprehensive logistics, maintenance, security, technology and police monitoring support services to international clients, including the United Nations. With regional headquarters in Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and the Pacific Rim, CSC’s DynCorp International delivers CSC’s diverse capabilities to international markets.

About CSC

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, including more than 26,000 from the company’s March 7, 2003 acquisition of DynCorp, 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 Dec. 27, 2002. For more information, visit the company’s Web site at www.csc.com.






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