Computer Sciences Corporation (NYSE:CSC), El Segundo, Calif., has
won a task order to provide supercomputing support services to the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Awarded under the
General Services Administration Millennia contract, the estimated value
of the five-year task order is $113 million.
Under the terms of the task order, CSC will provide supercomputing
systems integration services to the NASA Center for Computational
Sciences (NCCS), the high performance scientific computing facility that
is operated, maintained and managed by the Goddard Space Flight
Center's Computational and Information Sciences & Technology
Office.
"CSC is pleased to continue our 40-year relationship with NASA
in providing key computing services that are essential to the success of
NASA's missions and programs," said James W. Sheaffer,
president of CSC's North American Public Sector business unit.
The NCCS mission is to provide scientists and engineers with the
supercomputing resources and simulation tools needed to carry out
critical NASA missions and to make new scientific discoveries for the
benefit of humankind.
Computer Sciences Corporation is a leading global information
technology (IT) services company. 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 89,000 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 $15.5 billion for the 12 months ended Sept. 28, 2007.
For more information, visit http://www.csc.com or call
310/615-1647.
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