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CSC Wins Potential $570M IT Contract from U.K. Office

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Wednesday, April 15th, 2009

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CSC [CSC] has received a potential 10-year, $570 million contract from the United Kingdom Identity and Passport Service (IPS), an information technology (IT) and services contract to upgrade the agency's application and enrollment system. CSC will assume responsibility for several existing legacy IT service contracts supporting the IPS. CSC will upgrade the existing application and enrollment system with new capabilities to process applications for passports and ID cards. The additions include the ability for customers to apply online, improved background…

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