var timeline_events = new Array(123); timeline_events[0] = "1195~~~Thu Apr 16 1959 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~CSC is born ~~~Roy Nutt and Fletcher Jones found Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC). Categories: history <abbr%gt; t_history </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[1] = "1216~~~Fri May 15 1959 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~Honeywell hires CSC~~~Honeywell hires CSC (our first client) to develop a business-language compiler, called FACT. Categories: history, innovation, contract award <abbr%gt; t_history, t_innovation, t_contract </abbr%gt; "; timeline_events[2] = "1217~~~Mon May 01 1961 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~NASA JPL contract signed~~~CSC signs its first government contract, with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Read a feature story on how JPL has been at the forefront of space exploration for more than five decades. Categories: public sector <abbr%gt; t_public </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[3] = "1218~~~Sun Apr 01 1962 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~Revenues reach $1 million~~~Annual revenues reach $1 million. Categories: financial, history <abbr%gt; t_history, t_financial </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[4] = "1219~~~Fri Jun 01 1962 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~First service bureau opens~~~CSC opens its first service bureau, with the purchase of a $3.5 million computer — ranked as one of the largest and fastest at the time — offering ‘computing time’ over phone lines. Categories: business solutions & services, innovation <abbr%gt; t_services, t_innovation </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[5] = "1221~~~Wed May 01 1963 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~El Segundo offices open~~~Opens office in El Segundo, California. CSC headquarters remain in El Segundo for 45 years. Categories: history <abbr%gt; t_history </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[6] = "1222~~~Sat Jun 01 1963 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~Designs Univac software suite~~~Designs and implements software suite for Univac 1107 – one of the largest computers at that time. Categories: history, innovation, contract award <abbr%gt; t_history, t_innovation, t_contract </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[7] = "1220~~~Wed Jan 22 1964 01:00:00 GMT-0800~~~Stock exchange listing~~~As the first publicly traded software company, CSC is active on the American (January 22) and Pacific (April 8)stock exchanges. Categories: history, financial <abbr%gt; t_history, t_financial </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[8] = "1224~~~Fri Apr 17 1964 01:00:00 GMT-0800~~~Washington office opens~~~Opens new office in Washington, D.C. Categories: history <abbr%gt; t_history </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[9] = "1223~~~Wed Jul 01 1964 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~Computax launches~~~Launches Computax offering, a computerized tax return service. Categories: history, innovation <abbr%gt; t_history, t_innovation </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[10] = "1225~~~Fri Jan 22 1965 01:00:00 GMT-0800~~~ITT acquisition~~~Two divisions of ITT are acquired, making CSC the largest IT services company in the United States. Categories: acquisition <abbr%gt; t_acquisition </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[11] = "1226~~~Tue Jun 01 1965 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~U.S. Atomic Commission contract~~~CSC unseats General Electric Co. to win a contract with the U.S. Atomic Commission. Categories: contract award, public sector <abbr%gt; t_contract, t_public </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[12] = "1228~~~Sun May 01 1966 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~CSC Sciences International formed~~~Based in Brussels, Computer Sciences International is formed to manage international growth. This is now known as CSC Europe. Discover CSC's global reach using our global map. Category: history <abbr%gt; t_history </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[13] = "1229~~~Wed Jun 01 1966 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~NASA Marshall Space Flight Center contract~~~Wins a five-year contract for NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC). Read how CSC computer scientest Roger Moody designed WinPlot software to support the engineering analysis lab at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC). His PC-based graphical analysis tool became a new industry standard for testing rocket engines. Categories: public sector, contract award <abbr%gt; t_contract, t_public </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[14] = "1227~~~Fri Jul 01 1966 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~Canada subsidiary opens~~~Computer Sciences Canada, CSC’s first subsidiary, is formed to extend batch computing services into Canada. Visit our CSC Canada site. Categories: history <abbr%gt; t_history </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[15] = "1230~~~Thu Sep 01 1966 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~Develops payroll system for banks~~~Develops a payroll system for banks, selling payroll services to their business customers. Read \"CSC in Financial Services\" factsheet (PDF). Categories: business solutions & services <abbr%gt; t_services </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[16] = "1231~~~Thu Dec 01 1966 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~Computicket announced~~~Announces Computicket, the first computer-based system for sports and entertainment ticket sales and management. Categories: business solutions & services, innovation <abbr%gt; t_services, t_innovation </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[17] = "1233~~~Fri Mar 08 1968 01:00:00 GMT-0800~~~Computer Sciences Institute created~~~Computer Sciences Institute is created, providing business professionals with education and learning about how computers and technology can modernize business operations. Today, our Leading Edge Forum program provides clients with access to a global network of thought leaders and a powerful body of research and practices. Categories: innovation, history, human interest <abbr%gt; t_history, t_innovation, t_interest </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[18] = "1234~~~Wed May 15 1968 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~Western Union technology acquisition~~~Acquires advanced communications technology capabilities from Western Union Telegraph Co. Categories: acquistion, business solutions & services <abbr%gt; t_acquisition, t_services </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[19] = "1232~~~Tue Nov 26 1968 01:00:00 GMT-0800~~~Listed on NYSE~~~CSC becomes the first independent IT firm listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Visit our Investor Relations page for up-to-date financial information about CSC. Categories: history,financial <abbr%gt; t_history, t_financial </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[20] = "1235~~~Wed Jan 29 1969 01:00:00 GMT-0800~~~Infonet is formed~~~Infonet is formed to operate CSC’s timesharing business. Categories: business solutions & services, innovation <abbr%gt; t_services, t_innovation </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[21] = "1237~~~Sat Mar 01 1969 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~Public Sector organization is formed~~~CSC Systems Division — the precursor to today’s North American Public Sector organization — is formed by consolidating units. Learn more about our North American Public Sector organization, which supports federal and state governments in the United States and Canada. Categories: history, public sector <abbr%gt; t_history, t_public </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[22] = "1238~~~Tue Apr 01 1969 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~Celebrates 10th Anniversary~~~With 4,000 employees and $65 million in revenue, CSC celebrates its 10-year anniversary. Categories: history, financial <abbr%gt; t_history, t_financial </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[23] = "1236~~~Sun Jun 15 1969 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~U.S. Navy Aegis contract award~~~Teamed with RCA, CSC wins a contract to develop the U.S. Navy’s Aegis weapons system, the most advanced combat system in the world. Read feature, Navy Protects Fleet, Nation With Help of CSC Software. Categories: public sector, contract award, innovation <abbr%gt; t_contract, t_public, t_innovation </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[24] = "1239~~~Fri Aug 01 1969 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~AT&T partnership is formed~~~CSC begins a long-term partnership with AT&T, starting with the Trunks Integrated Recordkeeping System (TIRKS), a circuit provisioning system that kept track of telephone equipment and facilities. Beginning in 1985, we began managing and implementing all software changes to this vast application system, which ran on IBM 3090 mainframes and comprised 100 databases, 24,000 modules and 6 million lines of code. Read the press release announcing our 1999 10-year, $300 million outsourcing contract with AT&T. Categories: contract award, outsourcing <abbr%gt; t_contract, t_outsourcing </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[25] = "1240~~~Mon Nov 03 1969 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~Bill Hoover elected president~~~Bill Hoover is elected CSC president. Category: history, human interest <abbr%gt; t_history, t_interest </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[26] = "1241~~~Wed Apr 01 1970 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~Revenues exceed $100 million~~~Annual revenues exceed $100 million. Visit our Investor Relations page for up-to-date financial information about CSC. Category: history, financial <abbr%gt; t_history, t_financial </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[27] = "1242~~~Wed Jul 15 1970 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~Commonwealth Services acquisition~~~CSC acquires Commonwealth Services Inc., a provider of computer technology solutions for the transportation, distribution and utilities markets. Category: acquisition, business solutions & services <abbr%gt; t_acquisition, t_services </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[28] = "1243~~~Thu Oct 01 1970 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~Entry to Australia, So. Africa markets~~~CSC formally enters Australia and South Africa markets. CSC Australia starts as a joint venture between CSC and AMP Society. Learn more about our Australian and South African business. Categories: history <abbr%gt; t_history </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[29] = "1256~~~Mon Mar 15 1971 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~U.S. EPA contract begins~~~CSC begins providing computer services to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), supporting its mission to protect human health and preserve the quality of the environment. Read about our EPA projects. Categories: contract award, public sector <abbr%gt; t_contract, t_public </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[30] = "1246~~~Sat May 01 1971 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~Several non-U.S. offices opened~~~Computer Sciences International expands its presence, opening new offices in France, Italy, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and West Germany. Learn more about our offices all over the globe. Categories: history <abbr%gt; t_history </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[31] = "1244~~~Tue Jun 01 1971 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~First computerized air cargo system~~~CSC creates the first computerized air cargo system at London’s Heathrow Airport. CSC has also worked with Air France to improve their ground operations at the Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport. Categories: public sector, business solutions & services, innovation <abbr%gt; t_services, t_public, t_innovation </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[32] = "1247~~~Thu Jul 15 1971 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~First airport ground traffic system built~~~CSC builds the first airport ground traffic system’s model and simulation for New York City’s JFK airport, to be used nationwide and globally. Read about our work with the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) including a case study on the development of an air traffic system that guides planes in for safe landings. Categories: public sector, history, innovation <abbr%gt; t_history, t_innovation, t_public </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[33] = "1245~~~Wed Sep 15 1971 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~Panama Canal traffic control system built~~~Builds the first automated traffic control system for the Panama Canal. CSC has also provided traffic management and other services for trains, planes, and automobiles. Categories: public sector, history, innovation <abbr%gt; t_history, t_innovation, t_public </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[34] = "1249~~~Wed Mar 01 1972 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~Infonet wins GSA contract~~~CSC Infonet is awarded a five-year, $43 million contract from the General Services Administration, to provide timeshare services to every U.S. government agency. Categories: contract award, public sector <abbr%gt; t_contract, t_public </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[35] = "1248~~~Fri Sep 01 1972 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~First U.S. FAA contract awarded~~~CSC is awarded its first contract with the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration. Read more about our rich history of work for the FAA. Category: public sector, contract award <abbr%gt; t_contract, t_public </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[36] = "1250~~~Tue Nov 07 1972 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~Founder Fletcher Jones dies~~~Fletcher Jones, 42, the company’s co-founder, dies in an airplane crash near Santa Barbara, California. Categories: history, human interest <abbr%gt; t_history, t_interest </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[37] = "1251~~~Fri Nov 10 1972 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~Bill Hoover elected CEO, Chairman~~~Bill Hoover is elected CEO and Chairman. Categories: history, human interest <abbr%gt; t_history, t_interest </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[38] = "1252~~~Wed Aug 01 1973 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~NASA Goddard Space Flight Center award~~~CSC wins a significant contract with NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. Read how NASA Goddard became a perfectly satisfied customer. Categories: contract award, public sector <abbr%gt; t_contract, t_public </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[39] = "1253~~~Sat Sep 01 1973 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~First government outsourcing contract~~~CSC wins a landmark facilities management contract for Orange County, California, the first local government FM contract ever awarded, laying the foundation for other local governments. Read about our managed service offerings for the public sector. Categories: public sector, contract award, outsourcing <abbr%gt; t_contract, t_outsourcing, t_public </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[40] = "1254~~~Mon Oct 01 1973 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~First financial services outsourcing contracts~~~CSC enters financial services sector facilities management business, landing clients within the mortgage, banking and insurance industries. Our 30-year history in financial services includes serving clients in the areas of Banking; Capital Markets; Life Insurance, Annuities and Pensions; and Property & Casualty/General Insurance. Categories: contract award, business solutions & services, outsourcing <abbr%gt; t_contract, t_outsourcing, t_services </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[41] = "1319~~~Thu May 01 1975 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~Pierce, Washington, facilities management contract~~~CSC wins contract to manage and operate the County of Pierce, Washington’s computer center. Categories: public sector, outsourcing <abbr%gt; t_outsourcing, t_public </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[42] = "1255~~~Sat Nov 15 1975 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~West German air traffic control system~~~CSC enters into an agreement to provide automated air traffic control system for West Germany. Read about our 30-year-history of air traffic management. Categories: public sector, contract award <abbr%gt; t_contract, t_public </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[43] = "1265~~~Wed Sep 15 1976 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~U.S. Space Shuttle support begins~~~CSC is awarded contracts to support the emerging U.S. Space Shuttle program at Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston and John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida. Read how we built a supercomputer that helped the Space Shuttle Discovery safely return to earth following its mission to repair the space station. Categories: contract award, public sector <abbr%gt; t_contract, t_public </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[44] = "1257~~~Wed Jun 15 1977 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~Metropolitan transporation contracts ~~~CSC wins contracts to support Washington, DC, and Atlanta, Georgia, Metro transportation systems. Read some transporation case studies. Categories: contract award, public sector <abbr%gt; t_contract, t_public </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[45] = "1258~~~Fri Sep 01 1978 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~PAID Prescriptions acquisition~~~PAID Prescriptions acquisition is the first of many targeted at new commercial markets and expands claims processing capabilities within the health sector. Categories: acquisition, business solutions & services <abbr%gt; t_acquisition, t_services </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[46] = "1259~~~Sun Oct 01 1978 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~California Medi-Cal contract~~~CSC wins landmark California Medi-Cal (Medicaid) business, further strengthening the company’s claims processing reputation. Categories: contract award, public sector <abbr%gt; t_contract, t_public </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[47] = "1261~~~Thu Mar 15 1979 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~Kingdom of Saudi Arabia contract~~~CSC wins its largest contract to date — a $221 million, six-year project to supply a nationwide computer information system to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Categories: contract award, public sector <abbr%gt; t_contract, t_public </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[48] = "1260~~~Tue May 15 1979 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~CMS Industries acquisition~~~CSC strengthens offerings for transportation, distribution and logistics markets through CMS Industries acquisition. Categories: acquisition, business solutions & services <abbr%gt; t_acquisition, t_services </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[49] = "1262~~~Mon Sep 01 1980 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~Itel Corporation acquisition~~~CSC acquires business services division of Itel Corporation, providing accounting and HR services to small businesses. Categories: acquisition, business solutions & services <abbr%gt; t_acquisition, t_services </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[50] = "1263~~~Thu Mar 12 1981 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~Hubble Space Telescope support begins~~~CSC begins its support of the Hubble Space Telescope mission at the Space Telescope Science Institute at Johns Hopkins University. Categories: public sector, innovation <abbr%gt; t_public, t_innovation </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[51] = "1264~~~Fri Jan 15 1982 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~Associated Credit Services acquisition~~~CSC enters credit reporting market with Associated Credit Services acquisition. Categories: acquisition, business solutions & services <abbr%gt; t_acquisition, t_services </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[52] = "1266~~~Tue Mar 01 1983 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~National Flood Insurance contract~~~CSC becomes the claims processing agent for the U.S. federal government’s National Flood Insurance Program. Categories: contract award, public sector <abbr%gt; t_contract, t_public </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[53] = "1443~~~Sun Apr 15 1984 09:49:00 GMT-0800~~~US Customs Service contract signed~~~CSC signs the Consolidated Data Contract(CDN)with the US Customs Service, under which we designed, built, operated and maintained a nationwide network for the US Treasury Department. CDN provided wide area network services for data centers, regional and district offices and points of entry for the US Customs Service; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; and other smaller Treasury Department agencies for 11 years. Categories: contract award, public sector <abbr%gt; t_contract, t_public </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[54] = "1268~~~Wed May 15 1985 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~Black Lung Program support begins~~~CSC begins processing health claims of coal miners for the U.S. Department of Labor’s Black Lung Program, furthering its claims processing experience. We provide services supporting the processing and payment of medical and disability payments to constituents of the Federal Black Lung Program. Categories: contract award, public sector <abbr%gt; t_contract, t_public </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[55] = "1267~~~Fri Nov 01 1985 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~Compufact acquisition~~~Broadening its role in the manufacturing systems market, CSC acquires Compufact. Categories: acquisition, business solutions & services <abbr%gt; t_acquisition, t_services </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[56] = "1315~~~Wed Jan 15 1986 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~Medical Management Information System (MMIS) award~~~CSC wins Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS) contract for State of New York. Read how CSC has been a trusted partner to state Medicaid agencies for more than 30 years. Categories: public sector <abbr%gt; t_public </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[57] = "1269~~~Fri Aug 15 1986 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~Computer Partners acquisition~~~Computer Partners acquisition expands CSC’s presence in IT consulting and professional services market. Categories: acquisition, business solutions & services <abbr%gt; t_acquisition, t_services </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[58] = "1270~~~Sun Mar 01 1987 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~NASA Goddard $1 billion contract~~~First $1 billion contract signed, with NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. Read how NASA Goddard has become a perfectly satisfied customer. Categories: public sector, contract award <abbr%gt; t_contract, t_public </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[59] = "1274~~~Tue Mar 15 1988 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~New logo unveiled~~~CSC introduces a new corporate identity program and redesigns the company logo. Categories: history <abbr%gt; t_history </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[60] = "1272~~~Fri Apr 01 1988 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~Revenues hit $1 billion~~~Annual revenues hit $1 billion. Categories: history, financial <abbr%gt; t_history, t_financial </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[61] = "1273~~~Fri Jul 15 1988 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~CSC Credit Services named~~~Associated Credit Services subsidiary changes its name to CSC Credit Services. CSC Credit Services is the largest independent consumer reporting agency in the United States. Categories: history <abbr%gt; t_history </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[62] = "1271~~~Thu Sep 01 1988 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~Index Group purchased~~~Purchase of the Index Group expands CSC’s management consulting business, as well as its executive education and corporate-sponsored business research programs. Categories: acquisition, business solutions & services, innovation <abbr%gt; t_services, t_innovation, t_acquisition </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[63] = "1276~~~Fri Jan 13 1989 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~Leading Edge Forum created~~~CSC creates the Leading Edge Forum to drive global leadership in Innovation, CSC's Centers of Excellence, and recognition of great achievements through the Chairman's Award for Excellence. The LEF's global network of thought leaders, experts, partners, events and publications deliver a unique and highly informed results-driven perspective on the global technology marketplace. Categories: history, innovation <abbr%gt; t_history, t_innovation </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[64] = "1275~~~Thu Jun 01 1989 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~CIG-Intesys Group acquisition~~~CSC strengthens its market position and doubles its revenue in Europe, with the purchase of CIG-Intersys Group, Belgium’s leading IT company. Categories: acquisition, history, financial <abbr%gt; t_history, t_financial, t_acquisition </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[65] = "1415~~~Sun Apr 15 1990 09:49:00 GMT-0800~~~Hubble Space Telescope is launched~~~The Hubble Space Telescope is successfully launched. CSC continues to support Hubble’s day-to-day operations to this day. Our astronomers were among the first to conduct research with the telescope."; timeline_events[66] = "1277~~~Thu Jun 14 1990 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~Founder Roy Nutt dies~~~CSC co-founder Roy Nutt dies at age 59. Categories: history, human interest <abbr%gt; t_history, t_interest </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[67] = "1278~~~Sat Dec 08 1990 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~Astronaut Ron Parise flies~~~CSC employee/astronaut Ron Parise flies on Space Shuttle Columbia Astro-1 mission. Categories: human interest, innovation, public sector <abbr%gt; t_interest, t_public, t_innovation </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[68] = "1279~~~Tue Jan 15 1991 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~Analytics, Inc. acquisition~~~CSC acquires Analytics Inc, adding services in logistics, communications and information security, mainly to the intelligence community, where CSC has numerous clients. Categories: acquisition, public sector <abbr%gt; t_acquisition, t_public </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[69] = "1280~~~Fri Nov 01 1991 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~General Dynamics outsourcing contract~~~A $3 billion agreement with General Dynamics establishes CSC as a technology outsourcing leader. Categories: outsourcing, contract award <abbr%gt; t_contract, t_outsourcing </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[70] = "1281~~~Sat Aug 15 1992 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~Kuwait technology lifeline~~~Following the Iraq invasion, CSC rebuilds war-ravaged Kuwait’s technology lifeline. Categories: public sector, contract award <abbr%gt; t_contract, t_public </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[71] = "1492~~~Thu Apr 15 1993 14:19:00 GMT-0800~~~CSC takes 100% ownership of CSC Australia ~~~CSC takes 100% ownership of CSC Australia. Categories: acquisition, human interest <abbr%gt; t_acquisition, t_interest </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[72] = "1283~~~Mon Jun 14 1993 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~Van Honeycutt elected president & COO~~~Van B. Honeycutt is elected CSC President & COO. Categories: human interest, history <abbr%gt; t_history, t_interest </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[73] = "1282~~~Thu Jul 15 1993 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~Reengineering the Corporation published~~~CSC executive James Champy co-authors the groundbreaking bestseller, Reengineering the Corporation, with Michael Hammer. Categories: innovation, human interest <abbr%gt; t_innovation, t_interest </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[74] = "1284~~~Fri Apr 01 1994 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~BAE Systems outsourcing contract~~~CSC signs a 10-year, $1.5 billion IT outsourcing contract in the UK with BAE Systems, one of the largest commercial IT outsourcing contracts ever awarded to a single supplier in Europe. CSC was Link chosen to provide an infrastructure that would ensure BAE's competitiveness in the 21st Century. Categories: outsourcing <abbr%gt; t_outsourcing </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[75] = "1318~~~Sun May 15 1994 12:32:00 GMT-0800~~~PrISMS contract awarded~~~CSC signs a $1.1 billion contract to provide comprehensive information systems support at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center. The contract is known as Program Information Systems Mission Services (PrISMS). Categories: public sector, outsourcing <abbr%gt; t_outsourcing, t_public </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[76] = "1285~~~Thu Dec 01 1994 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~Ploenzke, AG acquisition~~~European operations expand with acquisition of Ploenzke, AG, Germany’s largest computer services company. Categories: acquisition, human interest <abbr%gt; t_acquisition, t_interest </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[77] = "1286~~~Wed Mar 08 1995 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~Astronaut Ron Parise flies second flight~~~CSC astronaut Ron Parise flies aboard Space Shuttle Endeavor Astro-2 mission. The senior scientist flew on two space shuttle missions while working for CSC as an astronomer. Categories: human interest, history, public sector <abbr%gt; t_interest, t_public, t_history </abbr%gt; "; timeline_events[78] = "1287~~~Sat Apr 01 1995 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~Van Honeycutt elected CEO~~~Upon Bill Hoover’s retirement, Van B. Honeycutt is elected CEO. Categories: human interest, history <abbr%gt; t_interest, t_history </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[79] = "1290~~~Mon Apr 29 1996 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~Continuum Company acquisition~~~The Continuum Company acquisition increases CSC’s global financial services software and business process outsourcing portfolio. The merger adds a leading insurance and banking software and services company to our range of commercial activities. Categories: acquisition, business solutions & services <abbr%gt; t_acquisition, t_services </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[80] = "1288~~~Sat Jun 01 1996 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~Pinnacle Alliances formed~~~CSC is selected to head The Pinnacle Alliance, a consortium of vendors created with J.P. Morgan to implement and operate a multibillion-dollar outsourcing agreement. Categories: contract award, innovation, outsourcing <abbr%gt; t_contract, t_outsourcing, t_innovation </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[81] = "1289~~~Wed Dec 11 1996 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~DuPont outsourcing agreement~~~CSC signs a $4 billion long-term outsourcing agreement with DuPont, one of the largest and most innovative technology agreements in history. The 1990s were when IT outsourcing became strategic, and DuPont's agreement with CSC was one of the deals that defined the decade. Categories: outsourcing <abbr%gt; t_outsourcing </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[82] = "1291~~~Fri Mar 28 1997 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~Van Honeycutt elected Chairman~~~Van B. Honeycutt is elected CSC’s Chairman of the Board of Directors. Read the press release. Categories: human interest, history <abbr%gt; t_history, t_interest </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[83] = "1293~~~Tue Sep 01 1998 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~Hostile takeover avoided~~~CSC successfully fights off a hostile takeover bid by Computer Associates International. The offer by Computer Associates does not represent fair value for CSC. Categories: history, financial <abbr%gt; t_history, t_financial </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[84] = "1292~~~Tue Dec 01 1998 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~IRS contract~~~The IRS selects CSC to modernize the U.S. tax system. The Link upgrade expands number of taxpayers in system and accommodates tax law changes. Categories: public sector, contract award, innovation <abbr%gt; t_contract, t_public, t_innovation </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[85] = "1294~~~Thu Feb 04 1999 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~CSA Holdings acquisition~~~CSA Holdings Ltd. acquisition expands CSC’s presence in Asia. The combination is key, due to CSA's extensive territorial coverage and customer base in Asia and CSC's technology strength in outsourcing and high level strategic consulting. Categories: acquisition <abbr%gt; t_acquisition </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[86] = "1295~~~Mon Sep 20 1999 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~Nichols Research acquisition~~~Nichols Research Corp. merges with CSC. The merger with Nichols, a leading IT services company, enhances CSC's position in the U.S. federal, healthcare and commercial markets. Categories: acquisition, financial <abbr%gt; t_acquisition, t_financial </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[87] = "1296~~~Wed Dec 01 1999 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~U.S. Army LMP contract~~~CSC wins a 10-year Army Logistics Modernization contract, which leads to the world’s largest ERP installation. Today, U.S. troops around the world reap the benefit of this technology. Categories: public sector, contract award, innovation <abbr%gt; t_contract, t_public, t_innovation </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[88] = "1493~~~Mon May 01 2000 14:55:00 GMT-0800~~~BHP IT acquistion~~~CSC acquires the assets of BHP IT, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Australia-based firm BHP, a global natural resources company. "; timeline_events[89] = "1298~~~Fri Sep 01 2000 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~eMedNY award~~~CSC wins award to support claims processing system for the state of New York’s Medicaid program (eMedNY), the largest in the nation. We've operated and maintained New York's Medicaid systems since 1986. Categories: contract award, public sector"; timeline_events[90] = "1297~~~Thu Dec 21 2000 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~Mynd Corporation acquisition~~~Mynd Corporation acquisition strengthens CSC’s portfolio of insurance industry solutions. The acquisition enhances CSC’s ability to service its clients in the global insurance and related financial services industries. Categories: acquisition, business solutions & services"; timeline_events[91] = "1300~~~Sun Apr 01 2001 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~Revenues exceed $10 billion~~~Annual revenues exceed $10 billion. Categories: financial"; timeline_events[92] = "1299~~~Sat Sep 01 2001 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~Team CSC cycling sponsorship~~~CSC signs a pro cycling team sponsorship agreement with Riis Cycling, managed by 1986 Tour de France winner Bjarne Riis. From 2001 through 2008, CSC sponsored Team CSC, one of the best-managed and most successful sports franchises in the world. Categories: human interest, history"; timeline_events[93] = "1301~~~Sat Feb 01 2003 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~LMP goes live~~~LMP, the CSC-led revamp of the world’s largest supply chain for the U.S. Army Materiel Command, goes live as the first U.S. government outsourcing of the entire modernization and operation of a major IT system. The contract called for unprecedented cooperation between CSC and the U.S. Army. Categories: public sector, innovation"; timeline_events[94] = "1302~~~Fri Mar 07 2003 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~DynCorp acquisition~~~CSC acquires DynCorp, adding 26,000 employees and extending government services capabilities. The acquisition boosted CSC's homeland defense profile, while strengthening our overall presence in the U.S. federal marketplace. Categories: acquisition, public sector <abbr%gt; t_acquisition, t_public </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[95] = "1466~~~Tue Apr 01 2003 11:13:00 GMT-0800~~~Mike Laphen appointed President, COO~~~Mike Laphen is appointed president and chief operating officer of CSC. Read press release/a>. Categories: history <abbr%gt; t_history </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[96] = "1314~~~Tue May 06 2003 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~U.K. Royal Mail outsourcing deal~~~The CSC-lead Prism Alliance is awarded a landmark outsourcing contract (valued at $2.4 billion) with the UK's Royal Mail Group. Read how CSC is delivering Red Hot IT to British Royal Mail. Categories: outsourcing, public sector <abbr%gt; t_outsourcing, t_public </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[97] = "1303~~~Mon Dec 22 2003 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~SwissRe contract award~~~Swiss Re awards CSC one of the largest insurance BPO contracts. The relationship represented one of the largest BPO arrangements at the time in the global insurance market. Categories: outsourcing, contract award <abbr%gt; t_contract, t_outsourcing </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[98] = "1304~~~Mon Jul 26 2004 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~Zurich Financial Services outsourcing award~~~CSC wins the largest applications outsourcing contract in the insurance industry, from Zurich Financial Services. We've improved IT productivity, reduced IT budgets and increased flexibility in software component ever since for Zurich. Categories: contract award, outsourcing <abbr%gt; t_contract, t_outsourcing </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[99] = "1305~~~Sun Aug 15 2004 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~IRS system first release~~~The IRS receives the first release of a modernized system supported by CSC. For the first timein more than 40 years, a modernized system is processing live returns in a new way. Categories: innovation, public sector <abbr%gt; t_public, t_innovation </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[100] = "1306~~~Wed May 11 2005 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~NASA Stennis shared services contract~~~CSC wins a contract to provide shared services to NASA's John C. Stennis Space Center. This contract set off many significant contributions to key projects and spacecraft control centers for NASA. Categories: contract award, public sector, outsourcing <abbr%gt; t_contract, t_outsourcing, t_public </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[101] = "1307~~~Thu Dec 07 2006 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~Datratrac acquisition~~~Datatrac acquisition increases our federal government capabilities. The acquisition extends CSC’s ability to offer comprehensive solutions in identity management and credentialing. Categories: acquisition, public sector <abbr%gt; t_acquisition, t_public </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[102] = "1308~~~Wed Apr 25 2007 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~Covansys acquisition~~~Covansys acquisition adds 8,400 employees in India. Our integration with Covansys strengthens CSC's Indian-based sourcing services to global customers. Categories: acquisition, outsourcing, business solutions & services <abbr%gt; t_acquisition, t_services, t_outsourcing </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[103] = "1309~~~Tue May 01 2007 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~Project Accelerate launched~~~CSC Project Accelerate initiative is launched to deliver improved growth. The strategies behind Project Accelerate enable us to better serve our customers, retain market leadership position and deliver growth to shareholders. Categories: human interest <abbr%gt; t_interest </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[104] = "1467~~~Mon May 21 2007 01:20:00 GMT-0800~~~Mike Laphen elected CEO~~~CSC President and Chief Operating Officer Mike Laphen is elected Chief Executive Officer. Read press release. Categories: history <abbr%gt; t_history </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[105] = "1468~~~Mon Jul 30 2007 11:30:00 GMT-0800~~~Mike Laphen appointed Chairman of the Board~~~Mike Laphen is elected Chairman of the Board of CSC. Categories: history <abbr%gt; t_history </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[106] = "1310~~~Wed Oct 31 2007 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~First Consulting Group acquisition~~~First Consulting Group purchase bolsters presence in India and Vietnam. The acquisition advances CSC’s growth strategy, increasing our domestic and offshore healthcare expertise and service delivery capabilities. Categories: acquisition, outsourcing <abbr%gt; t_acquisition, t_outsourcing </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[107] = "1311~~~Wed Jan 30 2008 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~Headquarters move announced~~~CSC announces that corporate headquarters will move from El Segundo, Calif., to Falls Church, Va. The relocation consolidates corporate executive leadership with our global operational headquarters into one location. Categories: history <abbr%gt; t_history </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[108] = "1313~~~Tue Apr 01 2008 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~Headquarters moves to Falls Church~~~Corporate headquarters officially move to Falls Church, Va. Categories: history <abbr%gt; t_history </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[109] = "1312~~~Wed May 21 2008 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~Revenues surpass $15 billion~~~Annual revenues surpass $15 billion. The record revenue and earnings allows us to continue advancing toward our strategic goal of diversifying our services portfolio. Visit our Investor Relations page for up-to-date financial information about CSC. Categories: history, financial <abbr%gt; t_history, t_financial </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[110] = "1321~~~Thu May 29 2008 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~New CSC logo unveiled~~~New CSC logo unveiled as part of global branding campaign. Categories: history <abbr%gt; t_history </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[111] = "1322~~~Sun Jul 27 2008 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~Carlos Sastre wins Tour de France~~~Team CSC's Carlos Sastre wins Tour de France, capping a successful seven-year pro cycling sponsorship. Categories: history, human interest <abbr%gt; t_history, t_interest </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[112] = "1323~~~Tue Oct 28 2008 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~China IT services center opens~~~IT services center opens in China. The Tianjin Facility joins a growing list of CSC World Sourcing Services centers. Categories: history, outsourcing <abbr%gt; t_history, t_outsourcing </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[113] = "1324~~~Mon Nov 03 2008 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~eMedNY contract extended~~~CSC wins contract extension to support eMedNY, which annually processes more than 350 million Medicaid claims and generates payments in excess of $40 billion. CSC also manages the Web site, data center operations and telecommunications network. Categories: contract awards, public sector <abbr%gt; t_contract, t_public </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[114] = "1325~~~Thu Jan 15 2009 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~North Carolina Medicaid contract won~~~CSC announces new contract to process Medicaid claims for the state of North Carolina. Categories: contract award, public sector <abbr%gt; t_contract, t_public </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[115] = "1326~~~Tue Feb 03 2009 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~Cloud computing initiative launched~~~CSC announces cloud computing initiative, continuing its legacy of innovation. Categories: innovation/ingenuity, history <abbr%gt; t_history, t_innovation </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[116] = "1327~~~Thu Apr 16 2009 00:00:00 GMT-0800~~~CSC celebrates 50-year anniversary~~~CSC celebrates 50-year anniversary. Categories: history <abbr%gt; t_history </abbr%gt;"; timeline_events[117] = "1953~~~Mon Jun 01 2009 11:22:00 GMT-0800~~~Cloud Services announced~~~A family of cloud services that leverage CSC's strengths with private clouds and combines them with new public cloud models is introduced to the market. Categories: innovation, ingenuity, "; timeline_events[118] = "1952~~~Thu Aug 06 2009 11:20:00 GMT-0800~~~BearingPoint Brazil acquisition completed~~~Acquisition supports CSC's multi-year strategic growth plan by expanding our presence in Brazil, the world's ninth-largest economy, and adding key horizontal capabilities and vertical industry expertise. Categories: acquisition"; timeline_events[119] = "1951~~~Mon Nov 23 2009 11:15:00 GMT-0800~~~Royal Mail cloud computing agreement signed~~~Agreement signed with the UK's Royal Mail Group to provide cloud computing information technology (IT) services, expanding CSC's contract signed in 2003 to maintain Royal Mail's desktop computers and manage and develop its servers, mainframes and IT processes. Categories: contract awards"; timeline_events[120] = "1950~~~Wed Nov 25 2009 11:11:00 GMT-0800~~~Zurich Financial Services Group contract signed~~~CSC signs a ten-and-a-half year master service agreement with Zurich for data center and information technology (IT) infrastructure managed services. Categories: contract awards,"; timeline_events[121] = "1949~~~Mon Dec 14 2009 11:04:00 GMT-0800~~~City of Los Angeles begins move to Google~~~CSC begins work with Google Inc. to replace the City of Los Angeles' current email and other applications with Google Apps, Google's suite of Web-based productivity tools. Categories: contract awards, innovation"; timeline_events[122] = "1954~~~Tue Dec 15 2009 11:26:00 GMT-0800~~~Formula 1 sponsorship announced~~~CSC is named Technology Partner for the new Virgin Racing Formula 1 team launched by Sir Richard Branson in London. Categories: human interest, innovation,";