Computer Sciences Corporation(CSC) is an American multinational corporation that provides information technology(IT) services and professional services. Its headquarters are located in Falls Church, Virginia. CSC has 56, 000 employees in over 60 countries.Its clients include commercial enterprises and the U.S. federal government, as well as state, local and non-U.S. government agencies.
In September 2009, when Xerox acquired Affiliated Computer Services, CSC became the only remaining major "hardware vendor independent" IT service provider with headquarters and major operations in the U.S.
CSC has been a Fortune 500 company since 1995, ranked 185 in the 2014 rankings. The company also figures in the Forbes Global 2000 list.
On May 24, 2016, CSC announced that it will merge with Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s Enterprise Services division to create a new pure-play IT services company.
CSC was founded in April 1959 in Los Angeles, California, by Roy Nutt and Fletcher Jones. CSC initially provided programming tools such as compiler and assembling software.
In the 1960s, CSC provided software writing services to major computer manufacturers like IBM and Honeywell and secured their first contracts for the U.S. public sector with NASA(among others).
By 1963, CSC became the largest software company in the United States and the first software company to be listed on the American Stock Exchange. By the end of 1968, CSC was listed on the New York Stock Exchange and had operations in Canada, India, the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, Italy, Brazil, and the Netherlands.
In the 1970s and 1980s, CSC expanded globally winning large contracts for the finance and defense industries and through acquisitions in Europe and Australia.
Since its beginnings in 1959, company headquarters had been in California. On March 29, 2008, the corporate headquarters of the company were relocated from El Segundo, California, to Annandale, Virginia. CSC has been a Fortune 500 Company since 1995, coming in at 162 in the 2012 rankings.