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                                 March 17, 2006

VIA EDGAR

Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporate Finance
450 Fifth Street, N.W.

Washington, DC 20548

Attn:    Kyle Moffat
         Accountant Branch Chief

         RE:      VOLT INFORMATION SCIENCES, INC.
                  FILE NO. 1-09232

Dear Mr. Moffatt:

         Reference  is made to your  letter  dated  as of  March  9,  2006  (the
"Comment Letter") to James Groberg,  Chief Financial Officer of our client, Volt
Information  Sciences,  Inc. (the  "Company"),  concerning the staff's  comments
following its review of the Company's  annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended October 31, 2005 (the "Report").

         This letter  confirms  that, on March 17, 2006,  the Company  contacted
Inessa Berenbaum,  a Staff Accountant,  requested a 10 business day extension to
the response  deadline stated in the letter and that Ms. Berenbaum  granted such
request.

                                       Sincerely,

                                       /s/ Richard Reich_
                                       ------------------

                                       Richard Reich, Esq.

cc:      Inessa Berenbaum, Staff Accountant
         Jack Egan, CFO

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