Exhibit 99.1

       Volt Information Sciences, Inc. Declares Three for Two Stock Split

    NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 20, 2006--Volt Information
Sciences, Inc., (NYSE:VOL), a leading provider of Workforce Design,
Information and Telecommunications Solutions, announced today that the
Company's Board of Directors, at a meeting held on December 19th,
authorized and approved a three-for-two stock split effected in the
form of a dividend on the Company's Common Stock, par value $.10 per
share (the "Common Stock"). Shares of Common Stock will be paid on
January 26, 2007, to all stockholders of record as of the close of
business on January 15, 2007. Any fractional shares resulting from the
dividend will be paid in cash. The stock split will increase Volt
Information Sciences total shares outstanding from approximately 15.4
million to approximately 23.1 million.

    Volt Information Sciences, Inc. has previously announced plans to
release financial results for its fourth quarter of 2006 before the
NYSE market opens on Tuesday, January 9, 2007. The Company will
conduct a conference call and an audio webcast with analysts and the
investment community at 10:00 am on the same day. Forward-looking and
other material information may be discussed in this conference call.
Interested parties are invited to listen to the conference call which
can be accessed through the dial-in number 1-800-857-6028 (Dial
1-210-234-0013 from outside the U.S.) with the passcode Fourth
Quarter.

    Volt Information Sciences, Inc. is a leading provider of Workforce
Design, Information and Telecommunications Solutions for its Fortune
100 customer base. Operating through a network of over 300 Volt
Services Group branch offices, the Staffing Services segment fulfills
IT and other technical, commercial, and industrial placement
requirements of its customers, on both a temporary and permanent
basis. The Telecommunications and Information Solutions businesses
provide complete telephone directory production and directory
publishing; a full spectrum of telecommunications construction,
installation and engineering services; and advanced information and
operator services systems for telephone companies. For additional
information, please visit the Volt Information Sciences, Inc. web site
at http://www.volt.com.

    This press release contains forward-looking statements which are
subject to a number of known and unknown risks, including general
economic, competitive and other business conditions, the degree and
timing of customer utilization and rate of renewals of contracts with
the Company that could cause actual results, performance and
achievements to differ materially from those described or implied in
the forward-looking statements. Information concerning these and other
factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from
those in the forward-looking statements is contained in Company
reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. A copy of
the Company's latest Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent
Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission and the New York Stock Exchange, are available
without charge upon request to Volt Information Sciences, Inc., 560
Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10022, 212-704-2400, Attention:
Shareholder Relations. These and certain other SEC filings are also
available to the public over the Internet at the SEC's website at
http://www.sec.gov and at the Company's website at http://www.volt.com
in the Investor Relations/Corporate Governance section.

    CONTACT: Volt Information Sciences, Inc.
             Ron Kochman, 212-704-2490
             voltinvest@volt.com