-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, CJvUE2JIoyS2WNLYu9tRFwjo80ytf2JBw6ZQcL0KSZBvVKIAm/eGlh+yxd7SGdgG a/o5z7al1dzCgAr/8oz4tQ== 0000023082-06-000153.txt : 20070123 0000023082-06-000153.hdr.sgml : 20070123 20061109173950 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000023082-06-000153 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: CORRESP PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 FILED AS OF DATE: 20061109 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: COMPUTER SCIENCES CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000023082 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-COMPUTER INTEGRATED SYSTEMS DESIGN [7373] IRS NUMBER: 952043126 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NV FISCAL YEAR END: 0330 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: CORRESP BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2100 E GRAND AVE CITY: EL SEGUNDO STATE: CA ZIP: 90245 BUSINESS PHONE: 3106150311 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2100 EAST GRAND AVE CITY: EL SEGUNDO STATE: CA ZIP: 90245 CORRESP 1 filename1.htm CSC's Response to SEC Letter dated

 
Computer Sciences Corporation
 
Donald G. DeBuck
Vice President and Controller
   
 
November 9, 2006
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mr. Brad Skinner
Accounting Branch Chief
Division of Corporation Finance
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
   
RE:
Computer Sciences Corporation
Form 10-K for Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2006
File No. 001-04850
   
 
Dear Mr. Skinner:
   
 
We have received the Staff’s letter dated November 1, 2006, with follow-up comments on the subject filing. Attached is our detailed response.
 
Please let me know if you have any questions or comments.
   
 
Sincerely yours,
 
 
 
 /s/ Donald G. DeBuck
Donald G. DeBuck
 
 
     
 
cc:
Tim Lovoy, Deloitte & Touche
 
 
 
 
 
 
Corporate Office
2100 East Grand Avenue
El Segundo, California 90245
310.615.1686  Fax 310.322.9766
ddebuck@csc.com

CORRESP 2 filename2.htm CSC's Response to SEC Letter dated 11/01/06

RESPONSE TO COMMENT


Form 10-K for the Year Ended March 31, 2006

Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited), page 79

1. Comment: We have read your response to prior comment number 7 and it is unclear to us why you believe that your presentation complies with Item 3.02(a). In this regard, please explain to us why, at a minimum, you do not include costs of services within this presentation. Refer to the discussion in SAB Topic 6.G and, in particular, Question 3.

Response:

We have disclosed cost of services on a quarterly basis in our prior quarterly filings enabling the reader to compute a margin on a quarterly basis for prior periods. Therefore, in future filings, we will include “Cost of services (excludes depreciation and amortization)” as a line item in the presentation of the Quarterly Financial Information in our Form 10-K.

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