The Department of Defense has signed an IT outsourcing contract with CSC. As part of the contract, the outsourcing giant will provide information technology help desk services to the Department of Defense Dependents Schools-Europe (DoDDS-E).

The contract has a one-year base period and four one-year options, bringing the estimated total five year value to $27 million.

DoDDS-E provides instruction to more than 35,000 school-age children of active duty military and civilian employees at 81 schools located in Portugal, Bahrain, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Turkey and the United Kingdom.