ACS Awarded $21 Million Contract to Process Child Support Payments in South Carolina

Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. (NYSE: ACS) today announced it has been awarded a contract from the South Carolina Department of Social Services (DSS) to manage and operate the state's child support payment processing center.

ACS will work with the state to modernize and centralize its method of collecting and distributing child support by creating a state disbursement unit (SDU) for payment processing and customer care, expected to handle approximately 3.5 million transactions each year. Custodial parents will now have the option to receive child support payments on a debit card, which offers fast, convenient and safe access to funds and is accepted at thousands of retailers and ATMs. ACS will also provide call center services to respond to general child support questions. The center will be available on weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

"The SDU is a federal requirement for all states, so the federal government provides approximately 60 percent of the funding," said Dr. Kathleen Hayes, state director, South Carolina Department of Social Services. "As South Carolina modernizes its child support services, our work with ACS will ensure that the program is tailored for the needs of our state. ACS will provide us with the tools to better serve our constituents."

The program will begin in October 2011 as a pilot in a small number of South Carolina counties, and scheduled to be fully operational across the state later that year. South Carolina is the final state in the country to move to a centralized child support structure. The seven-year contract is valued at $21 million.

"Our new partnership with South Carolina is another example of why ACS is a leader in human services, processing more than half of the nation's child support payments," said Joseph Doherty, executive vice president and group president of ACS Government Solutions. "Our innovation and subject matter expertise will immediately make a difference for the state and those who rely on its services."

As the largest provider of business process solutions and one of the largest information technology service providers to the nation's public sector, ACS serves as an operational partner to more than 1,700 government agencies on the federal, state, county and local level.

The work of ACS touches millions of people every day. ACS manages 24 electronic payment card programs for state and federal clients, disbursing government payments and benefits; processes nearly 570 million Medicaid claims each year totaling more than $50 billion in provider payments; saves state child care programs millions of dollars; services student loans for more than 11 million borrowers; and facilitates more than 75 million online searches for unclaimed property per year.

About ACS

ACS, a global FORTUNE 500 company with approximately 74,000 people supporting client operations reaching more than 100 countries, provides business process and information technology solutions to world-class commercial and government clients. The company's Class A common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "ACS." Learn more about ACS at www.acs-inc.com.

The statements in this news release that do not directly relate to historical facts constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside the Company's control. As such, no assurance can be given that the actual events and results will not be materially different than the anticipated results described in the forward-looking statements. Factors could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking statements. For a description of these factors, see the Company's prior filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our most recent filing. ACS disclaims any intention or obligation to revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future event, or otherwise.

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