UNITED STATES
                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                            WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
                     ___________________________________

                                  FORM 10-Q

             {X} QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d)
                    OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

              FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1996

                                      OR

               { } TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d)
                    OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

              For the transition period from _______ to _______

                       Commission File Number: 0-26622

                      COMPUTER MANAGEMENT SCIENCES, INC.
            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


               FLORIDA                                59-2264633
   (State or other jurisdiction of      (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
   incorporation or organization)

8133 Baymeadows Way, Jacksonville, Florida            32256
(Address of principal executive offices)           (zip code)

                  (904) 737-8955
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                     N/A
  (Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last
                                   report)
                     ___________________________________


Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to
such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

                                Yes X No ____

As of October 24, 1996 there were 8,270,902 shares of the Registrant's common 
stock, $0.01 par value, outstanding.


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                      COMPUTER MANAGEMENT SCIENCES, INC.

                              Index to Form 10-Q
                   For the Quarter Ended September 30, 1996





                                                                         Page
                        PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION           


Item 1     Financial Statements

               Consolidated Balance Sheets                                3-4
               Consolidated Statements of Operations                       5
               Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows                       6
               Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements                 7-8


Item 2     Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
           Condition and Results of Operations

               Results of Operations                                     9-10
               Liquidity and Capital Resources                            11


                         PART II - OTHER INFORMATION


Items 1-6      Other Information                                          12
 
Signatures                                                                13



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                      COMPUTER MANAGEMENT SCIENCES, INC.

                         Consolidated Balance Sheets




                                                 September 30,  December 31,
                                                     1996           1995
                                                  (unaudited)    (restated)

Current assets:
   Cash and cash equivalents                     $ 12,163,225    30,068,844
   Accounts receivable, net                         9,156,663     5,602,778
   Investments                                      1,721,009           -
   Other receivables                                  518,424        80,902
   Due from officers                                  346,750        21,750
   Other current assets                                69,939        46,539
         Total current assets                      23,976,010    35,820,813

Property and equipment:
   Land                                             2,072,000       168,000
   Buildings and improvements                       3,049,898     1,516,356
   Computers and software                           1,616,103     1,044,050
   Office furniture and equipment                     872,651       811,400
   Vehicles                                           268,087       169,883
   Investment in leased property                          -           5,116
                                                    7,878,739     3,714,805
   Less accumulated depreciation                    1,434,620     1,126,707
         Net property and equipment                 6,444,119     2,588,098

Other assets:
   Intangible assets, net of accumulated
      amortization of $206,895 and $88,551          2,647,990       312,823
   Land held for investment, at cost                  428,465       428,465
   Investments                                     10,016,868       646,536
   Other                                              915,893       282,565
         Total other assets                        14,009,216     1,670,389

         Total assets                            $ 44,429,345    40,079,300

                                                              (continued)



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                      COMPUTER MANAGEMENT SCIENCES, INC.

                    Consolidated Balance Sheets, continued




                                                      September 30, December 31,
                                                          1996          1995
                                                       (unaudited)   (restated)

Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

Current liabilities:
   Notes payable                                       $      100       232,396
   Accounts payable                                       107,200       236,278
   Accrued expenses                                     2,049,963     1,720,825
   Unearned revenue                                       135,925       531,913
   Income taxes payable                                   300,970       181,760
   Deferred taxes payable                                  52,184        75,425
         Total current liabilities                      2,646,342     2,978,597

Long-term liabilities:
   Notes payable                                              -          44,439
   Deferred income taxes                                  201,720        57,666
         Total long term liabilities                      201,720       102,105

Shareholders' equity:
   Common stock, $.01 par value; 
   20,000,000 shares authorized, 
   8,270,902 and 5,511,858 shares 
   issued and outstanding in 1996 and 1995                 82,709        55,119
   Preferred stock, $.01 par value;
   5,000,000 shares authorized,
   no shares issued and outstanding in 1996 and 1995          -             -
   Paid-in capital                                     30,116,942    29,337,650
   Retained earnings                                   11,346,684     7,565,688
   Unrealized gain on investments, net of income tax       34,948        40,141
   Total shareholders' equity                          41,581,283    36,998,598

   Total liabilities and shareholders' equity        $ 44,429,345    40,079,300







See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.


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                      COMPUTER MANAGEMENT SCIENCES, INC.

                    Consolidated Statements of Operations
                                 (Unaudited)



                                    For the Three Month    For the Nine Month
                                       Period Ended           Period Ended 
                                       September 30,          September 30,
                                      1996        1995       1996       1995
                                              (restated)            (restated)

Revenue                         $  11,782,533  7,774,405  33,435,709 23,067,161
Direct costs                        7,353,439  5,034,321  20,643,450 14,560,477
   Gross profit                     4,429,094  2,740,084  12,792,259  8,506,684

Selling, general and 
     administrative expenses        2,140,401  1,691,425   6,414,474  5,260,430
   Income from operations           2,288,693  1,048,659   6,377,785  3,246,254

Other income (expense):
   Investment and other income        328,919     48,474   1,110,767    112,153
   Interest expense                      (145)    (3,208)     (4,987)    (8,052)
                                      328,774     45,266   1,105,780    104,101

   Income before income taxes       2,617,467  1,093,925   7,483,565  3,350,355

                               
Provision for income taxes          1,227,000    456,471   3,006,000  1,260,820
Net income                      $   1,390,467    637,454   4,477,565  2,089,535

Pro forma information (note 2):
   Net income as reported       $   1,390,467    637,454   4,477,565  2,089,535
   Pro forma charge(credit)in 
     lieu of income taxes                 -       (9,927)    132,669     38,088
   Pro forma credit for a 
     non-recurring charge related 
     to the change in tax status     (246,876)        -      246,876)       -
Pro forma net income            $   1,637,343     647,381  4,591,772  2,051,447
Pro forma net income per share  $         .17         .10        .48        .33

Weighted average number of 
     common and common equivalent 
     shares outstanding         $   9,636,560   6,221,603  9,599,508  6,199,103




See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.



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                      COMPUTER MANAGEMENT SCIENCES, INC.

                    Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
                                 (Unaudited)

                                                          For The Nine Months
                                                          Ended September 30,
                                                            1996        1995
                                                                     (restated)

Cash flow from operating activities:
   Net income                                         $  4,477,565   2,089,535
   Adjustments to reconcile net income to
     net cash provided by operating activities:
         Depreciation and amortization                     450,486     288,222
         Net gain on disposition of property and equipment  (2,850)       (490)
         Deferred income taxes                             124,108     (36,857)
   Change in assets and liabilities:
      Increase in accounts and other receivables        (3,991,407)   (948,572)
      Decrease in refundable taxes                             -        23,726
      Increase in other current assets                     (23,400)    (46,699)
      Increase in other assets                            (633,328)   (328,407)
      Increase in accounts payable and accrued expense     200,060     395,952
      Decrease in unearned revenue                        (395,988)   (148,933)
      Increase in income taxes payable                     119,210     150,728

      Net cash provided by operating activities            324,456   1,438,205

Cash flow from investing activities:
   Purchases of property and equipment                  (4,184,412)   (717,067)
   Proceeds from the sale of property and equipment          2,850         490
   Purchase of investments, net                        (11,099,829)   (229,790)
   Increase in intangible assets                        (2,457,262)    (80,550)
   Increase in due from officers                          (325,000)        -

   Net cash used in investing activities               (18,063,653) (1,026,917)

Cash flow from financing activities:
   Repayment of notes payable                             (276,735)   (144,096)
   Dividends paid to shareholders of pooled entity             -        (2,000)
   Proceeds from issuance of common stock                  110,313         651

     Net cash used in financing activities                (166,422)   (145,445)
     Net(decrease)increase in cash 
          and cash equivalents                         (17,905,619)    265,843

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period        30,068,844   1,137,657

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period           $  12,163,225   1,403,500 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.


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                      COMPUTER MANAGEMENT SCIENCES, INC.

                  Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements



(1)  Organization and Basis of Presentation

     Computer  Management  Sciences,  Inc. (the  Company),  provides  computer
     systems  and  information  technology  consulting,   project  management,
     systems  analysis and design,  and programming  services to a broad range
     of industries and software/hardware platforms. The Company's services are 
     generally an outside resource supplementing a client's internal 
     information technology (IT) capabilities, and include various technical 
     services, such as technology support services, IT solutions services and 
     strategic IT consulting.

     The interim financial  information included herein is unaudited.  Certain
     information and footnote  disclosures  normally included in the financial
     statements  have been  condensed  or  omitted  pursuant  to the rules and
     regulations  of the Securities and Exchange  Commission  (SEC),  although
     the Company  believes that the disclosures  made are adequate to make the
     information  presented not misleading.  These financial statements should
     be read in  conjunction  with the financial  statements and related notes
     contained in the Company's annual report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC
     on March 29,  1996.  Other than as indicated  herein,  there have been no
     significant  changes from the  financial  data  published in that report.
     In the opinion of  management,  such unaudited  information  reflects all
     adjustments,   consisting   of  normal   recurring   accruals  and  other
     adjustments   necessary  for  a  fair   presentation   of  the  unaudited
     information.

     The results of operations  for such interim  periods are not  necessarily
     indicative of the results for the full year.

(2)  Business Combination

     On April 30,  1996, the Company issued 630,608 (adjusted for stock split,
     see  note 3)  shares  of its  common  stock  in  exchange  for all of the
     outstanding  common stock of Summit  Computer  Services,  Inc.  (SCS),  a
     Charlotte,   North   Carolina  based   computer   consulting   firm  with
     concentrated  expertise  in  client/server   technology.   This  business
     combination  has  been  accounted  for  as  a  pooling-of-interests  and,
     accordingly,  the consolidated  financial statements for periods prior to
     the  combination  have been  restated to include the accounts and results
     of operations of SCS. Prior to its  acquisition  by the Company,  SCS had
     elected S  Corporation  status for federal and state income tax purposes.
     As an S Corporation, SCS's tax liability was the responsibility of its
     stockholders.  To reflect the  earnings  of SCS on an after tax basis,  a
     pro forma charge  (credit) in lieu of income taxes has been  included for
     the periods  preceding the  termination  of S Corporation  status.  A pro
     forma credit for the impact of a non-cash,  non-recurring  net charge for
     deferred   income  taxes   resulting  from  the   termination  of  the  S
     Corporation  status has also been included  pursuant to the provisions of
     SFAS No. 109.

     On July 31,1996, the Company acquired  substantially all of the assets of
     Pathways  Consulting,   Inc.  (Pathways),  an  Atlanta-based  information
     technology firm specializing in providing systems integration  consulting
     services  to the  public  utility  industry.  The  purchase  price of the
     acquisition  was $4.4  million in cash of which $2.3  million was paid at
     closing  and  $2.1  million  is  payable  in equal  installments  over an
     approximate  three year  period  contingent  on meeting  certain  revenue
     goals.  The Pathways  acquisition  was  accounted  for under the purchase
     accounting method.


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                      COMPUTER MANAGEMENT SCIENCES, INC.

            Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, continued




(3)  Stock Split

     On June 7, 1996, the Company's Board of Directors declared a 3-for-2
     stock split, which was effected as a fifty  percent stock  dividend, of
     the Company's common stock. The common stock dividend was distributed
     on July 5, 1996 to shareholders of record on June 21, 1996. Retroactive
     recognition has been given in the calculation of earnings per share to
     the shares issued in the SCS business combintion (note 2) and stock
     split.


(4)  Subsequent Event

     On October 17, 1996, the Company's Board of Directors  declared a 3-for-2
     stock split,  to be effected as a fifty  percent stock  dividend,  of the
     Company's common stock. The common stock dividend will be distributed
     on November 20, 1996 to shareholders of record on November 4, 1996.




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                      COMPUTER MANAGEMENT SCIENCES, INC.

       Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
                            Results of Operations



Results of Operations

     The information in the following table is presented as a percentage of
     net sales for the period indicated:

                                           Percentage of Total Revenue
                                      Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
                                         September 30,     September 30,

                                        1996     1995     1996     1995

      Revenue                          100.0%   100.0%   100.0%   100.0%
      Direct Costs                      62.4%    64.8%    61.7%    63.1%
      Gross Profit                      37.6%    35.2%    38.3%    36.9%
      Selling, general, and 
          administrative expenses       18.2%    21.7%    19.2%    22.8%
      Income from operations            19.4%    13.5%    19.1%    14.1%
      Other income, net                  2.8%     0.6%     3.3%     0.4%
      Income before income taxes        22.2%    14.1%    22.4%    14.5%
      Provision for income taxes        10.4%     5.9%     9.0%     5.4%
      Net income                        11.8%     8.2%    13.4%     9.1%
      Pro forma net income              13.9%     8.3%    13.7%     8.9%


Revenue:

        Revenue  for  the  third   quarter   ended   September  30,  1996  was
        $11,782,533,  a 51.6% increase over revenue of $7,774,405  recorded in
        the third  quarter of 1995.  Revenue for the current nine month period
        of $33,435,709  was a 44.9% increase over the comparable  1995 period.
        The increase in revenue was primarily  attributable  to an increase in
        volume of services  which was  sustained  by the growth in the average
        billable consultant headcount from 309 in the third quarter of 1995 to
        441 for the current period, a 42.7% increase. Also contributing to the
        increase  in  revenue  was a  slight  change  in the  mix of  services
        delivered  by the Company.  During the first nine months of 1995,  the
        Company's engagements consisted primarily of traditional IT consulting
        projects billed on a time and material  basis.  Over the course of the
        first  nine  months  of 1996,  however,  the  number of  strategic  IT
        solution consulting and  outsourcing/fixed  bid projects undertaken by
        the Company has  steadily  increased  resulting  in an increase in the
        average  hourly billing rate from $52 in the third quarter 1995 to $54
        for the third quarter 1996. The change in mix of services is primarily
        due to the  success  of  the  System  Outsourcing  Centers  (SOCs)  in
        Jacksonville  and  Greenville,  which came online in October  1995 and
        January 1996,  respectively.  The branch  offices which  significantly
        contributed  to the  above  increases  were:  Atlanta  (including  the
        Pathways  acquisition,   see  note  2);  Charlotte  (SCS);  Cleveland;
        Greenville;  Jacksonville;  and Tallahassee (MIS Software Development,
        Inc.,"MSD"),  which  posted  revenue  increases  year-to-date  1996 of
        38.4%; 80.7%; 99.7%; 148.8%; 51.0%; and 60.0%, respectively,  over the
        comparable 1995 period.
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                      COMPUTER MANAGEMENT SCIENCES, INC.

     Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
                       Results of Operations, continued



Gross Profits:

     The 1996  third  quarter  gross  profit of  $4,429,094  was a  $1,689,010
     improvement  over the third  quarter of 1995.  For the nine month period,
     gross profit  increased  50.4% to  $12,792,259 or 38.3% of revenue versus
     36.9% of revenue in 1995.  This increase is  attributable to the delivery
     of more strategic IT solution  consulting,  a larger  percentage of fixed
     bid business,  and increased  software  revenue.  As mentioned above, the
     success of the SOCs has  contributed  to an  increase in  outsourced  and
     fixed bid projects  which  generally  demand  higher  billing  rates than
     traditional IT consulting  services.  The average  billing rate increased
     to $54.48 per hour in the third  quarter  of 1996 from  $52.07 an hour in
     1995, a 4.6% increase.

S,G&A Expenses:

     Selling,  general and administrative  expenses totaled $2,140,401 for the
     third  quarter of 1996, an increase of $448,976 over the third quarter of
     1995.  Expressed  as a percentage  of revenue,  however,  S,G&A  expenses
     decreased  from  21.8% in the third  quarter  1995 to 18.2% for the third
     quarter  1996.  For  the  current  nine  month  period,   S,G&A  expenses
     decreased  as a  percentage  of  revenue  to  19.2%  from  22.8%  for the
     comparable  1995  period.  The  improved   percentage  for  both  periods
     resulted  from  increased  volume and cost  containment  of marketing and
     other fixed expenses.

Net Income and Pro Forma Net Income:

     Net income  increased  $753,013 to  $1,390,467  for the third  quarter of
     1996. For the current nine month period,  net income was  $4,477,565,  an
     increase of  $2,388,030.  This  improved  performance  for both the third
     quarter  and the nine  month  period was a result of  increased  revenue,
     stronger   gross  margins,   cost   containment  of  S,G&A  expenses  and
     investment income earned on funds received from the Company's initial
     public  offering  which closed on October 4, 1995.  For the third quarter
     and nine  month  period  of 1996,  the  effective  tax rate was 46.9% and
     40.2%  versus  41.7%  and  37.6%  for  the   comparable   1995   periods,
     respectively.  The significant  increase in the effective tax rate is due
     to the business  combination  with SCS, an S Corporation  acquired by the
     Company on April 30, 1996. The acquisition of SCS was accounted for as
     a pooling-of-interests. As an S Corporation, SCS's tax liability was the
     responsibility  of its  stockholders.  To reflect the  earnings of SCS on
     an after tax basis,  a pro forma charge  (credit) in lieu of income taxes
     has  been  included  for  the  periods  preceding  the  termination  of S
     Corporation  status.  A pro forma  credit for the  impact of a  non-cash,
     non-recurring  net charge for deferred  income taxes  resulting  from the
     termination of the S Corporation  status has also been included  pursuant
     to the provisions of SFAS No. 109. On a comparable  basis,  pro forma net
     income  expressed  as a  percentage  of  revenue  was  13.7% for the nine
     months ended September 30, 1996 versus 8.9% for the same period in 1995.



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                      COMPUTER MANAGEMENT SCIENCES, INC.

                       Liquidity and Capital Resources



     During  the  nine  months  ended   September  30,  1996,  cash  decreased
     $17,905,619 and working capital  dropped  $11,512,548.  While a number of
     factors  contributed to the change, the main components were increases in
     long-term investments,  accounts receivables, and property and equipment,
     as discussed below.

     As of December 31,  1995, $28,515,745 was invested in funds with original
     maturity   of  ninety   days  or  less  and  were   classified   as  cash
     equivalents.   The  drop  in  interest  rates  experienced   during  1996
     required the Company to look for investments  with  maturities  extending
     beyond  ninety  days to  increase  its  yield.  By the  end of the  third
     quarter,  $1,721,009 was invested in trading  securities and  $10,016,868
     was invested in various corporate and governmental  bonds with maturities
     exceeding one year.

     Accounts receivable  increased $3,991,407 during the first nine months of
     1996.  The number days of sales  outstanding  increased 11 days since the
     end of 1995 to 75 days of sales outstanding.  Therefore,  the increase in
     accounts  receivable  is a reflection  of  increased  sales volume and an
     increase  in days of sales  outstanding  experienced  during the  period.
     The amount of fixed bid business rose during the period by  approximately
     $2.4 million.  Most of this business  requires  payment after  completion
     of  particular  phases  of a project  or upon  completion  of the  entire
     project.  The amounts of revenue  earned in excess of billings  increased
     approximately $715,000 since the end of 1995.

     During the nine months, the Company spent  approximately $4.2 million for
     capital  expenditures and  approximately  $2.5 million for  acquisitions.
     Of the capital  expenditures,  $3.4  million was spent for  property  and
     buildings  to house the Atlanta and  Tallahassee  SOCs,  $0.6 million was
     spent for computer  equipment,  software and furniture for the Greenville
     SOC and other  branch  offices  and $0.2  million  was spent for  various
     other fixed assets.  Of the  acquisitions,  $2.3 million was spent on the
     July 31, 1996 acquisition of Pathways  Consulting,  Inc. and $0.2 million
     was spent on the January 30, 1996 acquisition of Weldon Systems, Inc.

     The  Company  maintains  a  $750,000  revolving  credit  facility  with a
     commercial bank,  permitting  advances equal to the lesser of $750,000 or
     75% of "qualified accounts" (defined as trade accounts receivables less
     than 90 days old which approximated $8.4 million as of September 30,
     1996).  The credit  facility has been inactive  during 1996. The Company
     assumed certain mortgage  obligations totaling $55,321 in connection with
     its December  28, 1995 merger with MSD, and $221,414 in notes  payable in
     connection with its April 30, 1996 merger with SCS.  The  mortgages  and
     notes were paid off during the first half of 1996.

     The Company  currently  anticipates  that its existing cash and operating
     cash flow are sufficient to meet both the Company's short and long-term
     working capital requirements and to fund its expansion through the
     establishment of additional branch offices,  SOC locations,  and possible
     acquisitions.



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                      COMPUTER MANAGEMENT SCIENCES, INC.

                         Part II - Other Information




Item 1 - Legal Proceedings - None

Item 2 - Changes in Securities - None

Item 3 - Defaults Upon Senior Securities - None

Item 4 - Submission of Matter to a Vote of Security Holders - None

Item 5 - Other Information - None
 
Item 6 - Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

      (a)  Exhibits -
 
        Exhibit 27 - Financial Data Schedule as of and for the nine months
        ended September 30, 1996, pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation S-X.

      (b)  Reports:  None



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                      COMPUTER MANAGEMENT SCIENCES, INC.

                                  Signatures



     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
     Registrant  has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
     undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


                                            COMPUTER MANAGEMENT SCIENCES, INC.
                                                                  (Registrant)




Date:  November 8, 1996                         /s/ ANTHONY V. WEIGHT         
                                                Anthony V. Weight
                                                Senior Vice President and Chief
                                                Financial Officer