OAO TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS INC
424B3, 1997-12-04
COMPUTER INTEGRATED SYSTEMS DESIGN
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                               Prospectus Supplement Filed Under Rule 424(b)(3)
                                                             File No. 333-33961


                           OAO TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, INC. 
                                           
                   Prospectus Supplement Dated December 4, 1997 to
                          Prospectus Dated October 21, 1997
                                           
                                           
                                           
         This Prospectus Supplement provides supplemental information to the 
Prospectus dated October 21, 1997 (the "Prospectus") covering the sale of 
6,720,000 shares of common stock of OAO Technology Solutions, Inc. (the 
"Company").  The Company granted to shareholders of the outstanding common 
stock of Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. ("Safeguard") of record on October 20, 
1997, transferable rights to purchase an aggregate of up to 6,400,000 shares 
of the Company's common stock being sold by the Company and Cecile D. Barker 
("Barker"), William R. Hill ("Hill"), Hubert M. Reid ("Reid, and together 
with Barker and Hill, the "Selling Stockholders").  The Prospectus also 
relates to the purchase of 320,000 additional shares of the Company's common 
stock that were granted to certain persons selected by the Company.  A copy 
of the Prospectus is attached to this Prospectus Supplement and must be read 
in conjunction herewith.  The following information is hereby added to and 
deemed to be included in the Prospectus:

               The rights offering by the Company, which involved 
          the distribution of 6,258,647 rights to Safeguard 
          shareholders of record as of the close of business on 
          October 20, 1997, expired on November 25, 1997. Chase 
          Mellon Shareholder Services, L.L.C., the rights agent, 
          informed the Company that holders of rights exercised 
          such rights to purchase a total of 6,038,909 shares of 
          common stock (of which 5,915,000 shares were sold by the 
          Company and 123,909 shares were sold by the Selling 
          Stockholders) at the exercise price of $5.00 per share.  
          Of the total shares of the Company's common stock 
          subscribed for through the exercise of rights,  the 
          underwriters, Wheat,  First Securities Inc. and Janney 
          Montgomery Scott Inc. advised the Company that they 
          subscribed for 334,210 shares of common stock through the 
          exercise of rights that were purchased in the open market 
          by the underwriters during the course of the rights 
          offering.  The 219,738 shares of common stock remaining 
          unsubscribed on the expiration date, together with the 
          141,353 shares of  common stock relating to unissued 
          rights, were sold to the other purchasers.  Pursuant to 
          the terms of the Standby Underwriting Agreement, the 
          underwriters have purchased all of the 640,000 shares of 
          common stock from the Selling Stockholders  that were 
          subject to the over-allotment options granted by the 
          Selling Stockholders to the underwriters.  The 
          underwriters have advised the Company that, during the 
          exercise period of the rights offering, they (i) 
          purchased 766,543 rights in the open market at prices 
          ranging from $3.125 to $6.75 per right, (ii) sold 432,333 
          rights in the open market at prices ranging from $3.50 to 
          $6.625 per right, (iii) purchased 458,101 shares in the 
          open market at prices ranging from $8.50 to $11.00 per 
          share and (iv) sold 1,392,691 shares of common stock to 
          the public at prices ranging from $8.50 to $12.50 per 
          share.
          
     
     
     



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