<ARTICLE>                     5
<LEGEND>
THIS  SCHEDULE  CONTAINS  SUMMARY  FINANCIAL   INFORMATION  EXTRACTED  FROM  THE
CONSOLIDATED  BALANCE SHEETS AND STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS FOR TELOS  CORPORATION
AND ITS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
</LEGEND>
<CIK>                         0000320121
<NAME>                        TELOS CORPORATION

                           
<PERIOD-TYPE>                       6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>             DEC-31-1999
<PERIOD-START>                JAN-01-1999
<PERIOD-END>                  JUN-30-1999
<CASH>                            752,000
<SECURITIES>                            0
<RECEIVABLES>                  39,847,000
<ALLOWANCES>                      827,000
<INVENTORY>                     6,975,000
<CURRENT-ASSETS>               53,211,000
<PP&E>                         38,716,000
<DEPRECIATION>                 24,998,000
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                 76,795,000
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>          34,779,000
<BONDS>                        44,164,000
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>          40,192,000
<PREFERRED>                             0
<COMMON>                           78,000
<OTHER-SE>                    (53,978,000)
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>   76,795,000
<SALES>                        98,460,000
<TOTAL-REVENUES>               98,460,000
<CGS>                          83,881,000
<TOTAL-COSTS>                  83,881,000
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                        0
<LOSS-PROVISION>                   93,000
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>              3,536,000
<INCOME-PRETAX>                (6,676,000)
<INCOME-TAX>                   (1,548,000)
<INCOME-CONTINUING>            (5,128,000)
<DISCONTINUED>                          0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                         0
<CHANGES>                               0
<NET-INCOME>                   (5,128,000)
<EPS-BASIC>                           0
<EPS-DILUTED>                           0