<ARTICLE> 5
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
       
                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   3-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          SEP-28-1997
<PERIOD-END>                               DEC-29-1996
<CASH>                                           7,601
<SECURITIES>                                         0
<RECEIVABLES>                                   49,653
<ALLOWANCES>                                         0
<INVENTORY>                                          0
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                                62,903
<PP&E>                                          14,574
<DEPRECIATION>                                   7,383
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                  93,719
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                           26,229
<BONDS>                                              0
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                0
<PREFERRED>                                          0
<COMMON>                                           141
<OTHER-SE>                                      67,348
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                    93,719
<SALES>                                         54,938
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                                54,938
<CGS>                                           45,566
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                   45,566
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                     0
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                     0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                  15
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                  4,442
<INCOME-TAX>                                     1,846
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                              2,596
<DISCONTINUED>                                       0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                      0
<CHANGES>                                            0
<NET-INCOME>                                     2,596
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                     0.18
<EPS-DILUTED>                                     0.18