U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 12b-25

                           NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING

                                 SEC FILE NUMBER
                                     0-26464

(Check One):
|X| Form 10-K and Form 10-KSB
|_| Form 20-F
|_| Form 11-K
|_| Form 10-Q and Form 10-QSB
|_| Form N-SAR
         For Period Ended:  December 31, 1998

|_|  Transition  Report  on Form  10-K |_|  Transition  Report  on Form 20-F |_|
Transition Report on Form 11-K |_| Transition Report on Form 10-Q |_| Transition
Report on Form N-SAR
         For the Transition Period Ended:

         Read Attached Instruction Sheet Before Preparing Form. Please Print or
Type.  Nothing in this form shall be construed to imply that the Commission has
verified any information contained herein.

         If the  notification  relates to a portion of the filing checked above,
identify the Item(s) to which the notification relates:

Part I--Registrant Information
         Full Name of Registrant
         CSI Computer Specialists, Inc.

         Former Name if Applicable

         Address of Principal Executive Office (Street and Number)
           City, State and Zip Code

904 Wind River Lane  Suite 100
Gaithersburg, Maryland  20878

Part II--Rules 12b-25 (b) and (c)

If the subject report could not be filed without  unreasonable effort or expense
and the registrant seeks relief pursuant to Rule 12b-25(b),the  following should
be completed. (Check box if appropriate)

|X| (a) The  reasons  described  in  reasonable  detail in Part III of this form
could not be eliminated without unreasonable effort or expense;

|X| (b) The subject  annual report,  semi-annual  report,  transition  report on
Forms 10-K,  20-F,  11-K or N-SAR, or portion thereof will be filed on or before
the fifteenth  calendar day following  the  prescribed  due date; or the subject
quarterly  report or transition  report on Form 10-Q, or portion thereof will be
filed on or before the fifth calendar day following the prescribed due date; and

|_| (c) The accountant's statement or other exhibit required by Rule 12b-25(c)
has been attached if applicable.

Part III--Narrative

State below in reasonable detail the reasons why Form 10-K and Form 10-KSB,
20-F, 11-K, 10-Q and Form 10-QSB, N-SAR, or the transition report or portion
thereof could not be filed within the prescribed period.
(Attach Extra Sheets if Needed)

CSI Computer Specialists,  Inc. (the "Company") changed accounting firms earlier
this year,  as  disclosed  by the Forms 8-K filed with the SEC on January 11 and
February 11 of this year.  Because  the Company did not engage a new  accounting
firm until February 4, 1999, the audit of its 1998  financial  statements  could
not be completed in  sufficient  time to allow the Company to file its 1998 Form
10-KSB within the prescribed  time period,  absent  unreasonable  expense to the
Company to procure an audit of its financial  statements on an expedited  basis.
The  Company  will file its 1998 Form  10-KSB  within  15  calendar  days of the
prescribed filing deadline.

Part IV--Other Information

         (1) Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard to this
notification
James D. Boccabella  CPA
Chief Financial Officer
301-921-8860

         (2) Have all other periodic  reports required under section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934 or section 30 of the Investment  Company
Act of 1940 during the  preceding 12 months or for such shorter  period that the
registrant was required to file such report(s) been filed?  If the answer is no,
identify report(s).
                                    |X| Yes   |_| No

         (3) Is it  anticipated  that  any  significant  change  in  results  of
operations  from the  corresponding  period  for the last  fiscal  year  will be
reflected by the  earnings  statements  to be included in the subject  report or
portion thereof?
                                    |X| Yes   |_| No

         If  so:  attach  an  explanation  of  the  anticipated   change,   both
narratively and  quantitatively,  and, if  appropriate,  state the reasons why a
reasonable  estimate of the  results  cannot be made.  The  Company  anticipates
recording a significant  adjustment to the carrying  value of the its long-lived
assets,  representing  the portion of the  purchase  prices of the  subsidiaries
acquired in 1995 and 1997 allocated to goodwill. The Company has determined that
estimated future cash flows from the operations of these  subsidiaries are below
the carrying values of the long-lived assets, and, accordingly,  will reduce the
carrying value of such assets by approximately $1.7 million.






         CSI Computer Specialists, Inc. has caused this notification to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

CSI Computer Specialists, Inc.

March 30, 1999                       By:_/s/ James D. Boccabella
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Date                                     James D. Boccabella,
                                         Chief Financial Officer