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For Immediate Release

 
Paradigm Details Industry-Leading Mission Resilience
Capabilities within the Federal Government

 Provides Government Agencies with Continuity of Operations (COOP), Emergency Planning, and IT Disaster Recovery Services

Rockville, Maryland – November 24, 2008 – Paradigm Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: PDHO) (“Paradigm”) a provider of comprehensive information technology and business solutions for federal government enterprises, today detailed its industry-leading Mission Resilience capabilities for customers within the federal government. 

Paradigm’s Mission Resilience practice is focused on understanding the missions of its federal clients and implementing solutions that ensure continuity of essential functions and the health and safety of federal employees, contractors, and the general public. Specifically, Paradigm provides continuity of operations (COOP), IT contingency (disaster recovery), and emergency management consulting services that are based on applicable federal guidance, including HSPD-20/NSPD-51, FCD’s 1 and 2, and NIST SP 800-34, as well as private industry best-practices.

Paradigm is well-equipped to address serious potential threats to its federal clients through its highly trained staff of Mission Resilience analysts, its previous experience providing Mission Resilience services in support of federal enterprises and as the exclusive reseller of OpsPlanner™ software for the federal government. OpsPlanner™ is a premier COOP and emergency management software tool whose integration of planning, incident management and emergency notification improves the recovery capability of federal organizations by making plans significantly more actionable, by enhancing interoperable communications and staff accountability, and by ensuring that recovery plans and other vital records are always available following any disaster.

Paradigm’s Mission Resilience practice is actively involved with established continuity planning and emergency management organizations, including the Disaster Recovery Institute International (DRII), the Association of Contingency Planners (ACP), and the Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM). Paradigm currently provides its Mission Resilience services to a broad array of federal agencies, including the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the National Archives & Records Administration (NARA), and the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP).

Peter LaMontagne, President and CEO of Paradigm Solutions commented, “With increasing global uncertainty and growing threats to our national interests at home and abroad, we are proud of our role in providing solutions that enhance the preparedness of our federal government clients.  The combination of our expert consulting services, our emergency planning software tools, and our carefully-selected strategic alliances can help our federal clients ensure an unmatched ability to plan for, and recover from, any disruption to normal operations.”

About Paradigm Holdings, Inc.

Paradigm Holdings, Inc., (www.paradigmsolutions.com) is a provider of comprehensive information technology and business solutions for government enterprises. Paradigm specializes in Enterprise Risk Management, Systems Engineering, Infrastructure Support, and Information Assurance and Cyber Forensics solutions for government customers.  Paradigm also provides intelligence analyst and linguistic support for National Security programs. Headquartered in Rockville, Maryland, the Company currently employs approximately 200 people across 12 states.

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