ROCKVILLE, Md., Sept. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Paradigm Holdings, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: PDHO) ("Paradigm"), a provider of comprehensive information technology and business solutions for federal government enterprises, has established an internal cyber forensics training academy to address the growing needs of the U.S. government in defensively and proactively dealing with the problem of cyber crime. Incidents of cyber crime include fraud, network penetration, theft of proprietary information and espionage. Paradigm has identified cyber forensics and information assurance services as a key growth sector for the Company and the establishment of the Cyber Forensics Academy is a direct reflection of its commitment to this market space. Paradigm is currently the lead contractor supporting the U.S. Department of State's computer forensics lab.

Industry reports have indicated that security and law enforcement agencies have recognized that there is a cyber element to nearly every investigation initiative, and the demands for proper evidence collection and analysis continue to increase. Paradigm President and CEO Peter LaMontagne commented, "The establishment of an internal cyber forensics training academy allows us to scale our capability and reward our most talented professionals that seek a career trajectory in this technical discipline. We expect to see a meaningful ROI from this program in the form of expanded business and enhanced employee satisfaction and retention."

The Paradigm Cyber Forensics Academy curriculum was developed by senior employees who are certified technical subject matter experts. The initial running of the course, which involves over 88 hours of instruction by internal experts, was completed earlier this year and a second session is scheduled to begin in October 2008. The scope of Paradigm's forensic capabilities and the newly established training program includes collecting, handling, analyzing and presenting evidence as well as providing warrant execution support and forensics and evidence training. Newer forensics disciplines such as code analysis, network analysis and forensic audio and video analysis, are also being addressed.

Mr. LaMontagne concluded, "Paradigm's commitment to employee development and expanding our cyber forensics platform to support additional federal government agencies is among the highest in the Company. Looking to the future, our objective is to be involved with every major federal cyber forensics initiative, including pursuing opportunities involving information operation and the offensive side of cyber forensics."

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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