News Release

Horne Engineering Services To Support Reconstruction Efforts in Afghanistan

Fairfax, VA — February 2, 2009— Horne International, Inc. (OTCBB:HNIN) today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Horne Engineering Services, LLC, is part of a team that has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to provide reconstruction support services in Afghanistan.

This is an IDIQ contract with firm-fixed-price task-orders and has a one-year base period and two option years. The potential value to Horne Engineering over the three-year period is at least $3 million with several task orders already contracted..

Under this contract, Horne Engineering will provide quality assurance oversight for construction projects undertaken by the USACE Afghanistan Engineer District.

“Last year Horne Engineering established an office in the Middle East and began executing a strategy to build our engineering and construction management business in that region,” said Darryl K. Horne, P.E., Horne International’s Chairman, President and CEO. “This award shows that our efforts are starting to pay off.”

Horne International provides engineering services for a sustainable infrastructure, with an emphasis on security, energy and the environment. Its wholly owned subsidiary Horne Engineering Services, LLC, provides program engineering, occupational safety and health, environmental sciences, acquisition and procurement, business process engineering, technology integration, and public outreach services to government and commercial customers. For more information, please visit www.horne.com

About Horne International, Inc.

Horne International provides engineering services for a sustainable infrastructure, with an emphasis on security, energy, and the environment. The company is a trusted partner for its customers in the defense, environment and energy, homeland security and transportation sectors. For more information, please visit www.horne.com.

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