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| **Subsequent Events [Abstract]** |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     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| SUBSEQUENT EVENTS:               | (13) SUBSEQUENT EVENTS:On October 1, 2013, the Company entered into a new employment agreement with Kevin Wilson, who serves as the President of the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary DLH Solutions, Inc. The new employment agreement with Mr. Wilson is effective as of October 1, 2013 and will expire September 30, 2015, the terms of which are summarized below. The following description of the amendment agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of such agreement. Mr. Wilson will continue to serve as the President of DLH Solutions, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of DLH. Under the employment agreement, Mr. Wilson will receive a base salary of $210,000 per annum. Mr. Wilson may receive an annual bonus of up to 50% of base salary based on performance targets and other key objectives established by the Management Resources and Compensation Committee of the board of directors. Target bonus will be adjusted by 2% of base salary for every 1% of variance between targets and actual results and no bonus will be awarded if results are less than 90% of target and no bonus will exceed 70% of base salary.In addition, the Company granted Mr. Wilson options to purchase 100,000 shares of common stock under the Company's 2006 Long Term Incentive Plan, as amended. The options shall vest as follows: 50,000 options vest on the commencement date of the agreement and 50,000 options shall vest on the one year anniversary of the commencement date, provided Mr. Wilson remains in the employment of the Company as of such vesting date. The options, to the extent vested, shall be exercisable for a period of ten years at the per share exercise price equal to the fair market value of the Company’s common stock, as determined pursuant to the 2006 Plan, on the date his employment agreement was executed.As previously reported, certain entities affiliated with Wynnefield Capital, Inc., the Company’s largest stockholder, own warrants to purchase 53,846 shares of common stock and an aggregate principal amount of $350,000 of convertible debentures, which were due October 28, 2013. The Warrants were exercisable at a price of $0.96 until June 2016 and the conversion rate of the convertible debentures was $1.25. In October 2013, Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value, L.P. I, the holder of a principal amount of $210,000 of convertible debentures elected to convert such debentures in full into 168,000 shares of common stock. In addition, in October 2013, the holders of the Warrants exercised such Warrants in full for 53,846shares of common stock. The shares of the Company’s common stock s issued upon conversion of the debentures were issued in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The shares of the Company’s common stock s issued upon exercise of the Warrants were issued in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. On September 18, 2013, we announced that our Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program (the Program) under which we could repurchase up to $350,000 of shares of our common stock through open market transactions in compliance with Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 10b-18, privately negotiated transactions, or other means.  Through November 30, 2013, the Company repurchased an aggregate of 14,975 shares of its common stock pursuant to a trading plan entered into by the Company in September 2013 in accordance with Rules 10b5-1 and 10b-18.  The average price for all shares repurchased under the program to date was $1.19 per share.On November 8, 2013, the Management Resources and Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors approved for the Company’s named executive officers (the “Executive Officers”) equity awards under the Company’s 2006 Long Term Incentive Plan, as amended (the “2006 Plan”) based upon individual and corporate performance during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2013. The stock options (i) have a ten-year term, (ii) have an exercise price equal to the fair market value of the Company’s common stock as determined pursuant to the 2006 Plan, as reported on NASDAQ, on the date of grant ($1.395), and (iii) vest as follows:(a) 50% of the options granted will vest at such time as the Company’s common stock has a closing price of at least $3.00 per share for ten (10) consecutive trading days; and (b) 50% of the options granted will vest on the achievement of certain financial and/or business performance objectives as determined by the Committee for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014. The options were awarded in the following amounts to the Executive Officers: Mr. Parker was granted 100,000 options and each of Ms. JohnBull, Mr. Armstrong and Mr. Wilson were granted 75,000 options. Effective as of November 26, 2013, the Company granted an aggregate of 80,000 shares of restricted stock to its non-executive directors, consistent with its compensation policy for non-executive directors. These shares were issued pursuant to the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.On November 29, 2013, the Company entered into a new employment agreement with John F. Armstrong, who serves as the Company’s Executive Vice President. The new employment agreement with Mr. Armstrong is effective as of December 1, 2013 and will expire November 30, 2015.  The following description of the amendment agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of such agreement. Mr. Armstrong will continue to serve as DLH’s Executive Vice President for business development of the Company. Under the employment agreement, Mr. Armstrong will receive a base salary of $215,000 per annum. Mr. Armstrong will be entitled to a 5% increase in his base salary in the event that the Company achieves the business development-related performance condition specified in the agreement.  Mr. Armstrong may receive an annual bonus of up to 50% of base salary based on performance targets and other key objectives established by the Management Resources and Compensation Committee of the board of directors. Target bonus will be adjusted by 2% of base salary for every 1% of variance between targets and actual results and no bonus will be awarded if results are less than 90% of target and no bonus will exceed 70% of base salary.In addition, the Company granted Mr. Armstrong options to purchase 75,000 shares of common stock under our 2006 Long Term Incentive Plan (the “2006 Plan”). The options shall vest as follows: 37,500 options vest on the one year anniversary of the commencement date and 37,500 options shall vest if the closing price of the Company’s common stock equals or exceeds $3.00 per share for ten consecutive trading days, provided Mr. Armstrong remains in the employment of the Company as of such vesting dates. The options, to the extent vested, shall be exercisable for a period of ten years at the per share exercise price equal to the fair market value of the Company’s common stock, as determined pursuant to the 2006 Plan, on the date his employment agreement was executed. Management has evaluated subsequent events through the date that the Company's financial statements were issued. Based on this evaluation, the Company has determined that no other subsequent events have occurred which require disclosure through the date that these financial statements were issued. |

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