EXHIBIT 10.25

                        OFFER LETTER OF ROBERT D. RUSSELL

      Government Technology Services, Inc. ("GTSI") is pleased to offer you the
position of Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, reporting
directly to me. We would like your employment to commence as soon as possible,
preferably no later than April 15, 1999.

      Your starting annual base salary will be $150,000 (i.e. $6,250.00
semi-monthly ). In addition to your base salary, you will be eligible to
participate in the Executive Incentive Compensation plan. At 100% goal
attainment, your annual target bonus will be 40% of base salary annualized,
equaling $210,000. This incentive is based on quantitative and qualitative
targets to be determined within your first 30 days of employment.

      If your duties or responsibilities are materially modified without your
consent, or in the case of a "change in control," and if your employment ceases
for any reason other than for "cause"(3) you will receive a severance equal to 6
months' base salary and immediate vesting of all outstanding stock options.
Change of control is defined as (i) control of 50% or more of outstanding shares
of GTSI; (ii) a change in a majority of the Company Board of Directors if the
change occurred during any 12 consecutive months, and the new directors were not
elected by the Company's shareholders or by a majority of the directors who were
in office at the beginning of the 12 months; or (iii) the stockholders of the
Company approve a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other
corporation, other than a merger or consolidation which would result in the
voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto
continuing to represent more than 50% of the combined voting power of the voting
securities of the Company or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after
such merger or consolidation. Cash payments will be made in installments
according to the payroll schedule then in effect.

      You will be eligible, on the first of the month following your hire date,
to join the GTSI benefits plan which would include life insurance, comprehensive
medical, dental and vision insurance for yourself and dependents on a
contributory basis if you so elect. Detailed information concerning your
complete benefits package will be provided to you upon employment. As with all
GTSI employees, you will be subject to all Company policies and procedures.

      As part of your compensation package, I will recommend to the Compensation
Committee of the Company's Board of Directors that the Committee grant to you a
nonstatutory stock option ("Option"), effective as of the date on which your
employment with the Company commences (the "Grant Date"), to purchase 50,000
shares of the Company's Common Stock. The exercise price will be equal to the
closing price of the Company's Common Stock on the

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(3) Cause - Termination by GTSI of an officer's employment for "Cause" means
termination as a result of (i) acts or omissions involving unacceptable
performance or conduct (examples of which include, but are not limited to:
failure or refusal to perform assigned duties or to follow Company policies, as
determined in the sole discretion of the Company; commission of sexual
harassment; excessive absenteeism; unlawful use or possession of drugs or misuse
of legal drugs or alcohol; misappropriation of a Company asset or opportunity;
the offer, payment, solicitation or acceptance of any bribe or kickback with
respect to the Company's business; the assertion, representation or
certification of any false claim or statement to a Company customer; or
indictment or conviction for any felony whatsoever or for any misdemeanor
involving moral turpitude); (ii) inability for any reason to perform the
essential functions of the position; or (iii) other conduct deemed by the
Company to be inappropriate for an officer or harmful to the Company's interests
or reputation.


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      Grant Date or, if there has been no trading in the Company's Common Stock
on the Grant Date, then the immediately preceding date upon which the Company's
Common Stock is so traded (as reported the following business day in The Wall
Street Journal). Your Option will vest and be exercisable, cumulatively, in four
equal annual installments with the first installment vesting on the date of
grant, and will be subject to the terms and provisions of the stock option
agreement evidencing the grant of the Option. Your Option shall expire, to the
extent not previously exercised, upon the earlier of seven years from the date
of initial vesting or three months after you cease to be a GTSI employee. Since
this stock option offer is by law subject to approval by GTSI's Board of
Directors or a Committee thereof, no one at GTSI can promise or ensure such
approval. Nonetheless, I envisage Committee approval without problem.

      To comply with the Immigration Reform and Control Act, you will be
required to verify citizenship by completing the enclosed form and presenting
the requested documents on the first day of employment. Employment is contingent
upon completion of a GTSI application, non-disclosure form and satisfactory
references. This offer is contingent upon successful completion of
pre-employment drug screening.

      By executing this letter, you represent and warrant to GTSI that you are
not currently subject to any express or implied contractual obligations to any
of your former employers under any secrecy, non-competition or other agreements
or understandings, except for any such agreements of which you have, prior to
the date of your execution of this letter, furnished copies to me.

      As with every GTSI employee, you reserve the right to terminate your
employment at any time and we reserve the right to terminate your employment at
will; however, we hope and expect that this will be a long and mutually
beneficial relationship.

      This letter contains our entire understanding with the respect to your
employment with GTSI and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous
representations, promises or agreements concerning this subject, whether in
written or oral form, and whether made to or with you by any employee or other
person affiliated with GTSI of any actual or perceived agent.

      We believe you will provide GTSI with the creativity and experience
desired to contribute to continued GTSI growth. We also believe that GTSI can
provide you with opportunities for professional growth and financial return. We
look forward to the commencement of your employment with GTSI and expect a
mutually fulfilling and rewarding relationship.

      Please acknowledge your acceptance of this offer by signing this letter,
and returning the original to me within one week.


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