Exhibit 10.24

                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

     THIS  EMPLOYMENT  AGREEMENT  ("Agreement")  is entered  into by and between
Exigent  International,  Inc.  (the  "Company"  or  "We/Our/Us")  and Jeffery B.
Weinress ("You").

IN CONSIDERATION of...

             (i) your employment or continued employment by the Company,

             (ii) the  compensation  and  benefits  to be provided to you by the
Company,

             (iii)  the  confidential  business   information,   trade  secrets,
specialized knowledge,  training, experience and customer relationships that you
have or will acquire as a result of your employment with the Company,

             (iv) and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency  of which is  hereby  acknowledged,...the  Company  and You agree as
follows:

          1. Employment. We agree to employ You, and You accept such employment,
in accordance  with the terms and  conditions of this  Agreement.  

          2.  Duties  and  Responsibilities.  You shall  assist  Us in  finance,
administration,  human resources and/or information  technology with such titles
and  responsibilities  as We may from time to time  assign to You.  You agree to
devote your full time,  attention,  energy and skills to the  business  and good
will of the Company and its affiliates and to perform all services and duties as
may be assigned by the Company in a competent,  conscientious and timely manner.
You agree to comply with all Company  policies,  procedures and directives.  You
will not engage in any outside employment or business activities (except passive
investments)  without  Our  express  written  permission. 

          3.  Compensation and Benefits.  You shall receive base compensation of
$140,000 per year, payable at the Company's normal payroll intervals and subject
to  withholdings  for taxes  and  other  normal  payroll  deductions.  Your base
compensation may be adjusted from time to time as approved by Us. In addition to
base  compensation,  You  shall be  entitled  to  participate  in such  standard
benefits  as may be  provided  from time to time  generally  to other  full time
employees of the  Company,  including  vacation,  medical  sick/personal  leave,
401(k),  Money  Purchase  Pension  Plan and  ESOP.  Your  participation  in such
benefits shall be governed by the normal  requirements,  terms and conditions of
any applicable plans or policies,  as may from time to time be amended,  changed
or terminated by the Company in its sole  discretion.

          4. Term and  Termination. 

             4.1 Term.  This  Agreement  shall  extend  from  December  17, 1998
through December 17, 2000 (hereinafter the "Term").  Any extension or renewal of
this Agreement must be in writing signed by You and the Company.

             4.2   Termination.   During  the  Term,  this  Agreement  and  Your
employment hereunder may be terminated by either You or the Company at any time,
with or without cause or notice.

          5.  Special Pay.  Pursuant to the  Incentive  Stock  Option  Agreement
attached  hereto as Exhibit  "A",  the  Company  will  provide  you with  20,000
incentive stock options which shall vest 50% on the one year anniversary of this
Agreement  provided you are still  employed.  The exercise  price of the options
shall be fair market value as determined by the  Compensation  Committee for the
Company on the day granted.

          6. Restrictions on Competition.

             6.1 Noncompetition. During your employment with the Company and for
a period of one year thereafter,  commencing on the date of termination, whether
such termination is voluntary or involuntary,  with or without good cause shown,
You  agree  that You will  not,  on Your own  behalf  or on  behalf of any other
person, business or entity:

             (a)  directly or  indirectly  engage in any business  that competes
                  with the  Company's  products  and  services  anywhere  in the
                  world,

             (b)  sell or  attempt  to sell  products  or  services  of the same
                  general character provided by the Company to or seek or obtain
                  employment  with any existing or  prospective  customer of the
                  Company, regardless of location.

             (c)  hire,  solicit,  induce or attempt to hire,  solicit or induce
                  away      any       employee/subcontractor      or      former
                  employee/subcontractor    of   the   Company.   The   previous
                  restrictions  are not  intended to prevent you from working in
                  your fields of expertise.  The  restrictions in 6.1(a)/(b) are
                  only  intended to apply to any company that is a competitor or
                  customer of the Company and only  insofar as is  necessary  to
                  protect Our legitimate business interests.

             6.2  Confidentiality.  Except in connection with the performance of
Your duties and responsibilities  under this Agreement,  You will not at anytime
during or after Your employment with the Company use, disclose or furnish to any
other person,  business or entity any confidential  information belonging to the
Company. Such information includes, but is not limited to the Company's customer
lists,  customer  contact  persons,  price lists,  trade  secrets,  intellectual
property,  inventions,  innovations,  discoveries,  designs, know-how,  methods,
software,  and any other  confidential  information,  knowledge or  intelligence
relating to the Company's markets,  customers,  products,  pricing,  procedures,
strategies,  formulas,  plans, assets,  liabilities,  costs, revenues,  profits,
organization, employees and business in general.

             6.3  Inventions.  You shall  promptly  disclose  to the Company all
products, designs, styles, processes, discoveries,  materials, ideas, creations,
inventions and technical or business innovations,  whether or not such items are
patentable  or  copyrightable,  that You have made or conceived or may hereafter
make or conceive, either solely or jointly with others during the period of Your
employment  with  the  Company  that  (a)  relate  to  that  business,  work  or
investigations  of the Company to which Your  employment  relates or as to which
You may receive  information due to Your employment,  or (b) that result from or
are  suggested  by any  work  that You may do for the  Company,  or (c) that are
otherwise made through the use of the Company's  time,  facilities or materials.
You hereby  forever  assign,  and hereby  agree to do all such acts and execute,
acknowledge  and deliver all such documents and provide other  assistance,  both
during and  subsequent  to Your  employment,  as may be necessary to vest in the
Company the entire right,  title and interest in and to all said  inventions and
innovations, including all conceivable intellectual property rights and software
and related documentation,  derivative works,  copyrights,  trade marks, service
marks,  trade  dress,  patents,  patent  applications,   know-how,  discoveries,
proprietary  and  confidential  information.  Any written work, such as computer
software or "firm ware" and related  documentation  shall be  considered  a work
made for hire and all  right,  title  and  interest  shall  vest  solely  in the
Company.

             6.4 Injunctive Relief. You recognize that the foregoing  provisions
concerning  noncompetition,  confidentiality  and  inventions are reasonable and
necessary for the protection of legitimate interests of the Company and that the
Company will be  irreparably  harmed if these  provisions  are not  specifically
enforced.  Accordingly,  in addition to other remedies available at law and loss
or termination  of Special Pay, the foregoing  provisions may be enforced by the
Company by means of a temporary or permanent  injunction,  without  prejudice to
such damage rights as may exist.

             6.5 Survive Term.  The provisions of this Section shall survive any
termination or expiration of this Agreement.

          7. Dispute  Resolution.  If a legally cognizable dispute arises out of
or relates to this Agreement or the breach,  termination or validity thereof, or
the  compensation,  promotion,  demotion,  discipline,  discharge  or terms  and
conditions of employment of the Employee, and if said dispute cannot be resolved
through direct discussions, the parties agree to try in good faith to settle the
dispute by mediation administered by the American Arbitration  Association under
its National Rules for the Resolution of Employment Disputes.  

          8. Governing  Law. This Agreement  shall be governed by the law of the
State of Florida.

          9.  Severability.  If any  provision or part of any  provision of this
Agreement  shall not be valid for any reason,  such provision  shall be entirely
severable from, and shall have no effect upon, the remainder of this Agreement.

          10. Company's  Assignees and Successors.  The Company has the right to
assign this Agreement to its successors and assigns and any such  successors and
assigns shall be entitled to all of the Company's rights hereunder.

          11. Entire Agreement.  This Agreement  constitutes the sole and entire
agreement between You and the Company. Except for the offer letter dated Decembe
3, 1998, all prior  contracts,  agreements,  or promises of any kind relating to
the employment  relationship  of the parties are hereby  canceled and discharged
and have no further effect whatsoever.  Except as specifically  provided herein,
this Agreement can be modified only by a written agreement duly executed by both
of us.

          12. No  Restrictions.  You certify  that You have not  entered  into a
non-compete  agreement or any other  agreement with any party which would in any
way  prohibit or restrict  your  performance  under this  Agreement.

          13. Plain Meaning.  This Agreement  shall be interpreted in accordance
with the plain meaning of its terms and not for or against the drafter.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the parties have voluntarily and with knowledge of
their rights executed this Agreement  retroactively effective as of the 17th day
of December, 1998.

WITNESS:                                  EMPLOYEE:

/s/ Sally H. Ball                         Signature:  /s/ Jeffery B. Weinress 
-------------------------                            ---------------------------
                                                       Jeffery B. Weinress
                                                       Employee #703

                                          Date: 3/10/99


                                          EXIGENT INTERNATIONAL, INC.

                                          Signature: /s/ B.R. Smedley
                                                     ---------------------------
                                                     B.R. "Bernie" Smedley
                                                     President


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                       EXHIBIT "A" TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

                           EXIGENT INTERNATIONAL, INC.
                     OMNIBUS STOCK OPTION AND INCENTIVE PLAN
                        Incentive Stock Option Agreement


          This  Agreement is by and between  Exigent  International,  Inc.  (the
"Company") and Jeffery B. Weinress, (the "Optionee").

W I T N E S S E T H:

         1.  Grant  of  Option.  Pursuant  to  the  provisions  of  the  Exigent
International,  Inc.  Omnibus  Stock  Option and  Incentive  Plan (the  "Plan"),
effective  December 17th,  1998 (the "Grant Date"),  the Company  awarded to the
Optionee,  subject  to the  terms and  conditions  of the Plan and the terms and
conditions  contained herein, and subject further to approval of the Plan by the
stockholders  of the Company at the 1999  Annual  Meeting of  Stockholders  (the
"1999 Annual Meeting"), the right and option to purchase from the Company all or
any part of an aggregate  of 20,000  shares of the common stock ($.01 par value)
of the Company  ("Stock"),  at a purchase  price equal to $3.00 per share,  such
option to be exercised as hereinafter  provided.  It is intended that the option
evidenced  hereby  constitute  an incentive  stock option  within the meaning of
Section 422 of the  Internal  Revenue  Code of 1986,  as amended  (the  "Code").
Notwithstanding  the foregoing,  or any other provision contained herein, in the
event the Plan is not approved by the Company's  stockholders  at the FY 1998(b)
Annual Meeting, this option shall be null and void.

         2.  Terms and  Conditions.  In  addition  to the  terms and  conditions
contained in the Plan,  it is  understood  and agreed that the option  evidenced
hereby is subject to the following additional terms and conditions:

             (a)  Expiration   Date.  The  option  shall  expire  on  the  tenth
anniversary of the Grant Date.

             (b)  Period  of  Exercise.  Subject  to the  other  terms  of  this
Agreement  regarding the exercisability of this option, this option shall become
exercisable  in  cumulative   installments  in  accordance  with  the  following
schedule:

                                                           Percentage of Options
                      On or after                                Exercisable

             1/1/00  (one (1) Year After Date of                     50%
             Execution of Employment Agreement Provided
             Optionee Remains Employed)

             1/1/01                                                  50%

          Notwithstanding the foregoing,  this option may not be exercised prior
to the  approval  of the Plan by the  Company's  stockholders  at the FY 1998(b)
Annual Meeting.

             (c)  Exercise  of  Option.   This  option  shall  be  exercised  by
submitting a written notice to the Administrator appointed pursuant to Section 3
of the Plan (the  "Administrator")  signed by the  Optionee and  specifying  the
number of shares of Stock as to which the option is being exercised. Such notice
shall be  accompanied  by the  payment of the full  option  price for the shares
being  purchased.  Payment shall be made in (i) in United States dollars in cash
or by check in a form satisfactory to the Company,  (ii) subject to the approval
of the Board,  already-owned  shares of Stock (to the extent  permitted by law),
which shall be valued for this purpose at the fair market  value (as  determined
in accordance with the Plan) on the date immediately preceding the day notice of
exercise  is  received  by the  Company,  (iii) in  accordance  with a so-called
cashless exercise plan established with a securities brokerage firm, or (iv) any
combination of the above. A certificate or certificates  for the shares of Stock
purchased  shall be issued by the Company  after the  exercise of the option and
payment  therefor,  including  provision  for any federal and state  withholding
taxes, and other applicable employment taxes.

          In lieu of  delivering  all or a portion  of the shares of Stock as to
which an  option  has been  exercised,  the  Administrator  may elect to pay the
Optionee an amount in cash or Stock, or a combination of cash or Stock, equal to
the  excess of the fair  market  value  over the  exercise  price on the date of
exercise,  as determined in accordance with the Plan, of the shares of Stock the
Optionee would have received upon exercise over the aggregate exercise price.

             (d) Termination of Option upon Termination of Employment,  Death or
Disability.

                 (i)  Unless  the  Administrator  in its  discretion  determines
otherwise,  upon the termination of Optionee's  employment with the Company (and
all Participating  Companies as defined in the Plan) for any reason other Breach
of Conduct (as defined below), death or Disability (as defined in the Plan), any
portion of this  option  that is not  exercisable  by reason of  Paragraph  2(b)
hereof  shall  immediately  terminate.  Any  portion  of  this  option  that  is
exercisable on the employment  termination date shall continue to be exercisable
for three months following such termination  date,  unless sooner  terminated by
reason of Paragraph 2(a) hereof. "Breach of Conduct" shall mean activities which
constitute a serious  breach of conduct as  determined  by the  Committee in its
sole discretion,  including, but not limited to: (i) the disclosure or misuse of
confidential  information or trade secrets;  (ii) activities in violation of the
policies  of  any  Participating  Company,  including  without  limitation,  the
Company's insider trading policy;  (iii) the violation or breach of any material
provision in any applicable  employment contract or agreement;  (iv) engaging in
conduct relating to the Grantee's  employment for which either criminal or civil
penalties may be sought;  (v) engaging in activities  which adversely  affect or
which are contrary or harmful to the interests of a  Participating  Company,  or
(vi) engaging in competition with a Participating  Company during  employment or
within one (1) year  following  termination of employment  with a  Participating
Company.  The  determination  of Breach of Conduct  shall be  determined  by the
Committee in good faith and in its sole discretion.

                 (ii) If  termination  of  employment  is by  reason of death or
Disability,  any portion of this option which is not  exercisable on the date of
death or  Disability  by reason  of  Paragraph  2(b)  hereof  shall  immediately
terminate,  and any  remaining  portion of this option  shall  terminate  if not
exercised  within  one year  following  the date of  death  or  commencement  of
Disability, unless sooner terminated by reason of Paragraph 2(a) hereof.

                 (iii) In the event of a Breach in  Conduct by  Optionee  at any
time while  employed  by the  Company or a  Participating  Company or within two
years of termination of employment,  (i) any unexercised portion of this Option,
whether exercisable pursuant to Paragraph 2(b) hereof or not exercisable,  shall
become null and void upon action by the Committee.  The Committee's action shall
be communicated in writing to the Optionee as soon as practicable.  In addition,
the Committee may, in its sole discretion,  by written notice demand that any or
all stock  certificates  for Stock  acquired  pursuant  to the  exercise of this
Option,  or any profit realized from the sale of such or transfer of such Stock,
be returned to the Company  within five (5) days of receipt of such notice.  Any
exercise price paid by the Optionee shall be returned to Optionee by the Company
immediately  thereafter,  without  interest.  The  Company  shall be entitled to
reimbursement  of reasonable  attorney fees and expenses  incurred in seeking to
enforce it rights under this Paragraph 2(e)(iii) and Section 17 of the Plan.

             (f) Non-transferability. This option and all rights hereunder shall
be exercisable during the Optionee's  lifetime only by the Optionee and shall be
non-assignable and  non-transferable by the Optionee except, in the event of the
Optionee's  death,  by will or by the laws of descent and  distribution.  In the
event the death of the Optionee occurs, the representative or representatives of
the  Optionee's  estate,  or the person or persons  who  acquire  (by bequest or
inheritance)  the  rights  to  exercise  this  option  in whole or in part,  may
exercise this option prior to the expiration of the applicable  exercise period,
as specified in Paragraph 2(e) above.

             (g)  Mergers,  Etc.  Unless the Board  determines  otherwise,  this
option  shall  accelerate  and become  immediately  exercisable  for a period of
fifteen  days (or such  longer or  shorter  period  as the Board may  prescribe)
immediately prior to the scheduled consummation of a Terminating Transaction (as
defined below), which exercise shall be (i) conditioned upon the consummation of
the  Terminating  Transaction  and (ii)  effective only  immediately  before the
consummation of such Terminating Transaction.

          Upon  consummation of any such Terminating  Transaction,  the Plan and
any  unexercised  portion of this option shall  terminate.  Notwithstanding  the
foregoing,  to the extent  provision is made in writing in connection  with such
Terminating  Transaction for the  continuation of the Plan and the assumption of
this option, or for the substitution for this option of new options covering the
stock  of  a  successor  company,  or  a  parent  or  subsidiary  thereof,  with
appropriate  adjustments  as to the  number  and  kinds of  shares  or units and
exercise prices,  then the Plan and this option shall continue in the manner and
under  the  terms  contained  herein,   and  the  acceleration  and  termination
provisions set forth in the first two sentences of this  subparagraph  (g) shall
be of no  effect.  The  Company  shall  send  written  notice  of a  Terminating
Transaction  to  Optionee  not later  than the time at which the  Company  gives
notice thereof to its stockholders.

          "Terminating  Transaction"  means any of the following events: (a) the
dissolution  or  liquidation  of the Company;  (b) a  reorganization,  merger or
consolidation of the Company with one or more other persons in which the Company
is not the surviving  corporation or becomes a subsidiary of another corporation
other than a corporation that was a Participating  Company  immediately prior to
such event; (c) a sale of substantially  all the Company's assets to a person or
entity other than a corporation  that was a  Participating  Company  immediately
prior to such event;  or (d) the  acquisition by a person or persons acting as a
group or  otherwise  in concert  (other  than a  stockholder  or  employee  of a
Participating  Company as of the Effective Date or an employee benefit plan of a
Participating  Company) of equity  securities  of the Company  that  represent a
majority  or  more of the  aggregate  voting  power  of all  outstanding  equity
securities  of the  Company.  The word  "person"  as used  herein  shall mean an
individual, corporation,  partnership, association or other person or entity, or
any group of two or more of the foregoing that have agreed to act together.

             (h) Modification or cancellation of option. The Administrator shall
have the  authority  to  effect,  at any time  and from  time to time,  with the
consent of the Optionee,  the modification of the terms of this option agreement
(subject to the limitations contained in the Plan).

             (i) No Rights as Stockholder.  The Optionee shall have no rights as
a stockholder  with respect to any Common Shares subject to this option prior to
the date of  issuance  to Optionee of a  certificate  or  certificates  for such
shares.

             (j) No Right to Continued Employment.  This option shall not confer
upon the Optionee any right with respect to  continuance  of  employment  by the
Company,  nor shall it  interfere  in any way with the right of the  Company  to
terminate the Optionee's employment at any time.

             (k)  Compliance  with  Law and  Regulations.  This  option  and the
obligation of the Company to sell and deliver shares  hereunder shall be subject
to all  applicable  federal and state laws,  rules and  regulations  and to such
approvals by any government or regulatory agency as may be required. The Company
shall not be required to issue or deliver any  certificates  for shares of Stock
prior to (i) the listing of such shares of Stock on any stock  exchange on which
the Stock may then be listed,  and (ii) the  completion of any  registration  or
qualification  of such  shares of Stock  under any  federal or state law, or any
rule or regulation of any government  body which the Company shall,  in its sole
discretion,  determine to be necessary or advisable.  Moreover,  this option may
not be  exercised if its  exercise,  or the receipt of Stock  pursuant  thereto,
would be contrary to applicable law.

          3. Disqualifying  Disposition of Shares. This option shall not qualify
as an incentive  stock option  within the meaning of Section 422 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended,  if the shares of Stock  acquired  pursuant to
the exercise of the option are transferred, other than by will or by the laws of
descent and distribution,  within two years of the Grant Date or within one year
after the  transfer  of the  shares of Stock to the  Optionee  pursuant  to such
exercise.

          4. Optionee Bound by Plan.  The Optionee  hereby agrees to be bound by
all of the terms and  provisions of the Plan. In the event of any  inconsistency
between this  Agreement  and the terms of the Plan,  the terms of the Plan shall
govern.

          5.  Withholding  Taxes.  Optionee  acknowledges  and  agrees  that the
Company  has the right to deduct  from  payments  of any kind  otherwise  due to
Optionee  any  federal,  state or local taxes of any kind  required by law to be
withheld with respect to the exercise of this option hereunder.

          6. Notices.  Any notice hereunder to the Company shall be addressed to
it at its principal  business  office,  and any notice hereunder to the Optionee
shall be sent to the address  reflected  on the payroll  records of the Company,
subject  to the right of either  party to  designate  at any time  hereafter  in
writing some other address.

          7.  Delaware Law to Govern.  This  Agreement  shall be  construed  and
administered  in  accordance  with  and  governed  by the  laws of the  State of
Delaware.


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          IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the  Company  has caused  this  Agreement  to be
executed by its duly  authorized  officer and the  Optionee  has  executed  this
Agreement retroactively effective on the 17th day of December, 1998.

                                                    EXIGENT INTERNATIONAL, INC.:


                                                    By: /s/ B.R. Smedley
                                                       -------------------------
                                                        B. R. "Bernie" Smedley
                                                        Chairman & CEO

                                                    OPTIONEE:

                                                       /s/ Jeffery B. Weinress
                                                       -------------------------
                                                       Jeffery B. Weinress