Exhibit 31.1



Certification



I, Darryl K. Horne, certify that:



| | 1. | I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Horne International,
                                                           Inc.;
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| | 2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue
                                                           statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary
                                                           to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which
                                                           such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period
                                                           covered by this report;
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| | 3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
                                                           information included in this report, fairly present in all material
                                                           respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows
                                                           of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
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| | 4. | The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible
                                                           for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures
                                                           (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and
                                                           internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act
                                                           Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
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| | a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused
                                                                such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our
                                                                supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the
                                                                registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known
                                                                to us by others within those entities, particularly during the
                                                                period in which this report is being prepared;
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| | b) | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or
                                                                caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed
                                                                under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding
                                                                the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of
                                                                financial statements for external purposes in accordance with
                                                                generally accepted accounting principles;
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| | c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure
                                                                controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions
                                                                about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures,
                                                                as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such
                                                                evaluation; and
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| | d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s
                                                                internal control over financial reporting that occurred during
                                                                the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrants
                                                                fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially
                                                                affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s
                                                                internal control over financial reporting; and
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| | 5. | The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed,
                                                           based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial
                                                           reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee
                                                           of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing
                                                           the equivalent functions):
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| | a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the
                                                                design or operation of internal control over financial reporting
                                                                which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s
                                                                ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information;
                                                                and
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| | b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management
                                                                or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s
                                                                internal control over financial reporting.
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|April 16, 2013 | By: | /s/   DARRYL K. HORNE                                             | 
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|               |     | Darryl K. Horne                                                   | 
|               |     | Interim Chief Executive Officer, President, Chairman and Director |