Document:

SECOND
LOAN MODIFICATION AGREEMENT

     

     

    This Second Loan Modification Agreement
(this “Loan Modification Agreement”) is entered into as of March 18, 2009, by
and among (a) SILICON VALLEY
BANK, a California corporation, with its principal place of business at
3003 Tasman Drive, Santa Clara, California 95054 and with a loan production
office located at One Newton Executive Park, Suite 200, 2221 Washington Street,
Newton, Massachusetts  02462 (“Bank”) and (b) PARADIGM HOLDINGS, INC., a
Wyoming corporation, with offices at 9715 Key West Avenue, Rockville,
Maryland  20850 (“Holdings”), PARADIGM SOLUTIONS
CORPORATION, a Maryland corporation, with offices at 9715 Key West
Avenue, Rockville, Maryland  20850 (“Solutions”), CALDWELL TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS
LLC, a Maryland limited liability company, with offices at 17001 Science
Drive, Suite 100, Bowie, Maryland 20715 (“Caldwell”) and TRINITY INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
SERVICES, a Nevada corporation, with offices at 9715 Key West Avenue,
Rockville, Maryland 20850 (“Trinity”) (hereinafter, Holdings, Solutions,
Caldwell and Trinity are jointly and severally, individually and collectively,
referred to as “Borrower”).

     

    1.     DESCRIPTION OF EXISTING
INDEBTEDNESS AND OBLIGATIONS. Among other indebtedness and obligations
which may be owing by Borrower to Bank, Borrower is indebted to Bank pursuant to
a loan arrangement dated as of March 13, 2007, evidenced by, among other
documents, a certain Loan and Security Agreement (working capital line of
credit) dated as of March 13, 2007, among Borrower and Bank, as amended by a
certain First Loan Modification Agreement dated as of August 11, 2008 (as
amended, the “Loan Agreement”).  Capitalized terms used but not
otherwise defined herein shall have the same meaning as in the Loan
Agreement.

     

    2.     DESCRIPTION OF
COLLATERAL.  Repayment of the Obligations is secured by (a) the
Collateral as described in the Loan Agreement, (b) the Intellectual Property
Collateral as described in a certain Intellectual Property Security Agreement
dated as of March 13, 2007 between Bank and Holdings (the “Holdings IP Security
Agreement”), (c) the Intellectual Property Collateral as described in a certain
Intellectual Property Security Agreement dated as of March 13, 2007 between Bank
and Solutions (the “Solutions IP Security Agreement”), (d) the Intellectual
Property Collateral as described in a certain Intellectual Property Security
Agreement dated as of July 5, 2007 between Bank and Caldwell (the “Caldwell IP
Security Agreement”), and (e) the Intellectual Property Collateral as described
in a certain Intellectual Property Security Agreement dated as of September 5,
2007 between Bank and Trinity (the “Trinity IP Security Agreement”) (together
with any other collateral security granted to Bank, the  “Security
Documents”).  Hereinafter, the Security Documents, together with all
other documents evidencing or securing the Obligations shall be referred to as
the “Existing Loan Documents”.

     

    3.     DESCRIPTION OF CHANGE IN
TERMS.

     

    
      	
              A.  

            	
              Modifications
      to Loan Agreement.

            

    

     

    
      	
              1      

            	
              The
      Loan Agreement shall be amended by deleting the following, appearing as
      Section 2.1.1(b)(i):

            

    

     

    “           (i)           The
aggregate face amount of all Financed Receivables outstanding at any time based
upon Federal Agency Accounts, Subcontractor Accounts and Unbilled Accounts may
not exceed the Facility Amount.  In addition, the aggregate amount of
all Federal Agency Account Advances, Subcontractor Account Advances, and
Unbilled Account Advances outstanding at any time may not exceed Ten Million
Dollars ($10,000,000.00).”

     

    and
inserting in lieu thereof the following:

     

    
      
         

      

      
         

        
          

        

      

      
         

      

    

    “           (i)           The
aggregate face amount of all Financed Receivables outstanding at any time based
upon Federal Agency Accounts, Subcontractor Accounts and Unbilled Accounts may
not exceed the Facility Amount.  In addition and notwithstanding the
foregoing, the aggregate amount of all Federal Agency Account Advances,
Subcontractor Account Advances, and Unbilled Account Advances outstanding at any
time may not exceed Four Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars
($4,500,000.00).”

     

    
      	
              2      

            	
              The
      Loan Agreement shall be amended by deleting the following, appearing as
      Section 2.1.1(b)(iii):

            

    

     

    “           (iii)           The
aggregate amount of all Unbilled Account Advances outstanding at any time may
not exceed Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00), provided, however, such amount
shall be Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000.00) at such time as when all HUD
Account Advances are repaid and Borrower has no ability to request that Bank
make any additional HUD Account Advances hereunder.”

     

    and
inserting in lieu thereof the following:

     

    “           (iii)           The
aggregate amount of all Unbilled Account Advances outstanding at any time may
not exceed Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00).”

     

    
      	
              3      

            	
              The
      Loan Agreement shall be amended by deleting the following, appearing as
      Section 2.1.1(b)(iv):

            

    

     

    “           (iv)           
The aggregate amount of all Federal Agency Account Advances, Subcontractor
Account Advances, Unbilled Account Advances, and HUD Account Advances
outstanding at any time may not exceed Twelve Million Dollars
($12,000,000.00).”

     

    and
inserting in lieu thereof the following:

     

    “           (iv)           
Intentionally omitted.”

     

    
      	
              4      

            	
              The
      Loan Agreement shall be amended by deleting the following text appearing
      in Section 6.2(c):

            

    

     

    “Allow
Bank to audit Borrower’s Collateral, including, but not limited to, Borrower’s
Accounts at Borrower’s expense, upon reasonable notice to Borrower; provided,
however, prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default, Borrower shall be
obligated to pay for not more than one (1) audit per year.”

     

    and
inserting in lieu thereof the following:

     

      “Allow
Bank to audit Borrower’s Collateral, including, but not limited to, Borrower’s
Accounts at Borrower’s expense, upon reasonable notice to Borrower; provided,
however, prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default, Borrower shall be
obligated to pay for not more than two (2) audits per year.”

     

    
      
         

      

      
         

        
          

        

      

      
         

      

    

     

    
      	
              5      

            	
              The
      Loan Agreement shall be amended by deleting the following definitions
      appearing in Section 13.1 thereof:

            

    

     

    “           “Facility Amount” is Twelve
Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($12,500,000.00).”

     

    “           “Maturity Date” is two (2)
years from the Closing Date, subject to Section 12.11 hereunder.”

     

    “           “Minimum Finance Charge” is an
amount equal to the amount of Finance Charges and Collateral Handling Fees Bank
would have earned in any Reconciliation Period if Borrower’s Federal Agency
Account Advances, Subcontractor Account Advances and Unbilled Account Advances
outstanding during such Reconciliation period averaged Four Million Dollars
($4,000,000.00).”

     

    and
inserting in lieu thereof the following:

     

    “           “Facility Amount” is Five
Million Six Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($5,625,000.00).”

     

    “           “Maturity Date” is May 12,
2009.”

     

    “           “Minimum Finance Charge” is an
amount equal to the amount of Finance Charges and Collateral Handling Fees Bank
would have earned in any Reconciliation Period if Borrower’s Federal Agency
Account Advances, Subcontractor Account Advances and Unbilled Account Advances
outstanding during such Reconciliation period averaged One Million Eight Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($1,800,000.00).”

     

    4.     FEES.  Borrower
shall pay to Bank a modification fee equal to Nine Thousand Dollars ($9,000.00)
which fee shall be due on the date hereof and shall be deemed fully earned as of
the date hereof.  Borrower shall also reimburse Bank for all
reasonable legal fees and expenses incurred in connection with this amendment to
the Existing Loan Documents.

     

    5.     RATIFICATION OF IP SECURITY
AGREEMENTS.

     

    (a)           Holdings
hereby ratifies, confirms and reaffirms, all and singular, the terms and
conditions of the Holdings IP Security Agreement and acknowledges, confirms and
agrees that the Holdings IP Security Agreement contains an accurate and complete
listing of all Intellectual Property Collateral as defined therein.

     

    (b)           Solutions
hereby ratifies, confirms and reaffirms, all and singular, the terms and
conditions of the Solutions IP Security Agreement and acknowledges, confirms and
agrees that the Solutions IP Security Agreement contains an accurate and
complete listing of all Intellectual Property Collateral as defined
therein.

     

    (c)           Caldwell
hereby ratifies, confirms and reaffirms, all and singular, the terms and
conditions of the Caldwell IP Security Agreement and acknowledges, confirms and
agrees that the Caldwell IP Security Agreement contains an accurate and complete
listing of all Intellectual Property Collateral as defined therein.

     

    
      
         

      

      
         

        
          

        

      

      
         

      

    

    (d)           Trinity
hereby ratifies, confirms and reaffirms, all and singular, the terms and
conditions of the Trinity IP Security Agreement and acknowledges, confirms and
agrees that the Trinity IP Security Agreement contains an accurate and complete
listing of all Intellectual Property Collateral as defined therein.

     

    6.     RATIFICATIONS OF PERFECTION
CERTIFICATES.

     

    (a)           Holdings
hereby ratifies, confirms and reaffirms, all and singular, the terms and
disclosures contained in a certain Perfection Certificate dated as of March 13,
2007 between Holdings and Bank, and acknowledges, confirms and agrees the
disclosures and information Holdings provided to Bank in the Perfection
Certificate have not changed, as of the date hereof.

     

    (b)           Solutions
hereby ratifies, confirms and reaffirms, all and singular, the terms and
disclosures contained in a certain Perfection Certificate dated as of March 13,
2007 between Solutions and Bank, and acknowledges, confirms and agrees the
disclosures and information Solutions provided to Bank in the Perfection
Certificate have not changed, as of the date hereof.

     

    (c)           Caldwell
hereby ratifies, confirms and reaffirms, all and singular, the terms and
disclosures contained in a certain Perfection Certificate dated as of July 5,
2007 between Caldwell and Bank, and acknowledges, confirms and agrees the
disclosures and information Caldwell provided to Bank in the Perfection
Certificate have not changed, as of the date hereof.

     

    (d)           Trinity
hereby ratifies, confirms and reaffirms, all and singular, the terms and
disclosures contained in a certain Perfection Certificate dated as of September
5, 2007 between Trinity and Bank, and acknowledges, confirms and agrees the
disclosures and information Trinity provided to Bank in the Perfection
Certificate have not changed, as of the date hereof.

     

    7.     CONSISTENT
CHANGES.  The Existing Loan Documents are hereby amended
wherever necessary to reflect the changes described above.

     

    8.     RATIFICATION OF LOAN
DOCUMENTS.  Borrower hereby ratifies, confirms, and reaffirms
all terms and conditions of all security or other collateral granted to the
Bank, and confirms that the indebtedness secured thereby includes, without
limitation, the Obligations.

     

    9.     NO DEFENSES OF
BORROWER.  Borrower hereby acknowledges and agrees that
Borrower has no offsets, defenses, claims, or counterclaims against Bank with
respect to the Obligations, or otherwise, and that if Borrower now has, or ever
did have, any offsets, defenses, claims, or counterclaims against Bank, whether
known or unknown, at law or in equity, all of them are hereby expressly WAIVED
and Borrower hereby RELEASES Bank from any liability thereunder.

     

    10.     CONTINUING
VALIDITY.  Borrower understands and agrees that in modifying
the existing Obligations, Bank is relying upon Borrower’s representations,
warranties, and agreements, as set forth in the Existing Loan
Documents.  Except as expressly modified pursuant to this Loan
Modification Agreement, the terms of the Existing Loan Documents remain
unchanged and in full force and effect.  Bank’s agreement to
modifications to the existing Obligations pursuant to this  Loan
Modification Agreement in no way shall obligate Bank to make any future
modifications to the Obligations.  Nothing in this Loan Modification
Agreement shall constitute a satisfaction of the Obligations.  It is
the intention of Bank and Borrower to retain as liable parties all makers of
Existing Loan Documents, unless the party is expressly released by Bank in
writing.  No maker will be released by virtue of this Loan
Modification Agreement.

     

    11.     COUNTERSIGNATURE.  This
Loan Modification Agreement shall become effective only when it shall have been
executed by Borrower and Bank.

     

     

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    This Loan Modification Agreement is
executed as of the date first written above.

     

    
      	
              BORROWER:

            	
              BANK:

            
	 	 
	
              PARADIGM
      HOLDINGS, INC.

            	
              SILICON
      VALLEY BANK

            
	 	 
	
              By:____________________________________

            	
              By:___________________________________

            
	 	 
	
              Name:
      Richard Sawchak

            	
              Name:_________________________________

            
	 	 
	
              Title:
      SVP and CFO

            	
              Title:__________________________________

            

    

     

    

    PARADIGM
SOLUTIONS CORPORATION

     

    By:____________________________________

     

    Name:  Richard
Sawchak

     

    Title:   SVP
and CFO

     

    

     

    CALDWELL
TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS LLC

     

    By:____________________________________

     

    Name:  Richard
Sawchak

     

    Title:   SVP
and CFO

     

    

     

    TRINITY
INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SERVICES

     

    By:____________________________________

     

    Name:  Richard
Sawchak

     

    Title:   SVP
and CFODIRECTOR
AGREEMENT

    

    This
Director Agreement (“Agreement”) is entered into by and between PREMIER POWER
RENEWABLE ENERGY, INC., a Delaware corporation (hereinafter referred to as
PPRE), and Tommy Ross (hereinafter referred to as ROSS).  This
Agreement is dated as of March 23, 2009.

    

    WHEREAS,
PPRE is a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of
Delaware.

    

    WHEREAS,
ROSS is an individual who has vast corporate executive experience.

    

    WHEREAS,
as a result of ROSS qualifications, the Board of Directors of PPRE (the “BOARD”)
elected ROSS to serve on the Board on March 18, 2009.

    

    WHEREAS,
ROSS is willing to accept said election as a member of the BOARD.

    

    WHEREAS,
the parties now desire to enter into this Agreement to memorialize the parties’
understandings and agreements regarding ROSS’ service on the BOARD.

    

    NOW IN
CONSIDERATION FOR THE MUTUAL PROMISES, COVENANTS, AND CONDITIONS CONTAINED
HEREIN, IT IS AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

    

    
      	
               
      

            	
              1.

            	
              ROSS
      hereby agrees to accept his membership on the BOARD and to dutifully
      serve.  ROSS agrees to continue to accept his election of said
      member of the BOARD and to so serve for a period of no less through March
      11, 2011, subject to re-election by the required vote of PPRE shareholders
      at the annual meeting of
shareholders.

            

    

    

    
      	
               
      

            	
              2.

            	
              ROSS
      shall be required to attend at least Two (2) “In Person” BOARD Meetings,
      and two (2) additional Telephonic BOARD Meetings per
  year.

            

    

    

    
      	
               
      

            	
              3.

            	
              PPRE
      shall pay to ROSS as and for his compensation to serve as a member of its
      BOARD the following:

            

    

     

    
      
        	
                 

              	
                a.

              	One
      Thousand Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars ( $1,250.00)  for
      Telephonic Board Meetings, and Two Thousand Five Hundred
      Dollars  ($2,500.00) per in Person BOARD Meeting plus
      travel expenses to and back from said BOARD Meeting.  Such
      Travel shall include a Coach Air Line Ticket, and “On Ground”
      transportation, to and back from the respective Airports and
      BOARD Meeting Rooms.  ROSS shall receive no additional
      compensation hereunder for attending the “Telephonic BOARD
    Meetings”
	 	 	 
	
                 
      

              	
                b.

              	
                The
      right to receive Fifty Thousand (50,000) of Common Class “A” Voting
      Stock.  Said Stock shall vest to ROSS as
  follows:

              

      

       

      
        
           

        

        
           

          
            

          

        

        
           

        

      

    

    

    
      	
               
      

            	
              i)

            	
              Upon
      the completion of the first year of service on the BOARD, 33% of the total
      shares due  to ROSS shall
vest,

            

    

    
      	
               
      

            	
              ii)

            	
              Upon
      the completion second full year of service on the BOARD 33% of the total
      shares due  to ROSS shall
vest,

            

    

    
      	
               
      

            	
              iii)

            	
              The
      remaining shares shall vest to ROSS upon the completion of third full year
      of service.

            

    

    

    For
purposes of this Provision, ROSS shall be required to use reasonable best
efforts to serve at each of the BOARD Meetings described in Paragraph 2 above,
in order for said shares to vest.

    

    However
notwithstanding the foregoing, should the shareholders, for any reason, other
than for cause, fail or refuse to nominate and elect ROSS, after his first full
year of service as a member of the BOARD, then so long as ROSS remains ready,
willing and able to so serve, he shall be deemed to have so satisfied the
provisions of attendance and dutiful service so as to obtain the herein
described shares.

    

    The
shareholders failure or refusal to nominate and elect ROSS shall be considered
“for cause” if any of the following events are discovered and or
occur:

    

    
      	
               
      

            	
              i)

            	
              ROSS
      either fails to attend, or fails to act in a responsible and professional
      manner at each such subject BOARD Meeting,
  and/or

            

    
      	
               
      

            	
              ii)

            	
              ROSS
      commits a felony or some other act against public and/or moral decency
      which would cast a negative publicity light or stigma on the PPRE,
      and/or

            

    

    
      	
               
      

            	
              iii)

            	
              ROSS
      breaches the  fiduciary obligation that he owes to PPRE by
      virtue of the fact that his is an elected  member of the BOARD
      by disclosing any Corporate proprietary information to any third party,
      and/or  conducts any deal and/or transaction that in any way
      conflicts and or competes  with the business of
    PPRE

            

    

    

    4.  In
addition to the compensation provided above, PPRE shall maintain, at its own
costs and expense Directors Errors and Omission Insurance in an amount of no
less than Two
Million Dollars ($2,000,000), specifically including ROSS and the other BOARD
Members as insured.  Should the subject insurance coverage not be
sufficient to cover any losses occasioned by actions of the BOARD, then PPRE
agrees to indemnify and hold ROSS harmless from and against any loss, damages,
costs, expenses, liabilities, and or causes of action, which may arise as a
result of his dutiful and responsible performance of his duties as a member of
the BOARD.

    

    5.    MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS:

    

    a)           The
parties hereto agree to execute any and all documents necessary to effectuate
the intent of this  Agreement.  Furthermore, the parties
hereto agree to comply with all statutory requirements with respects to the
transfer  of the instant shares.

    

    b)           This  Agreement
shall be the full and final Agreement between the parties and shall constitute
the full and final Agreement between the parties with respect to the subject
matter of this  Agreement.  This  Agreement shall
supersede any prior or contemporaneous Agreement, oral or written, between the
parties.

    

    
      
         

      

      
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    c)           If
any provision of this  Agreement shall be found to be invalid or
unenforceable in any respect, the remainder of the Agreement shall remain in
full force and effect.  The Agreement shall be interpreted to provide
a full and reasonable commercial interpretation.

    

    d)           Any
and all modifications to this  Agreement must be undertaken in
writing  and signed by all parties.

    

    e)           This  Agreement
shall be interpreted according to the laws of the State of
California.  If any suit or litigation is instituted it shall be
brought in Sacramento, California.  The prevailing party in any such
litigation shall be entitled to their reasonable attorney’s fees and
costs.

    

    f)           All
parties warrant that they possess the full authority and capacity to enter into
this  Agreement and bind their respective associates.

    

    g)   This Agreement may
not be assigned by ROSS and services contracted for herein are specific to ROSS
and may not delegated and or assigned to any other person other than
ROSS.

     

    
      
        	
                PREMIER
      POWER RENEWABLE

              	
                TOMMY
      ROSS

              
	
                ENERGY,
      INC.

              	 
      
	 
      	 
      
	
                /s/
      Dean
      Marks                                
      

              	
                /s/
      Tommy
      Ross                      
      

              
	
                By:
      Dean Marks

              	 
      
	
                Its:
      Chief Executive Officer

              	 
      

      

      
        
           

        

        
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