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EXHIBIT
10.24

EMPLOYEE NON-DISCLOSURE AND PROPRIETARY INFORMATION

AGREEMENT

     THIS EMPLOYEE NON-DISCLOSURE AND PROPRIETARY INFORMATION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made
as of April 29, 2005 between HazTrain, Inc., a Maryland corporation having its principal business
office at 10485 Theodore Greene Blvd., White Plains, MD 20695 (“Employer”) and Timothy J. Czysz, an
individual residing at 14707 Banks O’Dee Road, Newburg, MD 20664 (“Employee”).

A. Employer has offered Employee employment as an at-will employee of Employer to perform certain
job functions as described in the employee’s offer letter and/ or as given to Employee from time to
time by Employee’s supervisor.

B. During the term of employment, the Employee will have access to and become familiar with various
trade secrets, confidential and proprietary information, consisting of processes, compilations of
information, records, and specifications that are owned by the Employer and that are regularly used
in the operation of the Employer’s business.

C. As a condition of Employee’s continuing employment with Employer, Employee has an obligation to
Employer to safeguard Employer’s trade secrets

     NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the above recitals and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledge, and in consideration
of being employed by Employer, the Employee and Employer agree and acknowledge:

     1. During the course of employment with the Employer there may be disclosed to the Employee
certain trade secrets of the Employer and its affiliates, which trade secrets may consist of, but
are not necessarily limited to:

          (a) Technical Information, which includes, but is not limited to, methods, processes,
formulae, compositions, systems, techniques, inventions, machines, computer programs and research
projects;

          (b) Business Information, which includes, but is not limited to, customer lists, pricing data,
sources of supply, financial data and marketing, production, or merchandising systems or plans, and
trade secrets of Employer as contained in designs, algorithms, computer programs and code, business
processes, methods, processes, machines, devices, systems, formulas, manufactures, compositions, or
otherwise, or which the Employer has received in confidence from others;

          (c) Proprietary Information, which includes, but is not limited to, any information not
generally known or previously published by Employer or any of its affiliates that relates to the
business of the Employer and/or any of its affiliates and that gives or is intended to give the
Employer and/or any of its affiliates an advantage over its

	 	 	 
	Timothy J. Czysz

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and their respective competitors who do not have the information, and which Proprietary Information
includes but is not limited to, trade secrets and other secret information relating to marketing
plans, products, formulas processes, manufacturing techniques, personnel information, financial
data, production information, software, and other Business Information and Technical Information
and other similar information.

     2. Except as may required by the proper performance of the Employee’s job or legal obligations
following the obtaining of an opinion of counsel, Employee will not during, or at any time after
the termination of his or her employment with the Employer, use or misuse for himself, herself or
others, or disclose or divulge to others including future employees, any Business Information,
Technical Information or Proprietary Information of the Employer or any of its affiliates in
violation of this Agreement and without first obtaining the written consent of the Employer signed
by an officer of the Employer holding a title of Vice President or above. Employee understands
and agrees that violation of this Agreement is grounds for termination of Employee’s employment.
This provision shall not apply to any information which is now in, or subsequently comes into, the
public domain and not under an obligation of confidentiality provided that the Employee has not
disclosed or caused to be disclosed such information so as to make it public. The Employee
acknowledges and agrees that all files, records, documents, drawings, specifications, equipment,
and similar items relating to the business of the Employer and its affiliates, whether prepared by
the Employee or otherwise coming into his or her possession, shall remain the exclusive property of
the Employer and/or its affiliates and shall not be removed from the premises of the Employer under
any circumstances whatsoever without the prior written consent of the Employer signed by a Vice
President or above.

     3. Upon the termination of Employee’s employment from the Employer, Employee shall return to
the Employer all documents and property of the Employer, including but not necessarily limited to:
drawings, blueprints, reports, manuals, correspondence, customer lists, computer programs, and all
other materials and all copies thereof relating in any way to the business of the Employer and/or
any of its affiliates, or in any way obtained by me during the course of employment, and Employee
further agrees that he or she shall not retain copies, notes or abstracts of the foregoing.

     4. The Employer may notify any future or prospective employer or third party of the existence
of this Agreement. Employee agrees that all of the information covered by this Agreement is of
such a nature that any violation of this Agreement will cause irreparable harm to Employer that
will not be cured by money damages alone. Accordingly, Employee agrees that Employer shall have the
right to obtain an injunction to enforce its rights under this Agreement.

     5. The obligations of Employee under this Agreement shall continue beyond the termination of
employment with respect Proprietary Information received by Employee during the period of
employment and shall be binding upon Employee’s assigns, executors, administrators, and legal
representatives.

	 	 	 
	Timothy J. Czysz

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     6. This Agreement supersedes and replaces any existing agreement, written or otherwise,
entered into by Employee and Employer relating generally to the same subject matter.

     7. This Agreement shall be construed, applied and governed in all respects by the laws of the
State of Maryland, United States of America, for contracts executed and wholly performed therein
without regard to conflicts of law principles.

     8. The Employee acknowledges and represents that the Employee has had opportunity to review
this Agreement (with counsel, if so desired) and that the Employee understands the terms of this
Agreement and the Employee’s obligations hereunder.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Employer and Employee have executed this Employee Non-Disclosure and
Proprietary Information Agreement as of the date first above written.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	EMPLOYER:	 	HAZTRAIN, INC.	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	/s/ Eric S. Galler	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:	 	Eric S. Galler	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Title:	 	Secretary	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	EMPLOYEE:

	 	By:
	 	/s/ Timothy J. Czysz	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:
	 	Timothy J. Czysz	 	 

	 	 	 
	Timothy J. Czysz

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EXHIBIT
10.25

EMPLOYEE INVENTION AGREEMENT

This EMPLOYEE INVENTION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated April 29, 2005 is made between
HazTrain, Inc., a Maryland corporation having a principal place of business at 10485 Theodore
Greene Blvd., White Plains, MD 20695 (hereinafter “Company”) and Timothy J. Czysz, residing at
14707 Banks O’Dee Road, Newburg, MD 20664 (hereinafter “Employee”).

A. The Company has offered Employee employment as an at-will employee of Employer to perform
certain job functions as described in the employee’s offer letter and/ or as given to Employee from
time to time by Employee’s supervisor.

B. During the course of Employee’s employment with the Company, the Employee may be involved in
research, development, design and manufacture of various products, works, processes, and the like,
and as a result of such employment, Employee may make discoveries, conceptions, designs,
innovations, improvements, or inventions (hereinafter referred to as “Inventions”), whether
patentable or unpatentable, and/or create copyrightable subject matter (hereinafter referred to as
“Copyrightable Works”) and, in fact, is likely to do so.

C. One purpose of Employee’s employment by the Company is that Employee shall, if possible, make
Inventions and/or create Copyrightable Works, and in furtherance of that purpose and other purposes
of Employee’s employment, the Company may make available to Employee confidential technical and
business information, including trade secrets, on which Company’s business depends.

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of Employee’s employment and continued employment by Company,
the Employee covenants and agrees with the Employer as follows:

     1. During or subsequent to the period of Employee’s employment with the Company, the Employee
will promptly and fully disclose to the Company all Inventions conceived or reduced to practice by
the Employee, alone or jointly with others, during the period of the Employee’s employment with the
Company, and all Copyrightable Works created by the Employee, alone or jointly with others, during
such period. The Employee shall also promptly provide the Company with all records or documents
pertaining to any such Inventions and/or Copyrightable Works. Except as provided in Section 2, the
Employee will and hereby does assign to the Company all of the Employee’s right, title and interest
in such Inventions, and in any patents or patent applications directed to such Inventions, and the
Employee hereby acknowledges that such Copyrightable Works are “works made for hire” under the
copyright laws, and if for any reason such Copyrightable Works are adjudged not “works made for
hire,” the Employee will and hereby does assign to the Company all of the Employee’s right, title
and interest in such Copyrightable Works and in all copyrights therein. During or subsequent to
the period of the Employee’s employment with the Company, the Employee will assist the Company and
the Company’s attorneys, without further compensation but at no expense to the Employee, to file
and obtain patents in the Untied States and in foreign countries on any such Inventions and file
for registration of copyrights to any such Copyrightable Works, including executing necessary
documents and assignments. The Employee shall further render assistance to the Company and the
Company’s attorneys in any administrative proceeding (including, without limitation, proceedings
with respect to patent and copyright applications and interferences) and in any judicial proceeding
pertaining to the Inventions and/or Copyrightable Works referred to herein.

	 	 	 
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     2. The Employee’s obligations under Section 1 hereof does not obligate the Employee to assign
to the Company any Invention or Copyrightable Work that, in the reasonable judgment of the Company,
does not relate to the business, research, development, design or manufacturing or
non-manufacturing efforts in which the Company is engaged during the period of the Employee’s
employment, or reasonably expects to be engaged.

     3. All proprietary, confidential and other sensitive information of the Company and its
affiliates that the Employee becomes aware of or has access to during the term of the Employee’s
employment with the Company shall be governed by the terms of the Employee Non-Disclosure and
Proprietary Information Agreement executed and delivered by the Employee to the Company.

     4. If the Employee breaches any of the covenants contained in this Agreement, it is
specifically understood and agreed that the Company would suffer irreparable injury and shall for
that reason be entitled, in addition to any other remedies which it may have, to equitable relief
by way of injunction or otherwise.

     5. The Employee’s obligations hereunder may not be changed or modified, released, discharged,
waived, abandoned, or terminated, in whole or in part, except by an instrument in writing signed by
an authorized officer of the Company.

     6. If any provision of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be
contrary to law by reason of the extent, duration, scope or other restriction therein, the Employee
and the Company contemplate that such provision shall be construed by the court with limitations on
the extent, duration, scope or other restriction so as to be enforceable in accordance with this
Agreement. In any event, the remaining provisions of this Agreement will remain in full force and
effect.

     7. No waiver by the Company of any breach or non-performance of any obligation of the Employee
under this Agreement shall be deemed to be a waiver of any other breach of the same or different
obligation of the Employee under this Agreement

     8. This Agreement shall be construed, applied and governed in all respects by the laws of the
State of Maryland, United States of America, for contracts executed and wholly performed therein
without regard to conflicts of law principles.

     9. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the heirs, personal
representatives, successors and assigns, of the parties hereto.

     11. Except as set forth in Appendix I attached hereto, the Employee has no agreements with, or
obligations to, others in conflict with the foregoing, and the Employee does not own or have any
interest in any patents, patent applications or unpatented inventions.

     12. This is the entire agreement between the Employee and the Company regarding the subject
hereof and supersedes all prior agreements or understandings pertaining thereto.

     13. The Employee acknowledges and represents that the Employee has had opportunity to review
this Agreement (with counsel, if so desired) and that the Employee understands the terms of this
Agreement and the Employee’s obligations hereunder.

	 	 	 
	Timothy J. Czysz

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and Employee have executed this Employee Invention and
Non-Competition Agreement as of the date first above written.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	EMPLOYER:	 	HazTrain, Inc.	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	/s/ Eric S. Galler	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:	 	Eric S. Galler	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Title:	 	Secretary	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	EMPLOYEE:

	 	By:
	 	/s/ Timothy J. Czysz	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:
	 	Timothy J. Czysz	 	 

	 	 	 
	Timothy J. Czysz

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APPENDIX I

[List any items which are exceptions under paragraph 11 (agreements with or obligations to others
in conflict with Employee’s obligations under this Agreement, and any copyrights, patents, patent
applications and unpatented inventions which Employee owns or in which Employee has an ownership
interest) ]

	 	 	 
	Timothy J. Czysz

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