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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.1

                                                                  EXECUTION COPY

                                                   |__|  Employee's Copy
                                                   |__|  Employer's Copy

                                RDA Corporation
                              Employment Agreement

To R. Donald Awalt:

     This Agreement establishes the terms of your continued employment as Chief
Executive Officer of RDA Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("RDA").

Employment     You and RDA agree to your continued employment as Chief Executive
and Duties     OFficer of RDA on the terms contained below.  You will report
               directly to RDA's Board of Directors (the "Board").  You agree to
               perform whatever duties the Board may assign you from time to
               time that are consistent with services customarily performed by
               the chief executive officer of a similar company.

               During your employment, you agree to devote your full business
               time and best efforts, attention, and energies to performing
               those duties (except as the Board otherwise agrees from time to
               time).  RDA acknowledges that you may serve as a director or
               comparable non-employee position for other companies and agrees
               that such service does not violate this Agreement, so long as you
               do not violate the No Competition provision.  You may manage your
               personal investments, as long as the management takes only
               reasonable amounts of time.

Term of        Your employment under this Agreement begins as of August 21, 2000
Employment     (the "Effective Date") and will end at 6 p.m. Eastern Time on
               October 1, 2003, unless earlier ended or later extended.

               Your employment under this Agreement will automatically extend to
               October 1, 2004 unless one party gives notice of non-extension to
               the other no later than September 30, 2001.  The term will extend
               beyond October 1, 2004 in one-year increments unless one party
               gives notice of non-extension to the other no later than two
               years before the then current extension would end.  The initial
               employment period plus any extensions under this Agreement
               constitute the "Term."

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Place of       Your principal place of employment will be RDA's corporate
Employment     offices in Timonium, Maryland, or such other location at which
               you agree to work, and in office space you consider appropriate.

Compensation   RDA will provide you compensation and incentives as follows:

     Salary         RDA will pay you an annual salary (the "Salary") from the
                    Effective Date at the rate of no less than $300,000 in
                    accordance with its regular payroll practices. The Board
                    will consider you for Salary increases at least annually, on
                    or around January 1, and may increase but not decrease your
                    Salary.

     Performance    You will have the opportunity to receive a performance bonus
     Bonus          with respect to each fiscal year ending during the term of
                    this Agreement, based on objective criteria to which you
                    agree before the fiscal year begins. The bonus may be up to
                    150% of your Salary (although the Compensation Committee can
                    authorize higher payments).

     Employee       While RDA employs you, RDA will provide you with the same
     Benefits       benefits, as RDA makes generally available from time to time
                    to RDA's senior executives, as those benefits are amended or
                    terminated from time to time. Your benefits will be at or
                    above the level of any other executive in the Company,
                    assuming you satisfy underwriting criteria for such
                    benefits. Your participation in RDA's benefit plans will be
                    subject to the terms of the applicable plan documents and
                    RDA's generally applied policies, and RDA in its sole
                    discretion may from time to time adopt, modify, interpret,
                    or discontinue such plans or policies.

Expenses       RDA will reimburse you for reasonable travel, entertainment, and
               other out-of-pocket expenses you incur in performing your duties
               under this Agreement, upon submission and approval of written
               statements and bills that comply with RDA's then regular
               procedures.

Termination    Subject to the provisions of this section, you and RDA agree that
               it may terminate your employment, or you may resign, except that,
               if you voluntarily resign, you must provide RDA with 90 days'
               prior written notice (unless RDA has previously waived such
               notice in writing or authorized a shorter notice period).

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     By RDA         RDA may terminate your employment for Cause, with written
     For Cause      notice stating the acts, omissions, refusals, or failures
                    that RDA believes constitute Cause, if you:

                    (i)  are convicted of, or plead guilty or no contest to, any
                         misdemeanor (other than for minor infractions)
                         involving fraud, breach of trust, or misappropriation,
                         or any felony; or

                    (ii) commit an act of gross negligence or otherwise act with
                         willful disregard for RDA's best interests, and the
                         result of your actions is materially adverse to RDA.

                    When providing you with a written notice of termination for
                    Cause under Clause (ii), the Board will provide you with at
                    least 30 days in which to correct the specified act,
                    omission, refusal, or failure.  If not corrected within that
                    period, your employment will terminate for Cause at the end
                    of that period.  Your termination for Cause under Clause (i)
                    will be effective immediately upon the Board's mailing or
                    transmission of such notice.

     By RDA         RDA may terminate your employment under this Agreement
     Without Cause  before the end of the Term, without Cause, upon 90 days'
                    prior written notice.

     By RDA         If you become "disabled," RDA may terminate your employment.
     For Disability You are "disabled" if you are unable, despite whatever
                    reasonable accommodations the law requires, to render
                    services to RDA for more than 180 days in a calendar year
                    because of physical or mental disability, incapacity, or
                    illness.

     Death          If you die during the term, the term will end as of the date
                    of your death.

     By You for     You may resign for Good Reason because of any of the
     Good Reason    following conditions:

                         RDA materially breaches this Agreement (and your
                         actions or omissions did not primarily cause or
                         materially contribute to the breach) and fails to
                         correct such breach within 30 days (10 days for failure
                         to pay Salary) after receiving your written demand that
                         it remedy the breach;

                         the Board assigns you duties inconsistent with, or
                         substantially diminishes, your status or
                         responsibilities as a chief executive officer or
                         attempts to reduce your compensation below the level
                         described in this Agreement

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                         or relocates your principal place of employment without
                         your consent by more than 20 miles (and your consent to
                         one relocation does not waive any future objections to
                         a later relocation);

                         you have attained age 60;

                         you cease to be a member the Board (other than by your
                         voluntary resignation or your choice not to stand for
                         re-election or re-appointment); or

                         RDA fails to obtain a satisfactory written agreement
                         from any successor to assume and agree to perform this
                         Agreement, which successor you reasonably conclude is
                         capable of performing its obligations under this
                         Agreement.

                    RDA agrees that your continuing to work during the initial
                    90 days after a Good Reason occurs does not mean that you
                    are waiving your rights to resign for Good Reason.
                    Thereafter, you waive your rights with respect to that
                    specific occurrence of Good Reason.

Payments on    Except to the extent the law requires otherwise or as provided in
Termination    this Payments on Termination section or in any option agreement,
               neither you nor your beneficiary or estate will have any rights
               or claims under this Agreement or otherwise to receive severance
               or any other cash compensation (other than Salary, bonuses, and
               vacation already accrued but not paid and reimbursement of unpaid
               expenses) after your termination or resignation.

     By RDA         If RDA terminates your employment without Cause, or you
     Without Cause  terminate your employment for Good Reason, RDA will pay you
     or By You for  severance consisting of Salary, as then in effect, and your
     Good Reason    maximum bonus potential (for the year of termination,
                    multiplied by the full and fractional years remaining in the
                    Term) for the remaining Term.  RDA will pay you half within
                    10 days after your employment ends and the remainder ratably
                    over the period to which the severance equates.  In
                    addition, RDA will accelerate any options you then hold such
                    that all options will become immediately exercisable as a
                    result of your termination or resignation (and will expire
                    in accordance with the options' terms, normally within 90
                    days after such date).  RDA will also pay the premiums on
                    your split dollar policy for the period during which you are
                    receiving severance, as well as pay the premiums for the
                    continuation of your health and dental coverage under
                    Section 4980B of the Code (referred to as COBRA coverage).

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        By RDA         If RDA terminates your employment because you are
        Because of     disabled, you agree that your severance consists of the
        Disability     payments during your period of disability before your
                       employment termination.

                  You are not required to mitigate amounts payable under these
                  provisions by seeking other employment or otherwise. RDA may
                  not offset or otherwise reduce its obligations to you under
                  this Agreement because of any compensation you earn after your
                  RDA employment ends.

Confidentiality   During the term of this Agreement, and at any and all times
                  thereafter, you must hold in confidence, and not disclose to
                  any third party, except to authorized persons in the course of
                  your work for RDA, and not use for your benefit of yourself or
                  that of any other individual or entity, without RDA's consent,
                  any information of a confidential nature of which you become
                  aware in the course of your work for RDA, or that you obtained
                  in connection with your relationship with RDA, pertaining to
                  the business or operations of RDA, or its clients.
                  Confidential information of this type includes, but is not
                  limited to, any and all processes, equipment, devices,
                  techniques, methods, designs, programs, trade secrets and the
                  like (whether patentable or not), or data, know-how, written
                  instructions, or other writings, client lists, pricing lists,
                  sales techniques, or financial products, and all improvements
                  or additions thereto of any nature whatsoever, no matter
                  whether any of the same is the information of RDA or the
                  information of its clients. You must hold and use articles
                  representing or disclosing such confidential information only
                  in the manner as authorized by RDA and may not make
                  unauthorized copies thereof. Upon termination of employment,
                  and at any other time upon request, you must return all
                  records, memoranda, notes, files, and documents of and
                  pertaining to RDA or its clients, including, but not limited
                  to, client lists or concerning any articles, products, used or
                  developed, investigated or considered by RDA, then in your
                  possession, it being agreed that all such records, memoranda,
                  notes, files, and documents are property of RDA no matter
                  where located. You agree not to make or retain any copy or
                  extract thereof. You agree to comply with and be bound by the
                  terms of any confidentiality agreement to which RDA is bound
                  concerning confidential information of its clients.

Work Product      You acknowledge and agree that any and all writings,
                  documents, inventions, discoveries, computer programs (whether
                  source or object code), algorithms, "know-how," hardware,
                  ideas, improvements, plans, memoranda, tests, research,
                  designs, drawings, specifications, models, data documentation,
                  diagrams, flow charts, processes, procedures and/or techniques
                  (whether reduced to written form or otherwise) that you may
                  make, conceive, discover or develop, either solely or jointly
                  with any other person or persons, at any time during the term
                  of this Agreement, whether during working hours, or at RDA
                  facilities or at any other time or location,

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                  and whether at the request or upon the suggestion of RDA or
                  otherwise, that relate to or are in any way useful in
                  connection with any business now or hereafter carried on or
                  contemplated by RDA, including developments or expansions of
                  its present fields of operations (collectively, "Intellectual
                  Work Product"), will be the sole and exclusive property of
                  RDA. You must make full disclosure to RDA of all such
                  Intellectual Work Product, and must do everything necessary or
                  desirable to vest absolute title thereto in RDA. You must
                  prepare all specifications or other documentation regarding
                  such Intellectual Work Product and otherwise aid and assist
                  RDA so that RDA can prepare and present applications for
                  copyright or Letters Patent therefor and can secure such
                  copyright or Letters Patent wherever possible, as well as
                  reissues, renewals, and extensions thereof, and can obtain the
                  record title to such copyright or patents so that RDA will be
                  the sole and absolute owner thereof in all countries in which
                  it may desire to have copyright or patent protection. You
                  agree that you will not be entitled to any additional or
                  special compensation or reimbursement regarding any and all
                  such Intellectual Work Product.

                  You acknowledge and agree that all such Intellectual Work
                  Product that is copyrightable will be considered to be a work
                  made for hire under United States copyright law and that such
                  Intellectual Work Product will, upon its creation, be owned
                  exclusively by RDA. To the extent that any such Intellectual
                  Work Product, (including such work product as is unrelated to
                  or is not necessarily useful in connection with any business
                  of RDA) under applicable law, may not be considered to be a
                  work made for hire, you hereby assign to RDA the ownership of
                  copyright in such Intellectual Work Product, without the
                  necessity of any further consideration, and RDA will be
                  entitled to obtain and hold in its own name all copyrights
                  with respect thereto.

                  To the extent that you may be entitled to claim any ownership
                  interest in any of such Intellectual Work Product (including
                  such work product as is unrelated to or is not necessarily
                  useful in connection with any business of RDA), you hereby
                  irrevocably assign and transfer to RDA all of your right,
                  title, and interest in and to such Intellectual Work Product,
                  (including such work product as is unrelated to or is not
                  necessarily useful in connection with any business of RDA)
                  under patent, copyright, trade secret and trademark law, in
                  perpetuity or for the longest period otherwise permitted by
                  law. You acknowledge and agree that RDA may contract with
                  clients to provide that Intellectual Work Product will be a
                  work for hire belonging to the client and may additionally
                  assign all ownership rights to client. You hereby irrevocably
                  consent to such contracts and assignments.

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Covenant Not      During the term of this Agreement and for a period of two (2)
to Compete        years from the date of termination, regardless of the reason
                  for termination, you agree that you will not directly or
                  indirectly solicit or service or accept employment with or
                  otherwise establish a business relationship with any Clients,
                  as defined herein, in any manner, either personally or through
                  others. You agree that should this Agreement be terminated,
                  you will not communicate with Clients so as to in any way
                  indicate that your relationship with RDA has terminated or
                  that you are conducting business at any address other than
                  that of RDA. Moreover, during the two (2) year period
                  following termination, you agree that you will not, without
                  the prior written consent of RDA, directly or indirectly
                  induce or attempt to influence any employee of RDA to
                  terminate his employment, or employ, establish any business
                  relationship with, do any business with or cause or encourage
                  anyone else to associate with, or do any business with any
                  employee who was employed by RDA at the time of the
                  termination of your employment or who terminated his
                  employment for any reason during the six (6) months preceding
                  the termination of your employment with RDA.

                  As used in this Agreement, the term "Clients" or "clients"
                  means and includes, but is not necessarily limited to, (1)
                  those individuals and organizations (organizations include,
                  but are not necessarily limited to, proprietorships,
                  partnerships, joint ventures, corporations, societies,
                  associations and labor organizations) who or which have
                  purchased a product or service from RDA within the two year
                  period immediately before or during the term of your
                  association with RDA, (2) any stockholder, principal or
                  partner of any such client excluding, however, non-controlling
                  stockholders of any publicly listed corporation, (3) any
                  organization, a trustee, officer, director or stockholder of
                  which (other than a non-controlling stockholder of any
                  publicly listed corporation) was a client during the term of
                  your association with RDA or within the two year period
                  immediately before the first day of your association with RDA,
                  and (4) any individual or organization that has approached RDA
                  or been approached by RDA concerning the purchase of products
                  or services within the six month period immediately preceding
                  the termination date of this Agreement but not before the
                  commencement of your tenure at RDA.

                  As used herein, "solicit" or "service" includes communication
                  with an individual or an organization, by any means
                  whatsoever, directly or indirectly regarding products and
                  services of a type available from RDA whether or not to induce
                  the individual or organization to immediately purchase such
                  products or services.

Remedies          You agree that in the event of any breach or threatened breach
                  by you of the provisions of this Agreement, including, but not
                  limited to, those provisions dealing with work product,
                  confidentiality and  non-

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                  competition, RDA will suffer immediate and irreparable injury,
                  and RDA, without notice to you, may apply to any Court of
                  competent jurisdiction for the entry of an immediate Order for
                  an injunction restraining your breach of any such provision of
                  the Agreement, without the necessity of posting a bond, and
                  may institute and prosecute proceedings at law and equity for
                  the specific performance of this Agreement and/or to obtain
                  any other relief as may be appropriate, with all expenses of
                  such legal action, including reasonable attorney's fees, being
                  borne by you. The provisions of this Agreement pertaining to
                  work product, confidentiality and non-competition will apply
                  and remain in full force and effect regardless of the cause
                  and/or manner of or reason for termination or cessation of
                  this Agreement, and regardless of any other controversies that
                  may arise between the parties with reference thereto or
                  otherwise.

Assignment        If you give your prior written consent, RDA may assign or
                  otherwise transfer this Agreement and any and all of its
                  rights, duties, obligations, or interests under it to

                       any of the affiliates or subsidiaries of RDA or

                       to any business entity that at any time by merger,
                       consolidation, or otherwise acquires all or substantially
                       all of RDA's stock or assets or to which RDA transfers
                       all or substantially all of its assets.

                  Upon such assignment or transfer, any such business entity
                  will be treated as substituted for RDA for all purposes.
                  Without RDA's prior written consent, you may not assign or
                  delegate this Agreement or any or all rights, duties,
                  obligations, or interests under it, except that your economic
                  benefits may be paid to your heirs or beneficiaries after your
                  death.

Indemnification;  If you are made a party or witness to any threatened, pending,
Insurance         or completed action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil,
                  criminal, administrative or investigative (other than RDA's
                  nonderivative action against you), because you are or were
                  performing services for RDA, then RDA must indemnify you as
                  set forth in RDA's Charter as of the Effective Date (or as
                  protection improves under the Charter in the future) against
                  all expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines,
                  and amounts paid in settlement to the fullest extent the
                  applicable state's laws now or in the future permit, and this
                  covenant adds to any protection you may have under RDA's by-
                  laws. RDA represents to you that it has in place and will
                  maintain appropriate levels of errors and omissions and
                  directors' and officers' insurance. This Indemnification;
                  Insurance section will remain in effect even after your
                  employment or this Agreement ends.

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Amendment;        Neither you nor RDA may modify, amend, or waive the terms of
Waiver            this Agreement other than by a written instrument signed by
                  you and a duly authorized officer of RDA (with the Board's
                  approval). Either party's waiver of the other party's
                  compliance with any provision of this Agreement is not a
                  waiver of any other provision of this Agreement or of any
                  subsequent breach by such party of a provision of this
                  Agreement.

Severability;     To the extent that any other provision of this Agreement is
Judicial          determined to be unenforceable, such provision will be severed
Modification      from this Agreement and the remaining provisions will remain
                  fully enforceable as if such unenforceable provision had not
                  been included herein. The parties agree that if a Court
                  determines any of the provisions hereof related to non-
                  competition are unenforceable the Court may modify this
                  Agreement or any of its terms so as to permit the enforcement
                  thereof as modified.

Conflicting       You hereby represent and warrant to RDA that execution of this
Agreements        Agreement and the performance of his obligations hereunder
                  will not breach or be in conflict with any other agreement to
                  which you may be a party or may be bound and you are not
                  subject to any covenants that would affect your duties and
                  obligations hereunder. You agree not to use for the benefit of
                  RDA any proprietary information of a third party without such
                  third party's consent.

Withholding       RDA will reduce its compensatory payments to you for
                  withholding and FICA taxes and any other withholdings and
                  contributions required by law.

Expiration        Expiration of this Agreement, whether because of notice of
                  non-renewal or otherwise, does not entitle you to Severance,
                  except as otherwise provided under Payments on Termination for
                  terminations that occur before the conclusion of the Term.

Governing Law     The laws of the State of Maryland (other than its conflict of
                  laws provisions) govern this Agreement.

Notices           Notices must be given in writing by personal delivery, by
                  certified mail, return receipt requested, by telecopy, or by
                  overnight delivery. You should send or deliver your notices to
                  the offices of RDA. RDA will send or deliver any notice given
                  to you at your address as reflected on RDA's personnel
                  records. You and RDA may change the address for notice by like
                  notice to the other. You and RDA agree that notice is received
                  on the date it is personally delivered, the date it is
                  received by certified mail, the

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                  date of guaranteed delivery by the overnight service, or the
                  date the fax machine confirms effective transmission.

                              RDA CORPORATION

                         By:  /s/ Stephen F. Kupres
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                              Stephen F. Kupres
                              Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President of
                                     Finance and Assistant Treasurer

I accept and agree:

 /s/ R. Donald Awalt
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     R. Donald Awalt

        August 21, 2000
Dated:--------------------

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                                   Exhibit A
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                              Dispute Resolution

Mediation      If either party has a dispute or claim relating to this Agreement
               or their relationship and except as set forth in Alternatives,
               the parties must first seek to mediate the same before an
               impartial mediator the parties mutually designate, at the
               Company's expense (other than their respective attorneys' fees).
               Subject to the mediator's schedule, the mediation must occur
               within 45 days of either party's written demand.  However, in an
               appropriate circumstance, a party may seek emergency equitable
               relief from a court of competent jurisdiction notwithstanding
               this obligation to mediate.

Binding        If the mediation reaches no solution or the parties agree to
Arbitration    forego mediation, the parties will promptly submit their disputes
               to binding arbitration before one or more arbitrators
               (collectively or singly, the "Arbitrator") the parties agree to
               select (or whom, absent agreement, a court of competent
               jurisdiction selects). The arbitration must follow applicable law
               related to arbitration proceedings and, where appropriate, the
               Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration
               Association.

Arbitration    All statutes of limitations and substantive laws applicable to a
Principles     court proceeding will apply to this proceeding. The Arbitrator
               will have the power to grant relief in equity as well as at law,
               to issue subpoenas duces tecum, to question witnesses, to
               consider affidavits (provided there is a fair opportunity to
               rebut the affidavits), to require briefs and written summaries of
               the material evidence, and to relax the rules of evidence and
               procedure, provided that the Arbitrator must not admit evidence
               it does not consider reliable. The Arbitrator will not have the
               authority to add to, detract from, or modify any provision of
               this Agreement. The parties agree (and the Arbitrator must agree)
               that all proceedings and decisions of the Arbitrator will be
               maintained in confidence, to the extent legally permissible, and
               not be made public by any party or the Arbitrator without the
               prior written consent of all parties to the arbitration, except
               as the law may otherwise require.

Discovery;     The parties have selected arbitration to expedite the resolution
Evidence;      of disputes and to reduce the costs and burdens associated with
Presumptions   litigation. The parties agree that the Arbitrator should take
               these concerns into account when determining whether to authorize
               discovery and, if so, the scope of permissible discovery and
               other hearing and pre-hearing procedures. The Arbitrator may
               permit reasonable discovery rights in preparation for the
               arbitration, provided that it should accelerate the scheduling of
               and responses to such discovery so as not to unreasonably delay
               the arbitration. Exhibits must be marked and left with the
               Arbitrator until it has rendered a decision. Either party may
               elect, at its expense, to record

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                 the proceedings by audiotape or stenographic recorder (but not
                 by video). The Arbitrator may conclude that the applicable law
                 of any foreign jurisdiction would be identical to that of
                 Maryland on the pertinent issue(s), absent a party's providing
                 the Arbitrator with relevant authorities (and copying the
                 opposing party) at least five business days before the
                 arbitration hearing.

Nature of Award  The Arbitrator must render its award, to the extent feasible,
                 within 30 days after the close of the hearing. The award must
                 set forth the material findings of fact and legal conclusions
                 supporting the award. The parties agree that it will be final,
                 binding, and enforceable by any court of competent
                 jurisdiction. Where necessary or appropriate to effectuate
                 relief, the Arbitrator may issue equitable orders as part of or
                 ancillary to the award. The Arbitrator must equitably allocate
                 the costs and fees of the proceeding and may consider in doing
                 so the relative fault of the parties.

Appeal           The parties may appeal the award based on the grounds allowed
                 by statute, as well as upon the ground that the award
                 misapplies the law to the facts, provided that such appeal is
                 filed within the applicable time limits law allows. If the
                 award is appealed, the court may consider the ruling, evidence
                 submitted during the arbitration, briefs, and arguments but
                 must not try the case de novo. The parties will bear the costs
                 and fees associated with the appeal in accordance with the
                 arbitration award or, in the event of a successful appeal, in
                 accordance with the court's final judgment.

Alternatives     This Dispute Resolution provision does not preclude a party
                 from seeking equitable relief from a court (i) to prevent
                 imminent or irreparable injury or (ii) pending arbitration, to
                 preserve the last peaceable status quo, nor does it preclude
                 the parties from agreeing to a less expensive and faster means
                 of dispute resolution.

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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.2

                             EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
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     THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT ("Agreement") made this 21st day of January,
1998, by between RDA CONSULTANTS LIMITED ("RDA"), and William E. Ambrose
("Employee").

                                   RECITALS
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     R-1.  RDA is engaged in the computer software development and consulting
services business; and

     R-2.  Employee has been employed by RDA as a member of the executive
management team and the parties desire to enter into this Agreement to
memorialize the terms of Employee's continued employment with RDA now as Vice
President of Recruitment.

     NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, the mutual covenants
herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties covenant and agree as
follows:

          1.  DUTIES OF EMPLOYEE.   Employee shall devote full time, energy,
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     skill and best efforts to the business of RDA as directed by its president,
     including management duties of the corporation. Employee's duties shall
     include, but not be limited to, management activities pertaining to the
     corporation and its branches.

          2.  COMPENSATION.  RDA will pay Employee at the rate of $140,000 per
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     year, payable bi-weekly. Employee will be eligible for incentive bonuses of
     up to $5,000 per quarter based on the satisfaction of quarterly objectives
     as established by RDA. Employee will receive bonus payments on a monthly
     basis of 1% of the month's net profit before tax for RDA.

          3.  CONFIDENTIALITY.  During the term of this Agreement, and at any
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and all times thereafter, Employee shall hold in confidence, and not disclose to
any third party, except to authorized persons in the course of his work for RDA,
and will not use for the benefit of himself or any other individual or entity,
without the consent of RDA, any information of a confidential nature of which
Employee becomes aware in the course of his work for RDA, or which he obtained
in connection with his relationship with RDA, pertaining to the business or
operations of RDA, or its clients. Confidential information of this type
includes, but is not limited to, any and all processes, equipment, devices,
techniques, methods, designs, programs, trade secrets and the like (whether
patentable or not), or data, know-how, written instructions or other writings,
client lists, pricing lists, sales techniques, or financial products, and all
improvements or additions thereto of any nature whatsoever, no matter whether
any of the same is the information of RDA or the
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     information of its clients. Employee shall hold and use articles
     representing or disclosing such confidential information only in the manner
     as authorized by RDA and shall not make unauthorized copies thereof. Upon
     termination of employment, and at any other time upon request, Employee
     shall return all records, memoranda, notes, files, and documents of and
     pertaining to RDA or its clients, including, but not limited to, client
     lists or concerning any articles, products, used or developed, investigated
     or considered by RDA, then in Employee's possession, it being agreed that
     all such records, memoranda, notes, files, and documents are property of
     RDA no matter where located. Employee agrees not to make or retain any copy
     or extract thereof. Employee agrees to comply with and be bound by the
     terms of any confidentiality agreement to which RDA is bound concerning
     confidential information of its clients.

          4.  WORK PRODUCT.  Employee acknowledges and agrees that any and all
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     writings, documents, inventions, discoveries, computer programs (whether
     source or object code), algorithms, "know-how", hardware, ideas,
     improvements, plans, memoranda, tests, research, designs, drawings,
     specifications, models, data documentation, diagrams, flow charts,
     processes, procedures and/or techniques (whether reduced to written form or
     otherwise) which Employee may make, conceive, discover or develop, either
     solely or jointly with any other person or persons, at any time during the
     term of this Agreement, whether during working hours, or at RDA facilities
     or at any other time or location, and whether at the request or upon the
     suggestion of RDA or otherwise, which relate to or are in any way useful in
     connection with any business now or hereafter carried on or contemplated by
     RDA, including developments or expansions of its present fields of
     operations (collectively, "Intellectual Work Product"), shall be the sole
     and exclusive property of RDA. Employee shall make full disclosure to RDA
     of all such Intellectual Work Product, and shall do everything necessary or
     desirable to vest absolute title thereto in RDA. Employee shall prepare all
     specifications or other documentation regarding such Intellectual Work
     Product and otherwise aid and assist RDA so that RDA can prepare and
     present applications for copyright or Letters Patent therefore and can
     secure such copyright or Letters Patent wherever possible, as well as
     reissues, renewals, and extensions thereof, and can obtain the record title
     to such copyright or patents so that RDA shall be the sole and absolute
     owner thereof in all countries in which it may desire to have copyright or
     patent protection. Employee shall not be entitled to any additional or
     special compensation or reimbursement regarding any and all such
     Intellectual Work Product.

     Employee acknowledges and agrees that all such Intellectual Work Product
that is copyrightable shall be considered to be a work made for hire under
United States copyright law and that such Intellectual Work Product shall, upon
its creation, be owned exclusively by RDA.  To the extent that any such
Intellectual Work Product, (including such work product as is unrelated to or is
not necessarily useful in connection with any business of RDA) under applicable
law, may not be considered to be a work made for hire, Employee hereby assigns
to RDA the ownership of copyright in such Intellectual Work Product, without the
necessity of any further consideration, and RDA shall be entitled to obtain and
hold in its own name all copyrights with respect thereto.

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     To the extent that Employee may be entitled to claim any ownership interest
in any of such Intellectual Work Product, (including such work product as is
unrelated to or is not necessarily useful in connection with any business of
RDA) Employee hereby irrevocably assigns and transfers to RDA all of his right,
title and interest in and to such Intellectual Work Product, (including such
work product as is unrelated to or is not necessarily useful in connection with
any business of RDA) under patent, copyright, trade secret and trademark law, in
perpetuity or for the longest period otherwise permitted by law.  Employee
acknowledges and agrees that RDA may contract with clients to provide that
Intellectual Work Product shall be a work for hire belonging to the client and
may additionally assign all ownership rights to client.  Employee hereby
irrevocably consents to such contracts and assignments.

          5.  TERMINATION.  This Agreement may be terminated by either party
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     hereto for any reason whatsoever upon ten (10) days written notice to the
     other. Upon such termination, Employee shall receive two weeks pay unless
     he is discharged for cause.

     RDA may terminate this Agreement and discharge Employee at any time for
cause which shall include insubordination, gross negligence, any violation of
any express direction or any reasonable rule or regulation established by RDA
from time to time regarding the conduct of its business, or any violation by
Employee of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, criminal conduct
(whether or not related to Employee's employment), incompetence, intoxication,
drug addiction, in which event RDA shall have no further obligations or
liabilities hereunder after the date of such discharge.  The provisions of
Sections 3, 4, 6, 7, and all other provisions hereof relating to
confidentiality, work product and non-competition shall expressly survive
termination.

          6.  COVENANT NOT TO COMPETE.   During the term of this Agreement and
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     for a period of two (2) years from the date of termination, regardless of
     the reason for termination, Employee agrees that he will not directly or
     indirectly solicit or service or accept employment with or otherwise
     establish a business relationship with any Clients, as defined herein, in
     any manner, either personally or through others. Employee agrees that
     should this Agreement be terminated, Employee shall not communicate with
     Clients so as to in any way indicate that Employee's relationship with RDA
     has terminated or that Employee is conducting business at any address other
     than that of RDA. Moreover, during the two (2) year period following
     termination, Employee agrees that he shall not, without the prior written
     consent of RDA, directly or indirectly induce or attempt to influence any
     employee of RDA to terminate his employment, or employ, establish any
     business relationship with, do any business with or cause or encourage
     anyone else to associate with, or do any business with any employee who was
     employed by RDA at the time of the termination of Employee's employment or
     who terminated his employment for any reason during the six (6) months
     preceding the termination of Employee's employment with RDA.

     As used in this Agreement, the term "Clients" or "clients" shall mean and
include, but not necessarily be limited to (1) those individuals and
organizations (organizations include, but are not necessarily limited to,
proprietorships, partnerships, joint ventures, corporations, societies,
associations and labor organizations) who or which have purchased a product or
service from

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RDA within the two year period immediately prior to or during the term of
Employee's association with RDA, (2) any stockholder, principal or partner of
any such client excluding, however, non-controlling stockholders of any publicly
listed corporation, (3) any organization, a trustee, officer, director or
stockholder of which (other than a non-controlling stockholder of any publicly
listed corporation) was a client during the term of Employee's association with
RDA or within the two year period immediately prior to the first day of
Employee's association with RDA, and (4) any individual or organization which
has approached RDA or been approached by RDA concerning the purchase of products
or services within the six month period immediately preceding the termination
date of this Agreement but not prior to the commencement of tenure of Employee
at RDA.

     As used herein, "solicit" or "service" includes communication with an
individual or an organization, by any means whatsoever, directly or indirectly
regarding products and services of a type available from RDA whether or not to
induce the individual or organization to immediately purchase such products or
services.

          7.  REMEDIES.   Employee agrees that in the event of any breach or
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     threatened breach by Employee of the provisions of this Agreement,
     including, but not limited to, those provisions dealing with work product,
     confidentiality and non-competition, RDA will suffer immediate and
     irreparable injury, and RDA, without notice to Employee, may apply to any
     Court of competent jurisdiction for the entry of an immediate Order for an
     injunction restraining the breach of any said provision of the Agreement by
     Employee, without the necessity of posting a bond, and may institute and
     prosecute proceedings at law and equity for the specific performance of
     this Agreement and/or to obtain any other relief as may be appropriate,
     with all expenses of such legal action, including reasonable attorney's
     fees, being borne by Employee. The provisions of this Agreement pertaining
     to work product, confidentiality and non-competition shall apply and remain
     in full force and effect regardless of the cause and/or manner of or reason
     for termination or cessation of this Agreement, and regardless of any other
     controversies that may arise between the parties with reference thereto or
     otherwise.

          8.  AUTHORITY TO BIND RDA. The Employee may make disbursements, make
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     purchases or incur liabilities on behalf of RDA only as permitted under
     written company policy.

          9.  CONFLICTING AGREEMENTS.  The Employee hereby represents and
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     warrants to RDA that execution of this Agreement and the performance of his
     obligations hereunder will not breach or be in conflict with any other
     agreement to which he may be a party or may be bound and is not subject to
     any covenants that would affect his duties and obligations hereunder. The
     Employee shall not use for the benefit of RDA any proprietary information
     of a third party without such third party's consent.

          10.  OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES. Employee agrees that as this is a full time
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     and best efforts agreement, he shall not, without prior written consent of
     RDA, provide services for compensation to any person or entity, as an
     employee, consultant or otherwise, during the term of this Agreement.

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          11.  SEVERABILITY; JUDICIAL MODIFICATION. To the extent that any other
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     provision of this Agreement shall be determined to be unenforceable such
     provision shall be severed from this Agreement and the remaining provisions
     shall remain fully enforceable as if such unenforceable provision had not
     been included herein. The parties agree that if a Court determines any of
     the provisions hereof related to non-competition are unenforceable the
     Court may modify this Agreement or any of its terms so as to permit the
     enforcement thereof as modified.

          12.  APPLICABLE LAW; NO WAIVER; MISCELLANEOUS. This Agreement shall be
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     construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Maryland. This
     Agreement shall be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective
     heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns. This is the final
     agreement between the parties replacing all other prior understandings and
     agreements, whether oral or written, all of which are merged herein. Any
     amendment hereto must be in writing and signed by the parties. The failure
     of RDA to exercise any of its rights hereunder upon breach of Employee
     shall not constitute a waiver upon the continuation or recurrence of any
     such breach. This Agreement may be assigned by RDA but may not be assigned
     by Employee.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
executed the day and year first above written.

ATTEST:                                 RDA CONSULTANTS LIMITED
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  /s/  [Illegible]                      /s/  R. Donald Awalt      (SEAL)
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                                        R. Donald Awalt
                                        Title:  President

WITNESS:
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  /s/  [Illegible]                      /s/  William E.Ambrose          (SEAL)
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                                        William E. Ambrose
                                        Employee

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