General Physics Corporation Receives Award From the State of Tennessee Comprehensive Homeland Security Exercise Program

Business Wire, Feb 27, 2008

ELKRIDGE, Md. -- Global performance improvement solutions provider General Physics Corporation (GP), a subsidiary of GP Strategies Corporation (NYSE:GPX), has been awarded a Homeland Security Exercise Program (HSEP) contract by the State of Tennessee, Department of Safety, Office of Homeland Security. GP values the contract at up to $1.24 million if all exercises are conducted as scheduled.

Under this contract, GP will plan, develop, conduct, and report the results of 11 exercises over a 17-month period, starting in February 2008. The tabletop, functional, and full-scale exercises will focus on the preparations for, response to, and recovery from pandemic influenza occurrences; chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or explosive (CBRNE) incidents; and catastrophic events.

This is the fourth consecutive Homeland Security exercise contract awarded to GP by the State of Tennessee, dating back to 2002 and the Hospital Bioterrorism Preparedness Program. GP is currently supporting the Tennessee Department of Health with their Hospital Pandemic Influenza Exercise program.

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GP is the principal operating subsidiary of GP Strategies Corporation (NYSE:GPX). GP is a global performance improvement solutions provider of training and e-learning solutions, management consulting, and engineering services. Through its PMC, Sandy Corporation and Via Training divisions, GP provides custom sales training solutions. GP's solutions improve the effectiveness of organizations by delivering innovative and superior training, consulting, and business improvement services customized to meet the specific needs of its clients. Clients include Fortune 500 companies, manufacturing, process and energy industries, and other commercial and government customers. Additional information may be found at www.gpworldwide.com.

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