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GlobalOptions Group Provides Expertise to State and Local Governments as They Prepare for Hurricane Season 2007

Last Update: 8:01 AM ET May 14, 2007

NEW YORK, May 14, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- GlobalOptions Group, Inc. (GOPG :

GOPG9.70, -0.40, -4.0% ) , a leading provider of domestic and international risk management services, offers guidance and expertise through James Lee Witt Associates (JLWA), a unit of the company specializing in developing and managing plans for emergency preparedness and assisting in post-disaster response and recovery. As hurricane season approaches, JLWA is assisting state and national governments to help them be better prepared for any type of natural disaster.
"It is critical that governments have a plan and the right partnerships in place before a disaster strikes," said James Lee Witt, CEO of JLWA. "We are still in the trenches, recovering from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. And without a broad based public private partnership in place, citizens, governments and businesses can suffer a second disaster - an inefficient and elongated recovery from the devastation that disaster brings."
JLWA experts, many of whom have direct experience working at senior levels at FEMA, other Federal agencies, and at state and local government levels, are able to offer strategic guidance, knowledge and solutions in all areas of preparedness and planning, response operations support, recovery management, and hazard mitigation. JLWA has relationships and stand-by contracts in place with many state and local governments and are prepared to respond immediately upon activation.
"We have all seen the financial and emotional impact a disaster can have when people aren't prepared," said Dr. Harvey Schiller, CEO of GlobalOptions Group. "We've successfully supported large scale recovery and rebuilding efforts after the nation's largest disasters and are committed to providing the most up-to-date emergency preparedness programs, services and solutions available today. Implementing these programs will give peace of mind, reduce loss and, ultimately, save lives," he concluded.
About James Lee Witt Associates
Founded in 2001, James Lee Witt Associates (JLWA), a part of the GlobalOptions Group, is a public safety and crisis management consulting firm based in Washington, D.C. with offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Little Rock, and Sacramento. Led by James Lee Witt, the FEMA Director under President Clinton, JLWA has unrivaled experience and hands-on knowledge of public safety, disaster response, continuity of operations, and emergency management issues. JLWA's management team and staff include some of the nation's most notable and experienced disaster management experts, including General Wesley Clark, one of the nation's most distinguished retired military officers, who formerly served as NATO Supreme Allied Commander; and Rodney Slater, who formerly served as U.S. Secretary of Transportation.
JLWA's clients include the nation's premier universities, hospitals, governments and a variety of Fortune 500 companies, including those in the insurance, transportation, entertainment, finance, utilities, and emergency management industries. JLWA was retained by the State of Louisiana to help Governor Blanco on disaster recovery matters in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and by the City of Philadelphia to conduct a top-to-bottom emergency preparedness assessment. JLWA has advised government leaders, including governors, members of Congress, administration officials, and state and local elected officials, on emergency management policies and programs. www.wittassociates.com
About GlobalOptions Group, Inc.
GlobalOptions Group, with headquarters in New York City and offices in 16 cities, is a provider of high-end risk assessment and mitigation services to Fortune 1000 corporations, governmental organizations and high-profile individuals throughout the world. GlobalOptions Group's services currently include risk management and security, investigations and litigation support, and crisis management. These engagements take GlobalOptions Group staff around the world and are typically highly-sensitive engagements where GlobalOptions Group is interacting with senior leaders in corporations and governments. Its overall mission is to identify, evaluate, assess, prevent and correct issues that may threaten people, organizations or strategic initiatives for corporations or governments. Additional information can be found at www.globaloptionsgroup.com.
Statements in this press release regarding the company's business that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" that involve risks and uncertainties. The company wishes to caution readers not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which statements are made pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1994, and as such, speak only as of the date made. To the extent the content of this press release includes forward-looking statements, they involve various risks and uncertainties including the successful integration of the acquired businesses, projected financial information, and the continued successful implementation of the company's business strategy.
Certain of these risks and uncertainties will be described in greater detail in GlobalOptions Group's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. GlobalOptions Group is under no obligation to (and expressly disclaims any such obligation to) update or alter its forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
SOURCE: GlobalOptions Group, Inc.
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