EFJ, Inc. Receives Confirmation of $3.3 Million Award from U.S. DoD 3eTI Funded for 2nd Installment of Original $7.7 Million Con

IRVING, Texas, Nov. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- EFJ, Inc. (Nasdaq: EFJI) announced today that 3e Technologies International (3eTI) has been incrementally funded for $3.3 million by a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) customer to support the U.S. Navy with a secure wireless video and mobility solution. This incremental funding is part of a previously announced time and materials-based contract vehicle with a ceiling of $7.7 million. The order was initially funded in the amount of $2.2 million; the incremental $3.3 million is the second amount to be released.

"Video surveillance is a fast growing segment of the wireless market and is estimated to be $3 billion in 2007, an important part of our growth strategy," said Michael E. Jalbert, chairman and chief executive officer of EFJ, Inc. "In addition to fulfilling the project specifications for the U.S. Navy, the technologies developed as part of this program have the potential for a wide range of applications. For militaries, the technologies can be used for shipboard monitoring, and during tactical military and ground support operations. When used for port surveillance and monitoring large public events, these technologies can assist in homeland security. Disaster clean- up, search and rescue operations, forest fire fighting and the monitoring of maintenance crews are other uses for wireless video monitoring. The commercialization of these technologies in the future will enable EFJ, Inc. to sell similar solutions to a wide variety of customers."

About EFJ, Inc.

Headquartered in Irving, Texas, EFJ, Inc. focuses on innovating, developing and marketing the highest quality secure communications solutions to organizations whose mission is to protect and save lives. The Company's customers include first responders in public safety and public service, the federal government, and industrial organizations. The Company's products are marketed under the EFJohnson, 3e Technologies International, and Transcrypt International names. For more information, visit http://www.efji.com.

About 3e Technologies International

As part of EFJ, Inc.'s Secured Communications Division, 3eTI is a leading provider of FIPS 140-2 Validated WLAN products, including security and management server, mesh networking, supplicant and WLAN client devices. It offers wireless-enabled solutions for RFID, video surveillance, remote sensors, and location-based, context-aware telematics. 3eTI serves government, industrial and commercial users worldwide. For more information, visit http://www.3eti.com.

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Certain matters discussed in this press release constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed, suggested or implied by the forward-looking statements due to a number of risk factors including, but not limited to the reliance on prime and subcontractor relationships, the ability of encryption technology to safeguard data, dependence on continued funding of governmental agency programs, general economic and business conditions, and other risks detailed in EFJ's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2006 and in the company's subsequent filings with the SEC. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this press release and EFJ undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.

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