8-K

                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 8-K

                                Current Report
                      Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                      the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

     Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  January 16, 2009


                               VSE CORPORATION
            (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

                                   DELAWARE
        (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)


                 0-3676                            54-0649263
        (Commission File Number)         (I.R.S. Identification Number)


         2550 Huntington Avenue
          Alexandria, Virginia                     22303-1499
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)           (Zip Code)


      Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code:  (703) 960-4600

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

By letter dated January 14, 2009, VSE Corporation ("VSE") was informed by
the U.S. Army Contracting Command-CECOM Contracting Center that VSE's proposal
to continue work under the Army's Rapid Response ("R2") program was not in the
competitive range to receive a new contract under the replacement program known
as "Rapid Response-Third Generation (R2-3G)."

VSE issued a press release on January 16, 2009, on this matter, which is filed
as an exhibit to this Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.


Item 9.01       Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)  Exhibits

Exhibit
Number
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99.1     News release of VSE Corporation dated January 16, 2009



                                 SIGNATURES


     	Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


                                           VSE CORPORATION
                                           (Registrant)


Date:  January 22, 2009  		   /s/ M. A. Gauthier
                                           -----------------------------
                                           M. A. Gauthier
                                           CEO/President/COO


                                Exhibit Index

Exhibit 99.1     News release of VSE Corporation dated January 16, 2009

EX-99.1

                                                                   Exhibit 99.1

            VSE STATEMENT ON U.S. ARMY R2-3G CONTRACT DECISION


	Alexandria, Virginia (January 16, 2009) - VSE Corporation (NASDAQ: VSEC)
was informed today by the U.S. Army that VSE's proposal to continue work under
the Army's Rapid Response ("R2") program was not in the competitive range to
receive a new contract under the replacement program known as "Rapid Response-
Third Generation (R2-3G)." VSE's effort under the existing R2 program is
expected to continue until at least 2010 when all funds awarded under existing
task orders have been expended.

	VSE CEO/President/COO Mo Gauthier said, "We are very surprised and
disappointed with this outcome. We believe our performance under the R2 contract
has been exceptional. We have requested a debrief from the Army. Once we have
been advised about the details of the selection process, we will make a decision
about our options. We want to thank our many team mates and subcontractors who
participated with us in submitting what we believed was a winning proposal."

About VSE Corporation

        VSE marks its 50th year as a government contractor in January 2009.
Established in 1959, VSE is a diversified professional services company
providing engineering and consulting services, systems integration,
infrastructure support, and information technology management and solutions,
principally to agencies of the United States Government and other government
prime contractors at locations across the United States and around the world.

        For additional information on VSE services and products, please see the
company's web site at www.vsecorp.com or contact Randy Hollstein, VSE Corporate
Vice President of Marketing, at (703) 329-3206.

Safe Harbor

        This news release contains statements which, to the extent they are not
recitations of historical fact, constitute "forward looking statements" under
federal securities laws. All such statements are intended to be subject to the
safe harbor protection provided by applicable securities laws. For discussions
identifying some important factors that could cause actual VSE results to differ
materially from those anticipated in the forward looking statements in this news
release, see VSE's public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

VSE News Contact: Craig Weber -- (703) 329-4770.

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