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):  February 23, 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 5.02       Departures of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of
                Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory
                Arrangements of Certain Officers.

        On February 23, 2009, the Board of Directors of VSE Corporation (the
"Board") increased the number of Board members from eight to nine and elected
Maurice A. Gauthier to fill the vacancy on the Board. In April 2008 Mr. Gauthier
joined VSE Corporation ("VSE") as Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief
Operating Officer. The Board also appointed Mr. Gauthier as a nominee for
reelection as a VSE director at the annual meeting of VSE's stockholders
scheduled to occur in May 2009.  At this time, Mr. Gauthier does not serve on
any committees of the Board.

        Before joining VSE in 2008, Mr. Gauthier completed a military career of
over 28 years of service, retiring in 1997 as a Navy Captain and board
certified Department of Defense Major Program Manager for the Naval Sea Systems
Command Foreign Military Sales program and the San Antonio Landing Platform
Dock Class Shipbuilding Program. Mr. Gauthier worked for VSE from October 1997
through February 1999 as Vice President and Chief Technology Officer and as
Director of Strategic Planning and Business Development, before joining the
Nichols Research Corporation Navy Group as its President. With the acquisition
of Nichols Research Corporation by Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) in 1999,
Mr. Gauthier served as Vice President of CSC's Advanced Marine Center. His most
recent assignment with CSC has been Vice President and General Manager of CSC's
Navy and Marine Corps Business Unit where he was responsible for the overall
leadership and financial performance of a 2,500-person organization providing
systems engineering, technical, information technology and telecommunications
support to U.S. Navy and Marine Corps customers.

	A copy of the February 25, 2009 press release announcing the election of
Mr. Gauthier is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.
The information contained in this news release shall not be deemed to be
"filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor
shall such press release be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set
forth by specific reference in such a filing.


Item 9.01       Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c)  Exhibits

           Exhibit
           Number
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           99.1  Press release issued by VSE Corporation on February 25, 2009
announcing the election of Maurice A. Gauthier to the VSE Board of Directors



                                 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:  February 27, 2009                   /s/ Thomas M. Kiernan
                                           -----------------------------
                                           Thomas M. Kiernan
                                           Vice President, General Counsel
                                             and Secretary

EX-99.1

                                                                   EXHIBIT 99.1

                         MAURICE A. GAUTHIER ELECTED
                    TO VSE CORPORATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS

       Alexandria, Virginia (February 25, 2009) - VSE Corporation
(NASDAQ GS: VSEC) announced today that its Board of Directors has elected
Maurice A. Gauthier as a member of the Board of Directors and as a nominee for
reelection at the annual meeting of VSE's stockholders scheduled to occur on
May 5, 2009.  In April 2008, Mr. Gauthier joined VSE and was appointed
Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Operating Officer of the company.

       Prior to joining VSE, Mr. Gauthier completed a distinguished military
career of over 28 years of service, retiring in 1997 as a Navy Captain and board
certified Department of Defense Major Program Manager for the Naval Sea Systems
Command Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program and the San Antonio Landing
Platform Dock (LPD 17) Class Shipbuilding Program. Mr. Gauthier worked for VSE
from October 1997 through February 1999 as Vice President and Chief Technology
Officer, and as its Director of Strategic Planning and Business Development,
before joining the Nichols Research Corporation Navy Group as its President.
With the acquisition of Nichols Research Corporation by Computer Sciences
Corporation (CSC) in 1999, Mr. Gauthier served as Vice President of CSC's
Advanced Marine Center. His most recent assignment with CSC was as Vice
President and General Manager of CSC's Navy and Marine Corps Business Unit where
he was responsible for the overall leadership and financial performance of a
2,500-person organization providing systems engineering, technical, information
technology and telecommunications support to U.S. Navy and Marine Corps
customers.

About VSE Corporation
	VSE marks its 50th year as a government contractor in 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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