SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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 27, 2006

ALION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware
(State or Other
Jurisdiction
of Incorporation) 333-89756
(Commission File Number) 54-2061691
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

10 West 35th Street
Chicago, IL 60616
(312) 567-4000 1750 Tysons Boulevard
Suite 1300
McLean, VA 22102
(703) 918-4480

(Address, including Zip Code and Telephone Number, including

Area Code, of Principal Executive Offices)

     Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On February 27, 2006, the Registrant announced its acquisition of Washington Consulting, Inc. (WCI), a provider of enterprise IT and management consulting solutions and services to commercial and government customers. The press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Press release of the Registrant dated February 27, 2006, announcing the acquisition of WCI.

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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 hereunto duly authorized.

Date: February 28, 2006

ALION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
By:	/s/ John M. Hughes
Name: Title:	John M. Hughes Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

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