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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington D.C. 20549
                                    FORM 8-K

                 Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 o4 15(d)
                     Of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) March 29, 2002


                          DYNAMICS RESEARCH CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

    Massachusetts                 1-7348                       04-2211809
 (State or other           (Commission File Number)          (IRS Employer
  jurisdiction of                                          Identification No.)
  incorporation)

     60 Frontage Road, Andover, MA                              01810-5498
(Address of principal executive offices)                        (Zip Code)

 Registrant's telephone number, including area code           (978) 475-9090


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Item 5.                      Other Events

     The U.S. Air Force Electronic Systems Center has notified DRC that,
effective April 1, 2002, the follow-on five-year Combat Air Forces Command
program office support contract, previously held for three years by DRC as prime
contractor, is proposed to be awarded to another contractor, of which DRC is a
team member. DRC provides 52 of the 180 contractor personnel supporting the
contract and recognized annual contract revenues of $23 million in 2001. Of that
amount, subcontracted work totaled approximately $14 million. During the new
contract transition process, all current DRC and subcontractor support personnel
have been asked to continue working on the program. DRC, as a team member
subcontractor, will negotiate to retain DRC's staff in their current Combat Air
Forces Command support contract assignments. This information is subject to the
Safe Harbor statements below.

FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

     Safe harbor statements under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995: Some statements contained or implied in this quarterly report that are
not historical fact such as financial forecasts contain forward-looking
information. These statements may be identified by forward-looking words such as
"expect," "look," "believe," "anticipate," "may," "will," and other
forward-looking terminology. Such statements are subject to risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially, including
uncertainties regarding contractual requirements, actions by customers and
actual costs to complete; federal budget matters; government contracting risks;
competitive market conditions; customer requirements, schedules and related
funding; technological change; uncertainty of future financing; overall economic
factors; ability to successfully complete and integrate acquisitions and other
matters. These factors are discussed in more detail in DRC's Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001. DRC assumes no obligation to
update any forward-looking information.


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                                    SIGNATURE

         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.

                                   DYNAMICS RESEARCH CORPORATION
                                              (Registrant)


Date:  April 2, 2002               By:/s/ David Keleher
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                                   David Keleher
                                   Vice President and Chief Financial Officer