UNITED STATES 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) November 1, 2005

DYNAMICS RESEARCH CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Massachusetts

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

000-023479	04-2211809
(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

60 Frontage Road
Andover, Massachusetts	01810
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

(978) 475-9090

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

     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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TABLE OF CONTENTS

EX-99.1 PRESS RELEASE DATED NOVEMBER 1, 2005

Section 2 — Financial Information

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing of the company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

On November 1, 2005, Dynamics Research Corporation issued a press release announcing financial results as of and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Section 9 — Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits

Number
	99.1	Press release dated November 1, 2005.

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.

DYNAMICS RESEARCH CORPORATION (Registrant)
By:	/s/ David Keleher
	David Keleher
	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

November 1, 2005

Exhibit Index

Exhibit
Number	Exhibit Name	Location
99.1	Press release dated November 1, 2005.	Furnished herewith*

* Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information 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 filing.