EXHIBIT 23.2

                          CONSENT OF STEGMAN & COMPANY







                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

To the Stockholders and Board of Directors
Essex Corporation

         We  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in the  Registration
Statement of Essex Corporation on Form S-8 (the "Registration Statement") of our
report dated  February  21,  2003,  except as to Note 12 which is dated March 1,
2003, relating to the balance sheet of Essex Corporation as of December 29, 2002
and the related  statements of operations,  changes in stockholders'  equity and
cash flows for the fiscal  years ended  December 29, 2002 and December 30, 2001,
which report  appears in the 2002 Annual  Report on Form  10-KSB/A No.1 of Essex
Corporation  and to all  references  to our Firm  included  in the  Registration
Statement.


                                                     /s/ Stegman & Company
                                                     Stegman & Company


Baltimore, Maryland
September 10, 2003