EXHIBIT 23.2

            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


         We consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in this  Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report  dated March 15,  2006,  with respect to the
consolidated  financial statements of Essex Corporation,  included in its Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005.



                                                     /S/ STEGMAN & COMPANY
                                                         Stegman & Company

November 2, 2006
Baltimore, Maryland