UNITED STATES
             SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                    Washington, D.C.  20549

                          Form 12b-25

               Commission file Number    0-12712    1-8964

NOTIFICATION OF LATE  FILLING

(Check One)  ( )  Form 10-K   ( )  Form 11-K   ( )  Form 20-F
             (X)  Form 10-Q   ( )  Form N-SAR

For period Ended: June 30, 1999

( )Transition Report on Form 10-K ( )Transition Report on Form 10-Q
( )Transition Report on Form 20-K ( )Transition Report on Form N-SAR
( )Transition Report on Form 11-K

For the Transition Period Ended: NA

Read attached instruction sheet before preparing from. Please print or
type.

Nothing in this form shall be construed to imply that the Commission
has verified any information contained herein.

If the notification relates to a portion of the filing checked above,
identify the Item(s) to which the notification relates: N/A

                               PART I
                       REGISTRANT INFORMATION

Full name of registrant:    Halifax Corporation

Former name (if applicable):  N/A

Address of principal executive office (Street and  number):

5250 Cherokee Avenue

City, State and Zip Code:    Alexandria, Virginia  22312


                                PART II
                        RULE 12b-25 (b) and (c)

If the subject report could not be filed without unreasonable effort or
expense and the registrant seeks relief pursuant to Rule 12b-25(b), the
following should be completed.  (Check appropriate box.)

(X)  (a)  The reasons described in a reasonable detail in Part III of
     this form could not be eliminated without unreasonable effort or
     expense;

( )  (b)  The subject annual report, semi-annual report, transition
     report on Form 10-K, 20-F, 11-K or Form N-SAR, or portion thereof
     will be filed on or before the 15th calendar day following the
     prescribed due date; or the subject quarterly report or transition
     report on Form 10-Q, or portion thereof will be filed on or before
     the fifth calendar day following the prescribed due date; and

( )  (c)  The accountant's statement or other exhibit required by Rule
     12b-25(c) has been attached if applicable.





                               PART III
                               NARRATIVE

State below in reasonable detail the reasons why Form 10-K, 11-K, 20-F,
10-Q, N-SASR or the transition report portion thereof could not be
filed within the prescribed time period thereof could not be filed
within the prescribed time period.  (Attached extra sheets if needed.)

The quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 1999
cannot be filed within the prescribed time period because the Company's
independent auditors, Ernst & Young LLP, have not completed their audit
of the Company's consolidated financial statements for the year ended
March 31, 1999 which such financial statements will provide the opening
balance sheet for the quarterly reporting period ended  June 30, 1999
and comparative data for the quarter ended June 30, 1998.

In March 1999, the Company discovered that a large sum of money had
been embezzled from a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company over a
three-year period.

The Company provided public disclosure that the embezzlement was likely
to have a material effect on the Company's 1997, 1998 and 1999
operating results, potentially requiring a restatement of its
consolidated financial statements for fiscal 1997, 1998 and the first
three quarters of 1999, and had engaged Ernst & Young  LLP to assist in
the evaluation of the potential impact of this matter on the Company's
previously reported and current consolidated financial statements.

The embezzlement was concealed through a complex scheme of altering the
books and records of the Company making the reconstruction process
difficult.  Because the impact of this matter on the Company's
previously reported and current consolidated financial statements has
not been fully determined, the audit of the Company's consolidated
financial statements for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1999 has not
been completed.  As a result, the Company's annual report on Form 10-K
for fiscal year 1999 has not yet been filed and the quarterly report
dated June 30, 1999 cannot be filed within the prescribed timeframe.

The Company previously filed Form 12b-25 (NT 10-K) on June 29, 1999 and
July 14, 1999.

                                PART IV
                           OTHER INFORMATION

(1)  Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard to this
notification:

     John D. D'Amore,   (703) 750-2202

(2)  Have all other periodic reports required under Section 13 or 14(d)
     of the Securities Exchanged Act of 1934 or Section 39 of the
     Investment Company Act of 1940 during the preceding 12 months or
     for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file
     such report(s) been filed? If the answer is no, identify
     report(s).
                                                (  ) Yes   (X )  No
     Form 10K dated March 31, 1999

(3)  Is it anticipated that any significant change in results of
     operations from the corresponding period for the last fiscal year
     will be reflected by the earning statement to be included in the
     subject report or portion thereof?
                                                ( X ) Yes   (  )  No

     If so: attach an explanation of the anticipated change, both
     narratively and quantitatively, and, if appropriate, state the
     reasons why a reasonable estimate of the results cannot be made.
     See Attachment

                         Halifax Corporation___________________
               (Name of Registrant as specified in charter)

Has caused this notification to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized:

Date:  8/16/99           By:  /s/ John D. D'Amore
                                   John D. D'Amore
                         Vice President and Chief Financial Officer


                          HALIFAX CORPORATION
                      FILE NO. 0-12712    1-8964
                              FORM 12b-25


                                PART IV
                              ATTACHMENT


As stated in Part III hereof, prior to the commencement of the audit of
the  Company's consolidated financial statements for the year ended
March 31, 1999, management of the Company advised Ernst & Young LLP
that a significant embezzlement had been discovered within the Company
and, as a result, certain transactions may have been inaccurately
recorded on the books of the Company.   The Company engaged Ernst &
Young LLP to assist in the evaluation of the impact of this matter on
certain of  the Company's previously reported and 1999 consolidated
financial  statements.  As of the date hereof, Ernst & Young LLP is in
the process of assisting management in completing an evaluation and
review of this matter.  The Company anticipates that a significant
change in the results of operations for its fiscal years ended March
31, 1997 and March 31, 1998 will be reflected in the corresponding
statements of operations to be included in the Company's Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1999.  Because the
impact on the Company's previously reported consolidated financial
statements has not yet been determined, the Company is unable to
quantify those results at this time.