Item 5.02 Departures of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of
Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On February 23, 2009, the Board of Directors of VSE Corporation (the "Board") increased the number of Board members from eight to nine and elected Maurice A. Gauthier to fill the vacancy on the Board. In April 2008 Mr. Gauthier joined VSE Corporation ("VSE") as Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Operating Officer. The Board also appointed Mr. Gauthier as a nominee for reelection as a VSE director at the annual meeting of VSE's stockholders scheduled to occur in May 2009. At this time, Mr. Gauthier does not serve on any committees of the Board.

Before joining VSE in 2008, Mr. Gauthier completed a military career of over 28 years of service, retiring in 1997 as a Navy Captain and board certified Department of Defense Major Program Manager for the Naval Sea Systems Command Foreign Military Sales program and the San Antonio Landing Platform Dock Class Shipbuilding Program. Mr. Gauthier worked for VSE from October 1997 through February 1999 as Vice President and Chief Technology Officer and as Director of Strategic Planning and Business Development, before joining the Nichols Research Corporation Navy Group as its President. With the acquisition of Nichols Research Corporation by Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) in 1999, Mr. Gauthier served as Vice President of CSC's Advanced Marine Center. His most recent assignment with CSC has been Vice President and General Manager of CSC's Navy and Marine Corps Business Unit where he was responsible for the overall leadership and financial performance of a 2,500-person organization providing systems engineering, technical, information technology and telecommunications support to U.S. Navy and Marine Corps customers.

A copy of the February 25, 2009 press release announcing the election of Mr. Gauthier is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1. The information contained in this news release shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall such press release 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 a filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c) Exhibits

Exhibit
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99.1 Press release issued by VSE Corporation on February 25, 2009 announcing the election of Maurice A. Gauthier to the VSE Board of Directors