Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of
Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements
of Certain Officers.
On May 28, 2009, the Board of Directors of Halifax Corporation of
Virginia (the "Company") unanimously approved expanding the size of
the Board from six to seven members. The Board also appointed Donald
M. Ervine to fill the newly-created directorship. Mr. Ervine has
served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of VSE Corporation, a
company that provides diversified engineering and technical support
services ("VSE"), since April 22, 2008. Prior thereto, he served as
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of VSE from 1992 to
2008 and in various other capacities since he joined VSE in 1983. Mr.
Ervine completed a distinguished 27-year career of military service in
1983, including 24 years active-duty in the U.S. Navy achieving the
rank of Captain. Mr. Ervine holds a Bachelor's degree in Business
Management from West Virginia Institute of Technology and a Master's
degree in International Affairs from George Washington University. He
is also a graduate of the Naval War College and the Industrial College
of the Armed Forces. There are and were no arrangements or
understandings pursuant to which Mr. Ervine was appointed as a
director of the Company.