content: UNITED STATES
                    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                          Washington, D.C. 20549
  
                                 FORM 8-K
  
                              CURRENT REPORT
  
  Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  
  
   Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): September 21, 2004
  
  
                            HALIFAX CORPORATION
          (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
  
         Virginia             1-08964               54-0829246
  
    (State or other       (Commission File      (I.R.S. Employer
    jurisdiction of           Number)         Identification No.)
     incorporation)
  
             5250 Cherokee Avenue, Alexandria, Virginia 22312
             (Address of principal executive offices/Zip Code)
  
  
  Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (703) 658-2400
  
  Former  name, former address, and former fiscal year, if changed  since
  last report:  N/A
  
  
  Check  the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended  to
  satisfy  the  filing  obligation of the registrant  under  any  of  the
  following provisions:
  
  [ ]  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities
       Act (17 CFR 230.425)
  
  [ ]  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange
       Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
  
  [ ]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-29b) under
       the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
  
  [ ]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under
       the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
  <PAGE>
  
  FOREWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
  
  Certain statements in this document constitute "forward-looking
  statements" within the meaning of the Federal Private Securities
  Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  While forward-looking statements
  sometimes are presented with numerical specificity, they are based on
  various assumptions made by management regarding future circumstances
  over many of which we have little or no control.  Forward-looking
  statements may be identified by words including "anticipate,"
  "believe," "estimate," "expect" and similar expressions.  Halifax
  Corporation ("Halifax" or the "Company") cautions readers that forward-
  looking statements, including without limitation, those relating to
  future business prospects, revenues, working capital, liquidity, and
  income, are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that would cause
  actual results to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-
  looking statements.  Factors that could cause actual results to differ
  from forward-looking statements include the concentration of the
  Company's revenues, risks involved in contracting with its customers,
  government contracting risks, absence of dividends, potential conflicts
  of interest, difficulties in attracting, and retaining management,
  professional and administrative staff, fluctuation in quarterly
  results, risks related to acquisitions and risks related to the
  Company's acquisition strategy, continued favorable banking
  relationships, the availability of capital to finance operations and
  planned growth, ramifications of the embezzlement matter, risks related
  to competition and the Company's ability to continue to perform
  efficiently on contracts, and other risks and factors identified from
  time to time in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K.  Should one
  or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should
  underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary
  materially from those anticipated, estimated or projected.
  
  Forward-looking statements are intended to apply only at the time they
  are made.  Moreover, whether or not stated in connection with a forward-
  looking statement, the Company undertakes no obligation to correct or
  update a forward-looking statement should we later become aware that it
  is not likely to be achieved.  If the Company were to update or correct
  a forward-looking statement, you should not conclude that the Company
  will make additional updates or correction thereafter.
  
  Item 1.01      Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement.
  
            On September 21, 2004, the Company entered into a Maintenance
  Service Contract (the "Contract") with a global service provider to
  provide computer maintenance and support services to a consumer
  products retailer chain with over 5,000 locations nationwide.  The
  Contract which is a fixed price service contract, requires that the
  Company provide 7x24 computer support services.  The Company has
  several other contracts with the global service provider pursuant to
  which the Company acts as subcontractor for this provider.  The initial
  term of the contract expires in December 2005 and has an estimated
  value of $6.7 million.  The Contract is subject to extension by the
  global service provider to December 2008.
  
  
  Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
  
       (a)  Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired
  
            None.
  
       (b)  Pro-forma Financial Information
  
            None.
  
       (c)  Exhibits
  
            The following exhibit is filed herewith
  
                 99.1  Press Release dated September 21, 2004
  
  
  <PAGE>
  
                                 SIGNATURE
  
  
  
  
  Pursuant  to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act  of  1934,
  the  Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its  behalf
  by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
                                     HALIFAX CORPORATION
  
  
  
  Date:  September 24, 2004          By:  /s/Joseph Sciacca
                                          Joseph Sciacca
                                          Vice President, Finance & CFO
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  <PAGE>
                               EXHIBIT INDEX
  
  
  
  
  Exhibit No.                   Description
  
       99.1                     Press Release dated September 21, 2004
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text: UNITED STATES
                    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                          Washington, D.C. 20549
  
                                 FORM 8-K
  
                              CURRENT REPORT
  
  Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  
   Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): September 21, 2004
  
                            HALIFAX CORPORATION
          (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
         Virginia             1-08964               54-0829246
  
    (State or other       (Commission File      (I.R.S. Employer
    jurisdiction of           Number)         Identification No.)
     incorporation)
  
             5250 Cherokee Avenue, Alexandria, Virginia 22312
             (Address of principal executive offices/Zip Code)
  
  Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (703) 658-2400
  
  Former  name, former address, and former fiscal year, if changed  since
  last report:  N/A
  
  Check  the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended  to
  satisfy  the  filing  obligation of the registrant  under  any  of  the
  following provisions:
  
  [ ]  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities
       Act (17 CFR 230.425)
  
  [ ]  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange
       Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
  
  [ ]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-29b) under
       the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
  
  [ ]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under
       the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
  FOREWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
  
  Certain statements in this document constitute "forward-looking
  statements" within the meaning of the Federal Private Securities
  Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  While forward-looking statements
  sometimes are presented with numerical specificity, they are based on
  various assumptions made by management regarding future circumstances
  over many of which we have little or no control.  Forward-looking
  statements may be identified by words including "anticipate,"
  "believe," "estimate," "expect" and similar expressions.  Halifax
  Corporation ("Halifax" or the "Company") cautions readers that forward-
  looking statements, including without limitation, those relating to
  future business prospects, revenues, working capital, liquidity, and
  income, are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that would cause
  actual results to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-
  looking statements.  Factors that could cause actual results to differ
  from forward-looking statements include the concentration of the
  Company's revenues, risks involved in contracting with its customers,
  government contracting risks, absence of dividends, potential conflicts
  of interest, difficulties in attracting, and retaining management,
  professional and administrative staff, fluctuation in quarterly
  results, risks related to acquisitions and risks related to the
  Company's acquisition strategy, continued favorable banking
  relationships, the availability of capital to finance operations and
  planned growth, ramifications of the embezzlement matter, risks related
  to competition and the Company's ability to continue to perform
  efficiently on contracts, and other risks and factors identified from
  time to time in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K.  Should one
  or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should
  underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary
  materially from those anticipated, estimated or projected.
  
  Forward-looking statements are intended to apply only at the time they
  are made.  Moreover, whether or not stated in connection with a forward-
  looking statement, the Company undertakes no obligation to correct or
  update a forward-looking statement should we later become aware that it
  is not likely to be achieved.  If the Company were to update or correct
  a forward-looking statement, you should not conclude that the Company
  will make additional updates or correction thereafter.
  
  Item 1.01      Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement.
  
            On September 21, 2004, the Company entered into a Maintenance
  Service Contract (the "Contract") with a global service provider to
  provide computer maintenance and support services to a consumer
  products retailer chain with over 5,000 locations nationwide.  The
  Contract which is a fixed price service contract, requires that the
  Company provide 7x24 computer support services.  The Company has
  several other contracts with the global service provider pursuant to
  which the Company acts as subcontractor for this provider.  The initial
  term of the contract expires in December 2005 and has an estimated
  value of $6.7 million.  The Contract is subject to extension by the
  global service provider to December 2008.
  
  Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
  
       (a)  Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired
  
            None.
  
       (b)  Pro-forma Financial Information
  
            None.
  
       (c)  Exhibits
  
            The following exhibit is filed herewith
  
                 99.1  Press Release dated September 21, 2004
  SIGNATURE
  
  Pursuant  to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act  of  1934,
  the  Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its  behalf
  by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
                                     HALIFAX CORPORATION
  
  Date:  September 24, 2004          By:  /s/Joseph Sciacca
                                          Joseph Sciacca
                                          Vice President, Finance & CFO
  EXHIBIT INDEX
  
  Exhibit No.                   Description
  
       99.1                     Press Release dated September 21, 2004