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): May 28, 2009
  
  
  
                            HALIFAX CORPORATION OF VIRGINIA
                  (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
  
       Virginia                  1-08964                 54-0829246
    (State or other       (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer
    jurisdiction of                                  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
  
  
  				    N/A
  	Former name, former address, and former fiscal year, if
       changed since last report
  
  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-2(b) 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))
  
  
  
  
  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.
  
  
  
                                  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 OF VIRGINIA
  
  
  
  Date:	June 1, 2009		By:   /s/Joseph Sciacca
  					 Joseph Sciacca
  					 Vice President, Finance & CFO
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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): May 28, 2009
  
                            HALIFAX CORPORATION OF VIRGINIA
                  (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
       Virginia                  1-08964                 54-0829246
    (State or other       (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer
    jurisdiction of                                  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
  
  				    N/A
  	Former name, former address, and former fiscal year, if
       changed since last report
  
  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-2(b) 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))
  
  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.
  
                                  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 OF VIRGINIA
  
  Date:	June 1, 2009		By:   /s/Joseph Sciacca
  					 Joseph Sciacca
  					 Vice President, Finance & CFO