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                               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): April 7, 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) 750-2202
  
  
  Former name or former address, if changed since last report:  N/A
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Item 5.  Other Events.
  
       On April 7, 2004, the Company issued the attached press release
  announcing new enterprise maintenance contract awards totaling $6.5
  million.
  
  
  
  Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits
  
       (c)  Exhibits.
  
            The following exhibit is filed herewith:
  
  
  S-K Item
  Number    Description
  
  99.1      Press Release dated April 7, 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: April 7, 2004                By:     /s/Joseph Sciacca
                                     Name:   Joseph Sciacca
                                     Title   Chief Financial Officer:
  
  
  
  
  
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                               EXHIBIT INDEX
  
  
  
  
  S-K Item
  Number    Description
  
  99.1      Press Release dated April 7, 2004
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                               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): April 7, 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) 750-2202
  
  Former name or former address, if changed since last report:  N/A
  Item 5.  Other Events.
  
       On April 7, 2004, the Company issued the attached press release
  announcing new enterprise maintenance contract awards totaling $6.5
  million.
  
  Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits
  
       (c)  Exhibits.
  
            The following exhibit is filed herewith:
  
  S-K Item
  Number    Description
  
  99.1      Press Release dated April 7, 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: April 7, 2004                By:     /s/Joseph Sciacca
                                     Name:   Joseph Sciacca
                                     Title   Chief Financial Officer:
  EXHIBIT INDEX
  
  S-K Item
  Number    Description
  
  99.1      Press Release dated April 7, 2004