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): August 5, 2002
  
  
  
                            HALIFAX CORPORATION
          (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
      Virginia                I-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, former address, and former fiscal year, if changed since
  last report: N/A
  
  Item 7.   Financial Statements and Exhibits.
  
            (a)  Financial Statements of businesses acquired--not
                 applicable.
  
            (b)  Pro-forma Financial Information--not applicable.
  
            (c)  Exhibits
  
                (23) Consent of Independent Public Accountants
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                                 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:  August 5, 2002              By:  s/Joseph Sciacca
                                           Joseph Sciacca
                                           Vice President, Finance & CFO
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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                               EXHIBIT INDEX
  
  
  
  
  Exhibit No.              Description                        Page
  
    23         Consent of Independent Public Accountant        5
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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): August 5, 2002
  
                            HALIFAX CORPORATION
          (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
      Virginia                I-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, former address, and former fiscal year, if changed since
  last report: N/A
  
  Item 7.   Financial Statements and Exhibits.
  
            (a)  Financial Statements of businesses acquired--not
                 applicable.
  
            (b)  Pro-forma Financial Information--not applicable.
  
            (c)  Exhibits
  
                (23) Consent of Independent Public Accountants
  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:  August 5, 2002              By:  s/Joseph Sciacca
                                           Joseph Sciacca
                                           Vice President, Finance & CFO
  EXHIBIT INDEX
  
  Exhibit No.              Description                        Page
  
    23         Consent of Independent Public Accountant        5