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):  January 23, 2009


                               VSE CORPORATION
            (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

                                   DELAWARE
        (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)


                 0-3676                            54-0649263
        (Commission File Number)         (I.R.S. Identification Number)


         2550 Huntington Avenue
          Alexandria, Virginia                     22303-1499
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)           (Zip Code)


      Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code:  (703) 960-4600

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

VSE Corporation has formally protested the Department of the Army's decision to
exclude VSE's proposal to continue work under the Army's Rapid Response ("R2")
replacement program known as "Rapid Response-Third Generation (R2-3G)." VSE's
protest was filed on January 23, 2009, with the U.S. Army Materiel Contracting
Command, Ft. Belvoir, Virginia.

VSE issued a press release on January 23, 2009, on this matter, which is filed
as an exhibit to this Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01       Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)  Exhibits

Exhibit
Number
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99.1     News release of VSE Corporation dated January 23, 2009



                                 SIGNATURES


     	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 thereunto duly authorized.


                                           VSE CORPORATION
                                           (Registrant)


Date:  January 26, 2009  		   /s/ M. A. Gauthier
                                           -----------------------------
                                           M. A. Gauthier
                                           CEO/President/COO


                                Exhibit Index

Exhibit 99.1     News release of VSE Corporation dated January 26, 2009