Exhibit 23.1 Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration Statements of our reports dated March 5, 2008, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of VSE Corporation and subsidiaries and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of VSE Corporation included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K), for the year ended December 31, 2007. Registration Name Number Date Filed ---- ------ ---------- Registration Statements on Form S-8 - ----------------------------------- 2006 Restricted Stock Plan 333-134285 5/19/2006 Employee ESOP/401(k) Plan 333-15307 10/31/1996 1996 Stock Option Plan 333-15311 10/31/1996 1998 Non-employee Directors Stock Plan and 1998 Stock Option Plan 333-92427 12/9/1999 1998 Stock Option Plan 333-109561 10/8/2003 2004 Stock Option Plan and 2004 Non-employee Directors Stock Plan 333-115218 5/6/2004 Registration Statement on Form S-3 - ---------------------------------- Non-employee Directors Stock Plan 333-15309 10/31/1996 /s/ Ernst & Young LLP McLean, Virginia March 5, 2008