VSE (VSEC) 10-K 2016 FY Annual report

Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration Statements of VSE Corporation and Subsidiaries:

• Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-195802) pertaining to the 2004 Non-employee Directors Stock Plan, as amended;

• Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-195803) pertaining to the 2006 Restricted Stock Plan, as amended; and

• Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-134285) pertaining to the 2006 Restricted Stock Plan, as amended

of our reports dated March 1, 2017, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of VSE Corporation and Subsidiaries and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of VSE Corporation and Subsidiaries included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2016.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

McLean, Virginia

March 1, 2017