Exhibit 32.1

                          CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
          SECTION 1350, CHAPTER 63 OF TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE,
                            AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


Pursuant to Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code, as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned, as
Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer of VSE
Corporation (the "Company"), does hereby certify that to the best of the
undersigned's knowledge:


      1) the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ending
March 31, 2004 (the "Report"), fully complies with the requirements of Section
13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

      2) the information contained in the Company's Report fairly presents, in
all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Company.


Dated: April 28, 2004                    /s/ D. M. Ervine
                                         ___________________________
                                         D. M. Ervine
                                         Chairman, President,
                                         Chief Executive Officer and
                                         Chief Operating Officer