EXHIBIT 23



                 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation of our
report on the financial statements of Energetics Incorporated included in this 
Form 8-K/A, into VSE Corportion's previously filed registration statement on 
Form S-8 file number 2-83255.


                                                        ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP




Washington, D.C.,
November 9, 1995