U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                              WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
                                   FORM 12b-25

                         NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING

                                    (Check One):

                     [X] Form 10-K [ ] Form 20-F [ ] Form 11-K
                            [ ] Form 10-Q [ ] Form N-SAR



For Period Ended                     December 31, 2001
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[  ]     Transition Report on Form 10-K
[  ]     Transition Report on Form 20-F
[  ]     Transition Report on Form 11-K
[  ]     Transition Report on Form 10-Q
[  ]     Transition Report on Form N-SAR

For the Transition Period Ended:



                  Read Attached Instruction Sheet Before Preparing Form.
                                Please Print or Type.

     Nothing in this form shall be  construed to imply that the  Commission  has
verified any information contained herein.

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     If the  notification  relates  to a portion of the  filing  checked  above,
identify the Items(s) to which the notification relates:


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Part I -- Registrant Information

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Full Name of Registrant
Former Name if Applicable:                          Telos Corporation
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Address of Principal Executive Office (Street and Number)

                                                    19886 Ashburn Road
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City, State and Zip Code:                        Ashburn, Virginia  20147
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Part II -- Rules 12b-25(b) and (c)
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     If the subject  report could not be filed  without  unreasonable  effort or
expense  and  the  registrant  seeks  relief  pursuant  to Rule  12b-25(b),  the
following should be completed. (Check box if appropriate)

/x/ (a) The reasons described in reasonable detail in Part III of this form
could not be eliminated without unreasonable effort or expense;

/x/ (b) The subject annual report, semi-annual report, transition report on
Form 10-K, Form 20-F, 11-K or Form N-SAR, or portion thereof will be filed on or
before the  fifteenth  calendar day following  the  prescribed  due date; or the
subject  quarterly report or transition  report on Form 10-Q, or portion thereof
will be filed on or before the fifth  calendar day following the  prescribed due
date; and

/ / (c) The  accountant's  statement  or  other  exhibit  required  by Rule
12b-25(c) has been attached if applicable.



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Part III -- Narrative
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     State  below in  reasonable  detail the reason why Form 10-K,  20-F,  11-K,
10-Q,  N-SAR,  or the  transition  report or portion  thereof could not be filed
within the prescribed period.

     The Form 10-K could not be filed within the prescribed  time period because
full and  complete  financial  information  was not  available to the Company at
April 1, 2002.


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Part IV -- Other Information

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(1)      Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard to the
         notification

Thomas J. Ferrara                     (703)                         724-3800
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  (Name)                       (Area Code)                 (Telephone Number)

(2)      Have all other periodic  reports  required under section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934 or section 30 of the Investment Company Act
of 1940  during the  preceding  12 months or for such  shorter  period  that the
registrant was required to file such report(s) been filed?  If the answer is no,
identify report(s).
                         [ X ]     Yes             [ ]     No

(3)      Is it anticipated that any significant  change in results of operations
from the corresponding  period for the last fiscal year will be reflected by the
earnings statements to be included in the subject report or portion thereof?
                          []       Yes             [X]      No

     If so: attach an explanation of the anticipated  change,  both  narratively
and  quantitatively,  and, if  appropriate,  state the reasons why a  reasonable
estimate of the results cannot be made.

                                   TELOS CORPORATION
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                      (Name of Registrant as specified in charter)

has caused the  notification  to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
thereunto duly authorized.


Date:      April 1, 2002               By:/s/  Thomas J. Ferrara
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                                              Thomas J. Ferrara
                                              Chief Financial Officer,
                                              Treasurer



INSTRUCTION:       The  form  may  be  signed  by an  executive  officer  of the
registrant or by any other duly authorized representative. The name and title of
the person signing the form shall be typed or printed beneath the signature.  If
the  statement  is  signed  on  behalf  of  the   registrant  by  an  authorized
representative   (other   than   an   executive   officer),   evidence   of  the
representative's  authority to sign on behalf of the  registrant  shall be filed
with the form.



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Violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001)
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