Exhibit 23.1



CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We  consent  to  the incorporation by reference  in  Halifax
Corporation's  Registration Statement (Form S-8)  pertaining
to  the  Halifax Corporation 1994 Key Employee Stock  Option
Plan of our report dated September 7, 1999, with respect  to
the  consolidated  financial  statements  and  schedule   of
Halifax  Corporation  for  the year  ended  March  31,  1999
included in Halifax Corporation's Annual Report (Form  10-K)
for the year ended March 31, 2001.


/s/Ernst & Young LLP
June 20, 2001