Exhibit 23.1



                         Consent of Independent Auditors

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement and
related prospectus pertaining to the registration of 1,829,800 shares of common
stock (Form S-3 No. 333-77311) and the Registration Statements pertaining to the
Steven Myers and Associates 1997 Stock Option Plan (Form S-8, No. 333-50887),
the Emergent Information Technologies, Inc. Amended 1997 Stock Option Plan (Form
S-8, Nos. 333-40614 and 333-84107), the Emergent Information Technologies, Inc.
Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan (Form S-8, Nos. 333-51174,
333-62412, 333-84111), the SM&A Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase
Plan (Form S-8, No. 333-99411) and the 1995 Space Applications Corporation Non
Qualified Stock Option Plan (Form S-8, No. 333-84109) of our report dated
February 12, 2003, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and
schedule of SM&A included in the Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended
December 31, 2002.


                                        /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Orange County, California
March 4, 2003