Exhibit 23.1




The Board of Directors
Dames and Moore Group:


We consent to the inclusion of our report dated May 21, 1999 with respect to the
consolidated statements of financial position of Dames and Moore Group and
subsidiaries as of March 26, 1999 and March 27, 1998, and the related
consolidated statements of operations, shareholders' equity, and cash flows for
each of the years in the three-year period ended March 26, 1999, which
report appears in the Form 8-K of URS Corporation.


/s/ KPMG LLP

Los Angeles, California
June 10, 1999