UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 1)*

Veridian Corporation

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

92342R 20 3

(CUSIP Number)

August 11, 2003

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

þ Rule 13d-1(b)

o Rule 13d-1(c)

o Rule 13d-1(d)

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

SCHEDULE 13G/A

CUSIP No. 92342R 20 3



1.		Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only)

		Veridian Stock Fund Trust created under the Veridian Retirement Savings Plan

2.		Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
		(a) o

		(b) o

		Not applicable.

3.		SEC Use Only

4.		Citizenship or Place of Organization

		United States


Number of Shares	5.	Sole Voting Power -0-
Beneficially
Owned by Each	6.	Shared Voting Power -0-
Reporting
Person With	7.	Sole Dispositive Power -0-

	8.	Shared Dispositive Power -0-



9.		Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
		-0-

10.		Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) o
		Not applicable.

11.		Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
		0.0%

12.		Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
		EP

Item 1.

(a) Name of Issuer:

Veridian Corporation

(b) Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:

1200 South Hayes Street, Suite 1100
Arlington, Virginia 22202

Item 2.

(a) Name of Person Filing:

Veridian Stock Fund Trust created under the Veridian Retirement Savings Plan

(b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:

1200 South Hayes Street, Suite 1100
Arlington, Virginia 22202

United States. The trustee of the Veridian Stock Fund Trust as of the date of the event which requires filing of this Statement is a Pennsylvania citizen.

(d) Title of Class of Securities:

Common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”)

(e) CUSIP Number:

92342R 20 3

Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:


(a)	o	Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o).

(b)	o	Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).

(c)	o	Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).

(d)	o	Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8).

(e)	o	An investment adviser in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);

(f)	þ	An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d- 1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

(g)	o	A parent holding company or control person in accordance with §240.13d- 1(b)(1)(ii)(G);

(h)	o	A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);

(i)	o	A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);

(j)	o	Group, in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).

Item 4. Ownership.

Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in
Item 1.


(a)		Amount beneficially owned:

		-0-

(b)		Percent of class:

		0.0%

(c)		Number of shares as to which the person has:


(i)		Sole power to vote or to direct the vote

		-0-

(ii)		Shared power to vote or to direct the vote

		-0-

(iii)		Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of

		-0-

(iv)		Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of

		-0-

Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following [ X ].

Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

Not applicable.

Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company.

Not applicable.

Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

Not applicable.

Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group.

Not applicable.

Item 10. Certification.

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.

SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this Statement is true, complete and correct.

Date: August 26, 2003


	VERIDIAN STOCK FUND TRUST

	By:	Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company, as trustee

	By: Name: Title:	/s/ Matthew Kogan Matthew Kogan Assistant Secretary

VERIDIAN CORP SC 13G/A