FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Karlson William E 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 10/17/2006 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Stanley, Inc. [SXE] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O STANLEY, INC., 3101 WILSON BOULEVARD, SUITE 700 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) SVP, Outsourcing Solutions Div 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) ARLINGTON, VA 22201 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 1,417,590 (1) D   Common Stock 78,990 (2) I By self as Trustee of the Stanley, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan Common Stock 120,960 (3) I By Executive Deferred Compensation and Equity Incentive Trust Common Stock 150,000 I By William E. Karlson 2006 Irrevocable Dynasty Trust

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Option to buy	03/30/2003	03/29/2008	Common Stock	12,600	$ 0.53	D	Â
Option to buy	03/31/2003	03/31/2008	Common Stock	11,400	$ 1.44	D	Â
Option to buy	03/31/2004	03/31/2009	Common Stock	11,400	$ 1.44	D	Â
Option to buy	07/01/2003	07/01/2008	Common Stock	6,000	$ 1.78	D	Â
Option to buy	07/01/2004	07/01/2009	Common Stock	6,000	$ 1.78	D	Â
Option to buy	07/01/2005	03/31/2010	Common Stock	6,000	$ 1.78	D	Â
Option to buy	  (4)	04/30/2008	Common Stock	18,000	$ 2.59	D	Â
Option to buy	  (5)	05/05/2011	Common Stock	22,500	$ 8.65	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Karlson William E C/O STANLEY, INC. 3101 WILSON BOULEVARD, SUITE 700 ARLINGTON, VA 22201	  X	Â	  SVP, Outsourcing Solutions Div	Â

Signatures

By: /s/ William E. Karlson		10/17/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Includes 221,130 shares held in trust for Mr. Karlson under the Stanley, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan (the "ESOP").
(2)	Consists of unallocated shares held by the ESOP, for which Mr. Karlson serves as trustee. Under the terms of the ESOP, the trustees are currently obligated, with respect to certain matters, to solicit participants to vote shares of Stanley common stock allocated to participants' accounts, and the trustees generally will vote such shares in accordance with the voting decisions of the participants. Mr. Karlson disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares.
(3)	Represents restricted stock held in the Executive Deferred Compensation and Equity Incentive Trust, of which 29,910 shares were vested and 90,780 shares are unvested. The unvested shares will vest upon completion of an initial public offering.
(4)	Of the 18,000 options held, 10,800 are currently exercisable and 7,200 will vest upon completion of an initial public offering.
(5)	These options vest over a five year period beginning on date of grant, May 4, 2006, with a final vesting date of May 4, 2011. None are currently exercisable and none will vest upon completion of an initial public offering.

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