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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                  FORM 10-K/A


(MARK ONE)
      [X]        ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                    FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JULY 31, 2000

                                       OR

      [ ]      TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                  FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM           TO

                         COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 1-7427

                                VERITAS DGC INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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                  DELAWARE                                      76-0343152
       (State or other jurisdiction of                       (I.R.S. Employer
       incorporation or organization)                       Identification No.)

        3701 KIRBY DRIVE, SUITE #112
               HOUSTON, TEXAS                                      77098
  (Address of principal executive offices)                      (Zip Code)
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                                 (713) 512-8300
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

          Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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             TITLE OF EACH CLASS                 NAME OF EACH EXCHANGE ON WHICH REGISTERED
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<S>                                            <C>
        Common Stock, $.01 par Value                      New York Stock Exchange
       Preferred Stock Purchase Rights                    New York Stock Exchange
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     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes [X]  No [ ]

     Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item
405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K.  [ ]


     The aggregate market value of the registrant's voting stock held by
non-affiliates of the registrant was $463,830,582 as of August 31, 2000.


     The number of shares of the Company's common stock, $.01 par value,
outstanding at August 31, 2000 was 27,235,001 (including 1,978,432 Veritas
Energy Services Inc. exchangeable shares which are identical to the Common Stock
in all material respects).

     The registrant's proxy statement to be filed in connection with the
registrant's 2000 Annual Meeting of Stockholders is incorporated by reference
into Part III of this report.
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We are filing this 10K/A to correct the market value of the voting stock held by
non-affiliates as of August 31, 2000. This information is contained on the front
cover of the 10K.
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                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of Sections 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned; thereunto duly authorized, on the 27th day of
September, 2000.

                                            VERITAS DGC INC.

                                            By:     /s/ DAVID B. ROBSON
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                                                       David B. Robson
                                                  (Chairman of the Board and
                                                   Chief Executive Officer)

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
following persons on behalf of the Registrant in the indicated capacities have
signed this report below on the 27th day of September, 2000.

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             /s/ DAVID B. ROBSON                Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive
---------------------------------------------     Officer, Director
               David B. Robson

            /s/ STEPHEN J. LUDLOW               Vice Chairman, Director
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              Stephen J. Ludlow

            /s/ TIMOTHY L. WELLS                President and Chief Operating Officer
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              Timothy L. Wells

             /s/ ANTHONY TRIPODO                Executive Vice President, Chief Financial
---------------------------------------------     Officer and Treasurer
               Anthony Tripodo

           /s/ CLAYTON P. CORMIER               Director
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             Clayton P. Cormier

          /s/ LAWRENCE C. FICHTNER              Director
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            Lawrence C. Fichtner

             /s/ JAMES R. GIBBS                 Director
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               James R. Gibbs

            /s/ STEVEN J. GILBERT               Director
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              Steven J. Gilbert

            /s/ BRIAN F. MACNEILL               Director
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              Brian F. MacNeill

                /s/ JAN RASK                    Director
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                  Jan Rask
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