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                                                                    Exhibit 23.1



             CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


We have issued our report dated March 8, 2002, on the consolidated balance sheet
of WidePoint Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2001, and the
related statements of operations, changes in stockholders' equity, and cash
flows of WidePoint Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2001, included in
its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001 filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission. We hereby consent to the incorporation
by reference of our report in the Registration Statements on Form S-8 (File No.
333-55993).



                                                     /s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP

Chicago, Illinois
March 29, 2002



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