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EXHIBIT 23(a)
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
The Board of Directors and Stockholders
The Netplex Group, Inc.:
We have issued our report dated March 1, 2000 (except for Note 20, as to which
the date is March 30, 2000) accompanying the consolidated financial statements
and the schedule of The Netplex Group, Inc. contained in the Registration
Statement. We consent to the use of the aforementioned report in the
Registration Statement and to the use of our name as it appears under the
caption "Experts."
/s/ Grant Thornton LLP
Vienna, Virginia
August 30, 2000
