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            Consent of Lyle H. Cooper, Certified Public Accountant
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                                LYLE H. COOPER
                         Certified Public Accountant
                          9051 Executive Park Drive
                                  Suite 103
                          Knoxville, Tennessee 37923

Telephone: 423-691-8132                               Telecopier: 423-691-8209


                        INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S CONSENT

As  independent   certified   public   accountant,   I  hereby  consent  to  the
incorporation  by  reference  in the  Registration  Statement on Form S-8 of our
report dated October 12, 1996,  except for Note 13 as to which date is March 21,
1997,  included in Workforce  Systems  Corp.'s Annual Report on Form 10-KSBA for
the year ended June 30, 1996,  and to all  references  to this  accounting  firm
included in the Registration Statement.


/s/ Lyle H. Cooper
Lyle H. Cooper
Knoxville, Tennessee
May 21, 1997