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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 as to 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
July 29, 1997























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