EXHIBIT 23.3


            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the inclusion in this Registration Statement on Form SB-2 of
Markland Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiaries, of our report dated September 15,
2003, which report includes an explanatory paragraph as to an uncertainty with
respect to the Company's ability to continue as a going concern, appearing in
the Prospectus, which is a part of such Registration Statement. We also consent
to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts".



/s/ Marcum & Kleigman, LLP
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MARCUM & KLIEGMAN, LLP
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
MARCH 16, 2005