Exhibit 23.1







                          Independent Auditors' Consent

The Board of Directors
Anteon International Corporation and subsidiaries:

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration  statement (No.
333- ) on Form S-8 of Anteon  International  Corporation and subsidiaries of our
report dated February 14, 2003, with respect to the consolidated  balance sheets
of Anteon International Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2002 and
2001,  and the related  consolidated  statements  of  operations,  stockholders'
equity  (deficit),  cash  flows for each of the years in the  three-year  period
ended December 31, 2002, and all related financial  statement  schedules,  which
report  appears in the December 31, 2002,  annual  report on Form 10-K of Anteon
International Corporation and subsidiaries.

As discussed in Note 2(g) to the consolidated  financial  statements,  effective
Janury 1, 2002,  the Company  adopted the  provisions  of Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 142, Goodiwll and Other Intangibles.

KPMG LLP


McLean, Virginia
March 7, 2003