Consent of Wolf & Company, PC

We consent to the inclusion in this Amendment No. 4to the Registration Statement (No. 333-130617) on Form SB-2 of Technest Holdings, Inc. and subsidiaries (the "Registration Statement"), of our report dated October 6, 2006 relating to our audit of Technest Holdings, Inc. and subsidiaries, 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".