**Exhibit          31.1**

**CERTIFICATION**

| 1. | I                    have reviewed this amendment to the quarterly report on Form                    10-QSB/A of                    Technest Holdings, Inc.; |
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| 2. | Based                    on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement                    of a                    material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make                    the                    statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such                    statements                    were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered                    by this                    report; |
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| 3. | Based                    on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial                    information                    included in this report, fairly present in all material respects                    the                    financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of                    the small                    business issuer as of, and for, the periods presented in this                    report; |
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| 4. | The                    small business issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible                    for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures                    (as                    defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the                    small                    business issuer and have: |
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| 5. | The                    small business issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed,                    based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over                    financial                    reporting, to the small business issuer’s auditors and to the audit                    committee of the small business issuer’s board of directors (or persons                    performing the equivalent functions): |
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| **Date:                      January 24, 2007** | **/s/                      Joseph P. Mackin**    |
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|                                            | **Joseph                      P. Mackin**        |
|                                            | **Chief                      Executive Officer** |