EXHIBIT 23.2
 
                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
 
     We have issued our report dated March 18, 1998, except for Note L which is
as of March 23, 1998, on the financial statements of David M. Griffith &
Associates, Ltd. as of December 31, 1996 and 1997 and for each of the three
years in the period ended December 31, 1997, included in the Registration
Statement on Form S-4 including the Prospectus/Proxy Statement of Maximus, Inc.
and David M. Griffith & Associates, Ltd. We hereby consent to the use of our
report in the Prospectus/Proxy Statement of Maximus, Inc. and David M. Griffith
& Associates, Ltd. included in the Registration Statement on Form S-4 and to the
use of our name as it appears under the caption "EXPERTS."

                                                         /s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP

Chicago, Illinois
April 2, 1998