--- title: "Top 10 GovCon Events: October 4, 2026" description: "The top 10 GovCon events the G2X community researched most over the last 24 hours on The GovCon Calendar." date: "2026-10-04T07:30:00-04:00" author: "The G2X Research Team" canonical: "https://g2x.com/blog/top-10-govcon-events-october-4-2026" --- # Top 10 GovCon Events: October 4, 2026 The top 10 GovCon events the G2X community researched most over the last 24 hours on The GovCon Calendar. Original article: https://g2x.com/blog/top-10-govcon-events-october-4-2026 Explore yesterday’s top 10 GovCon events drawing G2X community research on The GovCon Calendar. Healthcare, engineering, acquisition training, cybersecurity and AI all appear in the roundup. The entries cover each program’s subject, audience and participation details. ## [1\. 2026 Healthcare Summit](https://g2x.com/app/events/2026-healthcare-summit) Potomac Officers Club’s Healthcare Summit brings federal health and industry leaders to the Hilton McLean on December 3. The program covers healthcare modernization, AI governance, fraud mitigation and military health readiness, with keynote perspectives from CMS and NIH leadership. Panels examine the tradeoffs among cost, quality and access, as well as how policy expertise shapes AI use in healthcare. The summit is relevant to teams following federal health priorities and delivering health technology, with networking breaks and a lunch alongside the formal program. Registration is available through the event’s listing. ## [2\. 2026 SAME Tri-Regional JETS Conference](https://g2x.com/app/events/2026-same-tri-regional-jets-conference) The Society of American Military Engineers’ Louisiana Post hosts the Tri-Regional JETS Conference October 6–8 in New Orleans. The gathering connects military and federal civil engineers with industry professionals from the Gulf Coast, Southeast and Carolinas. The program’s themes are infrastructure, innovation, security and joint engineer training. Held at the Astor Crowne Plaza Hotel, it is oriented toward engineering and infrastructure relationships rather than an IT-only agenda. Registration includes a government category. The event listing provides the conference registration route and location details. ## [3\. 2027 Effective Market Research (MRAS)](https://g2x.com/app/events/2027-effective-market-research-mras-102926) GSA’s Effective Market Research workshop examines how acquisition teams gather information and use it to shape procurement planning. Topics include data-collection methods, small-business set-asides, commercial-item decisions and contract-type selection. The virtual session takes place October 29, 2026; “2027” is part of the published course title. It is aimed primarily at federal, state, local and military personnel in contracting and acquisition roles. Its emphasis is the buyer’s market-research process rather than proposal writing. The listing links to GSA’s registration page for the session. ## [4\. All GWAC DPA Training](https://g2x.com/app/events/all-gwac-dpa-training) GSA’s October 6 virtual training covers the use of its governmentwide acquisition contracts and the preparation needed before requesting Delegation Procurement Authority. The curriculum includes IT-service acquisition through vehicles such as 8(a) STARS III, Alliant 2, Polaris and VETS 2. Attendance is restricted to government personnel, specifically warranted federal contracting officers planning to use GSA GWACs. Contractors cannot attend. For eligible officers, the session addresses awards and modifications within these vehicles; for other readers, the listing explains the buyer-side training rather than offering a networking invitation. Registration is through GSA’s webinar page. ## [5\. Federal Contracting](https://g2x.com/app/events/federal-contracting-1) The North Carolina Military Business Center’s October 6 workshop in Jacksonville introduces small businesses to the federal market. Dr. Sherry Gaylor will cover how the government buys products, construction, engineering and non-personal services. The agenda follows the path from contractor registration to finding and responding to opportunities, with federal marketing, purchasing levels and socioeconomic programs included. It also points participants toward North Carolina resources for federal contractors. The in-person session is at Coastal Carolina Community College’s Small Business Center, in the James S. Melton Vocational Skills Center, with registration linked from the event listing. ## [6\. The FORUM Exchange: AI in Action](https://g2x.com/app/events/forum-exchange-ai-in-action) The FORUM Exchange’s October 15 webinar examines AI across the federal procurement lifecycle, from requirements and market research to source selection and contract execution. Jaime Gracia and Mary Joyce Schwarz lead the session, titled “AI in Action: Transforming Federal Procurement from the Inside Out.” The discussion connects practical AI adoption with workforce training, compliance and trust. Its subject is how acquisition work may change, not a briefing on a named solicitation. FORUM hosts the virtual program, and the event listing provides the registration link for acquisition professionals and industry teams following those changes. ## [7\. GTSC Business Development Exchange with Baibhav Devkota](https://g2x.com/app/events/gtscs-business-development-exchange-with-baibhav-devkota) The Government Technology & Services Coalition hosts Baibhav “Bobo” Devkota on October 5 in Vienna, Virginia. Devkota leads the Border Enforcement and Management Systems Directorate within Customs and Border Protection’s Office of Information and Technology. The small-group exchange focuses on border-security mission needs, technology priorities and implementation challenges. It takes place in Alpha Omega’s second-floor conference room. The discussion is relevant to teams working in border technology and to those seeking a clearer understanding of that operating environment; it is not a proposal-writing workshop. Registration is through GTSC’s linked event page. ## [8\. The Founders Circle II](https://g2x.com/app/events/the-founders-circle-ii) FORUM’s Founders Circle II meets October 5 at Ice Miller LLP in Washington, DC, pairing a federal cybersecurity priorities panel with peer networking for GovCon founders and executives. Topics include AI-driven cybersecurity, zero trust, scaling cyber businesses, partnerships, acquisitions and procurement trends. The format puts technology priorities alongside the business questions involved in building and operating a cyber-focused contractor. It is an in-person discussion and networking event, with registration linked from the calendar listing, rather than a briefing on a specific contract opportunity. ## [9\. The Global Agentic AI Summit](https://g2x.com/app/events/the-global-agentic-ai-summit) Modev’s Global Agentic AI Summit runs October 6–7 in Reston, combining executive programming at The AI House with workshops and breakout sessions at the Carahsoft Conference Center. The agenda spans agentic, physical and sovereign AI, as well as security, trust and enterprise automation. Public-sector perspectives include Navy technology leader Justin Fanelli and Library of Congress digital-strategy leader Natalie Buda Smith. Workshops address implementation, while panels and receptions bring together government and enterprise practitioners. Conference, one-day and public-sector pass categories are available through the registration link. The program is a technology and operating-model discussion, not an acquisition forecast. ## [10\. The State of Small Business Contracting: Lessons from 2026 & Roadmap to FY27](https://g2x.com/app/events/the-state-of-small-business-contracting-lessons-from-2026--roadmap-to-fy27) ACT-IAC’s October 7 program examines the small-business contracting issues shaping planning for fiscal 2027. The interactive session is at Appian in McLean and brings government and industry participants together around procurement policy and market participation. The agenda includes the evolution of service-disabled veteran-owned and 8(a) programs, H.R. 3195, construction rules and category management. Its focus is how those subjects intersect with emerging procurement priorities, making the program especially relevant to small-business owners and growth teams. 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