The G2X Research Team
Top 10 Vendor Profiles: September 22, 2026
Yesterday’s top 10 vendor profiles researched by the G2X community.
Explore yesterday’s top 10 vendor profiles researched by the G2X community in the GovCon Directory. Company capabilities and recent developments add context for researching potential partners, incumbents, and competitors.
1. Guidehouse — Navigant heritage
The Navigant name in this directory profile traces to Guidehouse’s acquisition of Navigant Consulting in 2019. The combined firm operates under the Guidehouse name, providing advisory, technology, and managed services for public-sector and commercial clients in regulated markets.
Guidehouse’s September 9 Tech Guide 2026 examines the shift from isolated AI experiments toward redesigned workflows and operating models. It focuses on governance, coordination between people and AI agents, and measuring business value as organizations put AI into everyday operations.
Sources
GovCon Directory profile — G2X.
Company background — Guidehouse — Navigant heritage.
Company developments and context — Guidehouse — Navigant heritage.
2. Amazon Web Services
Amazon Web Services provides cloud infrastructure and services spanning computing, storage, data, security, and AI. Its platform supports a broad ecosystem of technology suppliers and implementation partners serving commercial and public-sector customers.
In a September 18 product update, AWS introduced Kimi K3 on Amazon Bedrock, describing a model with native vision capabilities and a large context window for complex workloads. The announcement concerns Bedrock’s commercial offerings; it does not establish that this model is available in AWS GovCloud or authorized for a particular government workload.
Sources
GovCon Directory profile — G2X.
Company background — Amazon Web Services.
Company developments and context — Amazon Web Services.
3. MITRE
MITRE is a nonprofit organization that applies systems engineering and technical research to public-interest challenges. Its work includes national security, cybersecurity, healthcare, aviation, and other complex systems where government organizations need independent technical advice.
A September 10 update from MITRE’s Center for Threat-Informed Defense describes its Detection Coverage Calculator. The approach distinguishes implementation coverage from detection quality, helping security teams assess the visibility they actually have rather than relying only on the number of ATT&CK techniques associated with their tools.
Sources
GovCon Directory profile — G2X.
Company background — MITRE.
Company developments and context — MITRE.
4. Deloitte Consulting
This directory profile identifies Deloitte Consulting LLP within Deloitte’s broader professional-services organization. The firm’s consulting work combines business and technology change, including enterprise platforms, data, AI, and the operating processes surrounding those systems.
Deloitte’s September 2 announcement of an Open Model Engineering practice focuses on helping organizations design, deploy, and operate AI using open and proprietary models. The practice addresses deployment across cloud and on-premises environments, alongside governance, cost, data, and intellectual-property considerations.
Sources
GovCon Directory profile — G2X.
Company background — Deloitte Consulting.
Company developments and context — Deloitte Consulting.
5. Mathematica
Mathematica combines policy expertise, research, analytics, and technology to help public programs work better. Its services include program evaluation, data solutions, and operational support across federal, state, healthcare, and other public-interest settings.
The company recently named Sherly Binu vice president of federal value-based care measure development. Announced in August, the appointment brings clinical, policy, and operational experience to work involving Medicare and healthcare quality measurement. That focus complements Mathematica’s broader use of evidence to assess program performance and improve outcomes.
Sources
GovCon Directory profile — G2X.
Company background — Mathematica.
Company developments and context — Mathematica.
6. Flywheel Data
Flywheel Data works across cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, cloud-native applications, and AI. Its Flywheel Data Labs environment combines data-center, public-cloud, and software resources for workshops, proofs of concept, testing, validation, and customer-specific prototypes.
In a September 17 company update, Flywheel highlighted onsite Cisco training for its sales and engineering teams covering post-quantum cryptography and AI defense. The update connects its technical-development activity with the infrastructure and security questions customers bring into the lab.
Sources
GovCon Directory profile — G2X.
Company background — Flywheel Data.
Company developments and context — Flywheel Data.
7. Cognizance Technologies
Cognizance Technologies provides modernization services for federal civilian agencies, including cloud, records management, data integration, analytics, governance, and cybersecurity. Its civilian-agency work connects technology implementation with the information and operational needs of government programs.
In a September 21 update, the company highlighted its plans for ACT-IAC’s Digital Transformation Summit. The post emphasized leadership, strategy, and changes in how organizations work, adding an organizational perspective to the technical modernization services described on its federal civilian practice page.
Sources
GovCon Directory profile — G2X.
Company background — Cognizance Technologies.
Company developments and context — Cognizance Technologies.
8. OpenAI Public Sector
OpenAI Public Sector appears in the directory alongside OpenAI’s broader government initiative supporting public servants’ use of AI. That work includes tools and support for research, drafting, analysis, service delivery, and cybersecurity, with different offerings for different agency needs.
OpenAI’s September 10 government update emphasizes adoption support as well as access: onboarding, training, usage planning, spending controls, and an expanded Government Academy. The announcement frames implementation as a combination of technology, workforce preparation, and the agency’s own requirements for how AI can be used.
Sources
GovCon Directory profile — G2X.
Company background — OpenAI Public Sector.
Company developments and context — OpenAI Public Sector.
9. Proofpoint
Proofpoint provides cybersecurity capabilities focused on people, data, and communications, including protection against threats reaching users through email and other digital channels. Its portfolio also addresses compliance and the handling of sensitive information.
On September 3, Proofpoint announced a SOC Analyst Agent using OpenAI Daybreak. The company describes natural-language investigation of alerts and security data, with traceable findings and recommended next steps. Its stated approach keeps consequential response decisions under human control while reducing the manual work involved in security analysis.
Sources
GovCon Directory profile — G2X.
Company background — Proofpoint.
Company developments and context — Proofpoint.
10. Leidos — Mission Support Segment Services profile
The directory listing titled Mission Support Segment Services identifies Leidos Inc. as its legal entity. Leidos supports government and commercial missions across defense, digital modernization, health, homeland security, and intelligence, combining engineering and technology with program delivery.
In a September 18 company update, Leidos highlighted its strategic partnership with the Irregular Warfare Initiative. The collaboration centers on research, engagement, and discussion of gray-zone challenges, unconventional threats, and emerging technologies, reflecting a mission-focused dimension of the company’s broader work.
Sources
GovCon Directory profile — G2X.
Company background — Leidos — Mission Support Segment Services profile.
Company developments and context — Leidos — Mission Support Segment Services profile.
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