The G2X Research Team
Trending GovCon events: September 9, 2026
What’s hot on the GovCon calendar: GovJam, defense logistics research, cybersecurity, and government technology.
What’s drawing a closer look on the GovCon calendar? This daily roundup follows community attention on The GovCon Calendar over the last 24 hours. Explore ten events, from GovJam and DLA’s research gathering to cybersecurity discussions already underway and upcoming technology showcases.
1. GovJam 2026
RockITGov’s GovJam brings government and industry IT professionals to American Prime in McLean for an evening of networking and live music. The September 10 program runs from 5 to 10 p.m., with a James Brown-themed showcase providing the setting for informal conversations across the GovCon community.
Registration has separate government and industry ticket categories. The event is built around relationships and shared interests in government technology, with a different pace from a daytime conference or agency briefing.
2. DLA R&D Collider Day
DLA R&D Collider Day takes place today at the Hilton Alexandria Mark Center, bringing government, industry, and academia together around defense logistics research. The program focuses on supply-chain speed and precision, the agency’s R&D priorities, and the kinds of innovation partnerships that can support them.
Matchmaking and interactive breakout sessions give participants ways to compare technical interests and explore collaboration. The discussion is particularly relevant to teams working on logistics, supply-chain technology, and research that could address DLA mission needs.
3. AFCEA NOVA Innovation Showcase 2026
AFCEA NOVA’s September 29 Innovation Showcase in Reston centers on technology for the warfighter. Held at Carahsoft, the program brings federal IT and defense-industry participants together around modernization, emerging capabilities, and military technology. A demonstration component makes the technology itself part of the conversation.
The registration structure distinguishes government and active-duty military attendees from industry, with member and nonmember rates. For teams researching defense IT, the showcase offers a setting to examine solutions and compare approaches with others working in the same mission environment.
4. GT APEX Accelerator Training Expo 2026 - In-Person
Georgia Tech APEX Accelerator’s November 10 expo in Atlanta is organized around practical government-market connections for Georgia small businesses. The program at the Georgia Tech Global Learning Center brings agencies, acquisition professionals, and prime contractors into one-on-one discussions about procurement needs and supplier capabilities.
The free matchmaking session runs from 2 to 5 p.m. Eastern. NAICS-aligned needs, subcontracting, and supplier diversity are central topics, making the format useful for firms preparing a focused explanation of where their capabilities fit.
5. 17th Annual Billington CyberSecurity Summit
The Billington CyberSecurity Summit continues through September 10 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. Its program connects AI-enabled threats, zero trust, workforce development, and supply-chain security with the broader challenge of government-and-industry cyber collaboration.
The summit combines an innovation stage, exhibits, government-agency booths, and receptions with its conference discussions. Participants span defense, intelligence, civilian government, and industry, creating several ways to examine how cyber priorities translate into technical and organizational decisions.
6. 2026 Emerging Technologies for Defense Conference and Exhibition
NDIA’s Emerging Technologies for Defense Conference and Exhibition runs September 9–10 in Washington. It focuses on emerging technical capabilities and defense innovation, bringing industry and government participants together around research, development, and future mission needs.
The conference-and-exhibition format puts technology demonstrations and discussions of requirements in the same setting. It is relevant to organizations developing defense technology and to teams trying to understand how those developments connect with the military’s evolving priorities.
7. AI Hackathon 2026
ACT-IAC’s AI Hackathon brings government and industry participants to the Carahsoft Conference & Collaboration Center in Reston on October 30. The event centers on applied AI in government technology, creating a hands-on setting for participants to engage with ideas and demonstrate technical approaches.
The registration categories include government, industry, and nonmembers. For AI practitioners and program teams, the hackathon offers a more participatory format than a panel-led conference, with peer engagement built around the work of applying the technology.
8. CDAO Government 2026
Corinium’s CDAO Government conference on September 22–23 brings data and analytics leaders to the Washington metro area. The agenda connects AI implementation with governance, trusted data, and public-service delivery, including discussions of cross-agency collaboration and the changing role of the chief data officer.
Sessions address zero trust, data sharing, workforce skills, and moving from legacy systems to more accessible data. The combination of presentations, discussion groups, and networking speaks to leaders responsible for both the technical platform and the organizational decisions around government data.
9. Fort Bragg Tactical Medicine & Tech Expo
The Fort Bragg Tactical Medicine & Tech Expo on October 2 concentrates on the equipment and technology supporting medical and operational missions. NCSI’s program includes battlefield telemedicine, casualty-response tools, evacuation technologies, simulation, and training, with live demonstrations and hands-on engagement.
A senior-leadership tour is followed by general admission from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The installation setting brings the discussion close to medical and special-operations users. Attendees and exhibitors should use the event details for registration and installation-access arrangements.
10. Freedom 250 Supplier Matchmaking Expo
The SBA’s Freedom 250 Supplier Matchmaking Expo on September 18 brings small businesses and buyers to the Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center in Washington. One-on-one meetings and an exhibit hall focus on federal and corporate sourcing, subcontracting relationships, and domestic supply chains.
The program also includes a pitch-competition finale highlighting small-business innovation. Its central value is the supplier-and-buyer format: a place to explain capabilities, explore where they fit, and learn more about the purchasing needs around the organizations taking part.
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