Emerging Technology

Bringing what’s next into government now.

From peer and near-peer competition to complex data at the edge, federal missions demand new ways of operating. GDIT helps agencies reimagine mission delivery with emerging technologies that modernize and move at mission speed.

We believe the next great mission breakthrough might come from a company you’ve never heard of, so we help bring those innovators forward, connect them to customers, and surround them with the support they need to scale.

Our Approach

Driving relentless innovation.

From early pilots to scaled deployments, we help the most promising new technologies break through the complexity of government and get to the mission faster.

Emerging Tech Partners

We work with early-stage companies building disruptive capabilities and incorporate their technologies into GDIT solutions to explore, test, and integrate new capabilities into government missions. By aligning their innovations to real program needs and offering pathways to federal adoption, we help these companies grow their footprint and win new business.

Venture Capital and Accelerator Networks

We build relationships with venture capital and accelerator partners to share insights, shape pipelines, and connect high-potential capabilities with government use cases. These partnerships support solution integration, teaming opportunities, and new market access.

Research and Academic Institutions

We engage with research institutions and universities to stay informed on foundational science, emerging concepts, and long-horizon R&D that shape future mission needs. Their insights help us anticipate trends early and support exploration that informs future solution development. These partnerships also help us tap into early talent and serve as a recruiting pipeline for future technologists.

Proven Innovation

What emerging tech looks like in action.

Together with a new generation of tech innovators, GDIT is helping agencies explore, experiment, and deploy emerging capabilities that advance the mission.

Mission Outcomes Driven by Quantum

GDIT is partnering with IonQ, a leader in quantum computing, to enhance classical computing with quantum capabilities for intelligence solutions. By applying quantum algorithms to imagery analysis workflows, we’re bringing enhanced mission value to our customer’s existing analysis capabilities.

Enhanced Cybersecurity Operations

GDIT is collaborating with Seekr, a generative and agentic AI company, to help bring autonomous and adaptive AI capabilities into the security operations center (SOC). Together, we’re advancing how cyber teams detect, prioritize, and respond to threats in real time and enhancing decision making and resilience across missions.

Advanced 5G Aerial Coverage

Through our work with SpectrEdge, a startup pioneering 5G edge networking, GDIT is delivering mission-ready connectivity in denied, degraded, intermittent, and limited (DDIL) environments. Their platform, which is deployable on drones or tactical vehicles, extends private 5G networks to keep operators securely connected wherever the mission goes.

Technology Labs

Experimentation breeds innovation.

Our customers require rapid innovation to drive mission outcomes and operational efficiencies. In collaboration with our commercial technology partners, GDIT has invested in technology lab environments to accelerate the development of cyber, AI, software development, and cloud solutions.