In today’s technology environment, commercial innovation moves in days, weeks, and months while public-sector certification, procurement, and compliance take longer by design. These requirements—FedRAMP, CMMC, supply-chain validation, security reviews—are critical safeguards for government programs. They also create a steep entry path for innovative companies that are new to the public sector.
Maximus helps streamline the path. Through our Emerging Technology initiative, we guide companies through the foundational certifications, security expectations, and procurement readiness needed to operate in government. The result is simple: agencies gain faster access to secure, validated technologies built for mission execution.
Our initiative focuses on innovative commercial capabilities that can measurably improve outcomes across healthcare, human services, defense, and national security. This includes AI and automation, secure cloud solutions, advanced data platforms, and next-generation contact center technologies. We apply the same methods we’ve used to deploy AI-driven workflows that have reduced processing times by more than 50% across large federal programs.
Maximus as Innovation Facilitator
Partnership is central to our approach. We work directly with emerging technology companies to adapt their roadmaps for public-sector missions, validate use cases, and integrate capabilities into larger solution architectures. By combining commercial technologies with Maximus expertise in modeling, simulation, automation, and knowledge discovery, we help agencies solve problems that no single tool can address alone.
Once foundational requirements are met, we accelerate adoption through Performance-Based Acquisitions (PBAs). This results-driven model ties vendor performance directly to mission outcomes, creates space for innovation, and ensures accountability through measurable metrics. Leveraging our federal pipeline and proven PBA methodology, we help emerging technologies reach agencies faster, at scale, and with full compliance.